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Weakness in Philadelphia-area manufacturing activity continues in May
The
Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia on Thursday, revealed the weakness in the region's manufacturing
activity continued in May.
According to
the survey, the diffusion index for current general activity rose from its 40-year
low of -56.6 in April to -43.1 this month.
Economists had
forecast the index to increase to -41.5.
A reading above
0 signals expansion, while a reading below 0 indicates contraction.
According to
the report, the indexes for new orders surged 45 points out of an all-time low
for the series last month, from -70.9 to -25.7. The current shipments index climbed
44 points out of an all-time low last month, from -74.1 to -30.3. The current employment
index increased 31 points to -15.3, and the average workweek index rose 47
points to -7.1. Elsewhere, unfilled orders held steady at -13.7, while delivery
times dropped 11 points to -6.7, suggesting shorter delivery times. On the
price front, prices paid index increased 13 points to 3.2, while prices
received index rose 8 points to -3.1, its second consecutive negative reading.
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