Prior month +1

  • Prices paid -14 vs. -7.
  • Shipments -11 vs. 5
  • New orders -5 vs. 5
  • Number of employees -17 vs. -8
  • Order backlog -2 vs. -17.
  • Average work week 0 vs. 2
  • Exports 2 vs. 7
  • Prices received -7 vs. -9

This is not a big mover to say the least, but overall manufacturing regional indices have been negative this month:

  • Empire manufacturing: -4.59
  • Philly Fed: -5.9
  • Now Kansas City manufacturing: -9