US Data: Philadelphia Fed Nonmanufacturing Survey - Summary

Release for: March 2019

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Diffusion indexes, seasonally adjusted

                                  Mar-19  Feb-19  Jan-19  Dec-18  Nov-18  Oct-18

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Vs. Previous Month

General Conditions                  21.7    10.0     1.0     7.7    35.5    34.7

Individual Firms                    38.3    29.2    -0.2     6.4    41.2    36.4

New Orders                          24.5    16.5    -3.1    17.5    27.3    14.6

Sales or Revenue                    42.5    19.4     3.9    16.3    45.5    37.9

Unfilled Orders                     11.0     5.0     5.5     4.0     3.8    -2.6

Inventories                         10.3     3.0     6.5     7.8     6.4    -0.5

Prices Paid                         28.0    16.3    26.3    21.2    38.1    16.1

Prices Received                     11.0     9.1    14.9     7.5    22.5    20.2

Full Time Employees                 33.3    22.0     9.4    11.8    13.8    17.2

Part Time Employees                 18.5    19.3     5.6    11.0    17.3    15.7

Avg. Workweek                       29.9    18.5     5.2    24.6    23.8    24.3

Wages and Benefits                  43.8    38.5    29.8    30.7    37.5    41.7

Capital Expenditures-Plants         14.6    14.8    17.9    14.3    16.7    16.3

Capital Expenditures-Equipment

and software                        22.2    26.4    18.8    23.1    29.5    28.0

6-month outlook

General Conditions                  27.2    27.4    10.3    25.9    50.7    34.2

Individual Firms                    45.8    58.9    22.9    43.2    54.9    46.0

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

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