February 2025 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey - Summary of Returns
Summary of Returns February 2025 February vs. January Six Months from Now vs. February Prev. Prev. Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff. Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff. Index Index Index Index General Business 44.3 40.5 34.7 22.5 18.1 46.3 46.3 32.8 18.5 27.8 Conditions New Orders 42.9 46.1 28.2 24.2 21.9 57.3 46.8 39.5 13.7 33.1 Shipments 41.0 43.7 33.9 17.4 26.3 60.2 51.7 32.1 15.2 36.5 Unfilled Orders 24.0 20.3 59.8 18.9 1.4 14.5 21.5 68.1 10.4 11.0 Delivery Times 6.8 16.5 79.3 4.1 12.4 0.5 12.4 74.0 13.6 -1.2 Inventories 11.7 16.1 61.1 16.5 -0.4 20.2 26.5 62.7 10.1 16.4 Prices Paid 31.9 45.3 49.9 4.8 40.5 67.3 58.6 41.4 0.0 58.6 Prices Received 29.7 33.5 65.9 0.6 32.9 53.6 46.1 53.9 0.0 46.1 Number of Emp. 11.9 10.4 84.6 5.1 5.3 40.4 29.3 64.7 5.6 23.7 Avg. Emp. Wrkwk. 20.5 7.4 88.0 4.5 2.9 14.9 13.7 84.3 2.0 11.6 Capital Ex. -- -- -- -- -- 39.0 20.5 71.6 6.4 14.0 Notes: (1) Diffusion indexes represent the percentage of respondents indicating an increase minus the percentage indicating a decrease. (2) All data are seasonally adjusted. (3) Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding, omission by respondents, or both. (4) Survey results reflect data received through February 17, 2025. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey Released: February 20, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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