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Free AccessUS Data: Richmond Fed Survey - Summary>
Release for: April 2018
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Diffusion indexes, seasonally adjusted
Apr-18 Mar-18 Feb-18
MANUFACTURING SECTOR INDICATORS:
Now vs. a month ago:
Manufacturing Index -3 15 28
Shipments -8 15 31
Volume of new orders -9 17 27
Backlog of orders -4 10 18
Capacity utilization -4 13 32
Vendor lead time 18 16 18
Local business conditions -1 7 29
Capital expenditures 31 16 28
Finished Goods Inventories 15 5 17
Raw Materials Inventories 17 17 23
Equipment and Software 19 16 27
Services Expenditures 16 18 10
Number of employees 12 11 25
Wages 27 22 23
Available Skills -8 -6 -17
Average workweek 8 12 28
Price trends:
Current
Prices paid 2.43 2.39 1.89
Prices received 1.46 1.54 1.57
Six months from now
Prices Paid 2.52 2.59 2.69
Prices received 1.91 1.84 1.74
SERVICE SECTOR INDICATORS:
Now vs. one month ago:
Revenues (or budget) 2 25 27
Price trends:
Current
Prices paid 1.76 1.84 1.88
Prices received 1.59 1.39 1.72
Six months from now
Prices Paid 2.14 2.15 2.31
Prices received 2.06 1.83 2.23
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.
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