US: Fifth District Manufacturing Activity Changed Little in April

From richmondfed.org

Fifth District manufacturing activity changed little in April, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The composite manufacturing index inched up to 3 in April from 0 in March. Two of its three component indexes rose in April: new orders to 8 from 4 and employment to 0 from -2. Meanwhile, the shipments index was unchanged at -2 in April. The local business conditions index increased to 10 in April from -5 in March. Meanwhile, the future local business conditions index decreased to 3 from 16. The future indexes for shipments and new orders also decreased slightly but remained ... (full story)