US Richmond Manufacturing Index

Fifth District manufacturing activity remained in contractionary territory in December, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The composite manufacturing index ticked up slightly to -10 in December from -14 in November. Of its three component indexes, shipments and employment were relatively flat, while new orders improved to -11 from -19 in November. The local business conditions index improved to 0 in December from -14, while the index for future local business conditions continued its ...

Fifth District manufacturing activity remained sluggish in November, though more businesses were optimistic that conditions would improve over the next six months, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The composite manufacturing index remained at -14 in November. Of its three component indexes, shipments decreased from -8 to -12, new orders edged down from -17 to -19, and employment increased from -17 to -10. The local business conditions index edged down from -13 to -14 in November, while ...

Fifth District manufacturing activity worsened in July, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The composite manufacturing index decreased from -10 in June to -17 in July. Of its three component indexes, shipments fell notably from -9 to -21, new orders decreased from -16 to -23, and employment edged down from -2 to -5. Firms grew less optimistic about local business conditions, as the index fell from -13 to -21. The index for future local business conditions edged down from 9 to 7 in July. The ...

Fifth District manufacturing activity slowed in June, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The composite manufacturing index decreased from 0 in May to -10 in June. Of its three component indexes, shipments fell notably from 13 to -9, new orders decreased from -6 to -17, and employment rose from -6 to -2. Firms grew notably less optimistic about local business conditions, as the index fell from 3 to -15. The index for future local business conditions, however, increased from 6 in May to 10 in ...

Fifth District manufacturing activity improved but remained sluggish in May, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The composite manufacturing index increased from -7 in April to 0 in May. Of its three component indexes, shipments increased from -10 to 13, new orders increased from -9 to -6, and employment fell from -2 to -6. Firms’ optimism about local business conditions was nearly unchanged, as the index decreased slightly from 6 to 3. The index for future local business conditions ...