The Southeast Michigan Purchasing Managers Index is up for the eighth straight month, providing a score of 67.1 in October. The rising index suggests a slightly stronger economic growth compared to September's score of 65. According to the monthly survey of purchasing managers compiled by Wayne State University's School of Business Administration and the Southeast Michigan chapter of the Institute for Supply Management, metro Detroit's economy is displaying signs of sustained improvement. Timothy Butler, associate professor of global supply chain management at Wayne State's business school, comments in the story.

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