May 2008
May vs. April Six Months from now
vs. May
Prev. Prev.
Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff. Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff.
Index Index Index Index
General Busines -24.9 18.4 45.4 34.0 -15.6 13.7 44.5 31.6 16.4 28.2
Conditions
New Orders -18.8 24.8 44.7 28.6 -3.7 16.6 52.3 28.9 12.8 39.6
Shipments -8.0 29.5 41.0 27.3 2.2 16.0 44.7 41.1 9.1 35.6
Unfilled Orders -16.8 8.8 63.2 28.0 -19.1 -11.9 20.6 65.1 8.3 12.3
Delivery Times 4.2 9.8 67.5 22.6 -12.8 -10.4 8.8 77.2 11.3 -2.5
Inventories -26.2 14.7 57.6 27.7 -13.1 -13.1 16.7 52.4 27.3 -10.6
Prices Paid 51.6 60.8 32.2 7.0 53.8 55.3 67.3 20.7 11.4 56.0
Prices Received 30.9 42.9 44.6 11.3 31.6 33.4 42.1 38.5 15.3 26.8
Number of Emp. -11.1 13.0 72.9 14.0 -1.0 0.2 24.2 60.9 8.7 15.5
Avg. Emp. Wrkwk -12.3 10.8 71.8 16.4 -5.6 -9.2 20.1 64.5 10.8 9.2
Capital Ex. -- -- -- -- -- 13.8 35.3 41.1 15.3 19.9
Notes: (1) Items may not add to 100 percent because of omission by respondents.
(2) All data are seasonally adjusted.
(3) Diffusion indexes represent the percentage of respondents indicating
an increase minus the percentage indicating a decrease.
(4) Survey results reflect data received through May 13, 2008.
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