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US Data: Kansas City Fed Diffusion Indx Vs Prev Survey Month

Release for: January 2019
Source: Kansas City Federal Reserve
Diffusion Indexes, seasonally adjusted
                                  Jan-19  Dec-18  Nov-18  Oct-18  Sep-18  Aug-18
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Manufacturing Indexes
Composite Index                        5       6      17      10      13      15
Production                             2     -13      27       8      12      10
Volume of shipments                    6       3      33      14       2      17
Volume of new orders                   1       7      22       9      13      13
Backlog of orders                    -13       9      19       7       7       9
Number of employees                    7      10       9      10       3      15
Average employee workweek              7       3       5       5       4       1
Prices rec'd for finished
product                               23       8      26      20      23      25
Prices paid for raw materials         23      34      45      37      44      44
Capital expenditures                 n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a     n/a
New orders for exports               -10      -6       5       2       2       0
Supplier delivery time*               14       7      10       9      17      18
Inventories:
Materials                              4      19      14      11      18      17
Plants' finished goods                 8      12      11       8      10       9
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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