US: Fifth District Manufacturing Activity Was Mostly Unchanged in January

From richmondfed.org

Fifth District manufacturing activity was mostly unchanged in January, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The composite manufacturing index inched up to -6 in January from -7 in December. Two of its three component indexes increased in January. Shipments increased to -5 from -11, new orders increased slightly to -6 from -8, while employment decreased to -6 from -1. The local business conditions index was nearly unchanged at -8 in January. Meanwhile, expectations for local business conditions improved as the index for future local business conditions increased slightly to 19 ... (full story)