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December 26, 2017 15:19 GMT
US Data: Richmond Fed Survey - Summary
Release for: December 2017
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Diffusion indexes, seasonally adjusted
Dec-17 Nov-17 Oct-17
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MANUFACTURING SECTOR INDICATORS:
Now vs. a month ago:
Manufacturing Index 20 30 12
Shipments 24 33 9
Volume of new orders 16 35 17
Backlog of orders -4 21 7
Capacity utilization 16 19 7
Vendor lead time 6 18 18
Number of employees 20 18 10
Average workweek 8 17 8
Wages 22 21 24
Inventory levels:
Finished gds invent/desired 17 9 14
Raw materials invent/desired 24 20 21
Price trends:*
Current
Prices paid 1.79 2.04 1.77
Prices received 1.27 1.63 1.21
Six months from now
Prices Paid 2.10 1.78 1.95
Prices received 2.02 1.60 1.90
SERVICE SECTOR INDICATORS:
Now vs. one month ago:
Revenues (or budget) 25 30 24
RETAIL SECTOR INDICATORS:
Now vs. one month ago:
Sales revenues 18 26 32
SERVICE FIRMS INDICATORS:
Now vs. one month ago:
Sales revenues 24 31 23
Price trends:*
Pct chg vs. prev month, annualized
Service sector 1.43 1.54 1.45
Retail sector -0.07 1.65 2.31
Service ex-retail 1.34 1.52 1.46
Pct chg expected next six months, annualized
Service sector 1.71 1.55 1.69
Retail sector 1.37 1.96 2.33
Services ex-retail 1.69 1.51 1.69
The manufacturing index is a guage of broad activity in the District's
manufacturing sector. It is a composite index representing a weighted
average of the shipments (33%), new orders (40%) and employment (27%)
indexes.
Each index equals the percentage reporting increase minus the
percentage reporting decrease.
All firms surveyed are located within the Fifth Federal Reserve
District, which includes the District of Columbia, Maryland, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and most of West Virginia.
*Price trends reflect respondents' beliefs/expectations for
price changes on an annualized basis
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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