US Data: Philadelphia Fed Nonmanufacturing Survey - Summary

Release for: November 2018

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Diffusion indexes, seasonally adjusted

                                  Nov-18  Oct-18  Sep-18  Aug-18  Jul-18  Jun-18

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Vs. Previous Month

General Conditions                  43.3    37.6    37.4    41.7    44.3    39.1

Individual Firms                    42.4    37.2    46.8    41.1    35.5    40.7

New Orders                          28.2     7.8    26.7    29.0    31.5    35.5

Sales or Revenue                    48.9    41.3    42.8    40.5    35.6    24.6

Unfilled Orders                      3.4    -4.9     9.3     6.9     1.7     2.9

Inventories                          6.4    -1.5    13.9     9.5     5.4     5.1

Prices Paid                         37.5    15.0    26.3    27.4    28.6    36.6

Prices Received                     25.8    18.6    24.3    26.9    12.4    28.5

Full Time Employees                 10.3    16.6    36.7    32.2    29.5    19.9

Part Time Employees                 18.7    15.0    21.1    21.7    10.9    21.8

Avg. Workweek                       24.3    25.5    25.1    16.4    29.2    15.7

Wages and Benefits                  36.0    41.9    48.1    46.4    47.5    51.1

Capital Expenditures-Plants         16.2    15.1    23.5    24.3    19.1    21.5

Capital Expenditures-Equipment

and software                        29.1    26.0    24.7    29.8    39.0    35.1

6-month outlook

General Conditions                  52.4    30.3    45.6    46.2    31.5    53.6

Individual Firms                    53.6    43.9    53.6    50.7    41.5    58.2

--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com

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