The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index for December climbed to 53.9% from 52.7% in November, which is a six-month high.
Economists polled by MarketWatch had anticipated a 53.0% reading.
Any reading above 50 indicates expansion.
The production and employment gauges each rose 3.3 points, and there was a 0.9 percentage point gain for the new orders index.
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