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Free AccessUS Data: Richmond Fed Survey - Summary
Release for: March 2019
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Diffusion indexes, seasonally adjusted
Mar-19 Feb-19 Jan-19 Dec-18 Nov-18 Oct-18
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MANUFACTURING SECTOR
INDICATORS:
Now vs. a month ago:
Manufacturing Index 10 16 -2 -8 14 15
Shipments 2 12 -8 -25 12 7
Volume of new orders 9 19 -11 -9 17 20
Backlog of orders -13 -7 -21 -18 15 13
Capacity utilization 1 8 3 -16 9 20
Vendor lead time 7 4 4 14 35 23
Local business conditions 12 4 -11 -25 5 8
Capital expenditures 6 8 9 17 17 21
Finished Goods Inventories 17 14 3 13 2 1
Raw Materials Inventories 25 22 23 15 5 14
Equipment and Software 15 12 8 13 19 16
Services Expenditures -4 -4 6 2 9 -1
Number of employees 23 15 19 14 11 19
Wages 33 29 31 31 34 28
Available Skills -14 -13 -12 -28 -26 -22
Average workweek 5 17 3 3 11 16
Price trends:
Current
Prices paid 2.84 3.03 3.32 4.36 4.70 5.68
Prices received 2.07 2.06 2.26 2.26 2.13 2.84
Six months from now
Prices Paid 2.10 2.17 2.48 2.90 3.92 3.87
Prices received 1.76 1.81 2.00 2.31 2.60 2.66
SERVICE SECTOR INDICATORS:
Now vs. one month ago:
Revenues (or budget) 5 17 6 10 5 -1
Price trends:
Current
Prices paid 2.86 2.97 2.83 3.03 3.38 4.07
Prices received 2.59 2.50 1.82 2.51 2.68 2.64
Six months from now
Prices Paid 2.17 2.70 2.49 2.88 2.81 3.73
Prices received 2.36 2.27 2.10 2.01 2.31 2.99
The manufacturing index is a gauge 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; +1 202-371-2121; email: shikha.dave@marketnews.com
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