(RTTNews) - A report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Thursday showed a continued slowdown in the pace of growth in U.S. service sector activity in the month of January. "Respondents continue to be impacted by coronavirus pandemic-related supply chain issues, including capacity constraints, demand-pull inflation, logistical challenges and labor shortages," he added. The ISM released a separate report earlier this week showing growth in U.S. manufacturing activity also continued to slow in the month of January.