A machine operator presses out bread loaf pans at USA Pan in Glenwillard, Pa., on Feb. 4, 2026. Steve Mellon/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNSU.S. manufacturing activity surged for the fourth consecutive month in June, reaching a four-year high on front-loading orders, new data show.The S&P Global US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index rose from 55.1 in May to 55.7 this month, the highest level since May 2022.





