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US 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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