July 2020 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey - Summary of Returns
July 2020
July vs. June Six Months from Now
vs. July
Prev. Prev.
Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff. Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff.
Index Index Index Index
General Business 27.5 45.1 29.4 21.1 24.1 66.3 48.5 22.6 12.5 36.0
Conditions
New Orders 16.7 46.7 29.4 23.7 23.0 67.9 66.0 19.2 10.4 55.6
Shipments 25.3 38.2 38.7 22.9 15.3 65.0 64.5 16.2 13.1 51.3
Unfilled Orders -0.1 16.9 68.9 12.9 3.9 31.5 28.3 58.9 6.4 22.0
Delivery Times 0.4 9.7 72.4 16.0 -6.4 18.5 25.6 55.0 15.1 10.5
Inventories 0.0 10.6 64.7 22.4 -11.8 2.9 28.5 49.3 19.6 8.9
Prices Paid 11.1 15.7 84.3 0.0 15.7 44.3 45.6 47.4 2.6 43.0
Prices Received 11.0 14.4 82.8 2.9 11.5 28.9 31.2 58.2 6.4 24.7
Number of Emp. -4.3 29.2 61.6 9.1 20.1 29.6 36.8 55.1 4.3 32.4
Avg. Emp. Wrkwk. -6.5 26.3 64.4 9.2 17.2 25.9 32.5 55.6 5.3 27.3
Capital Ex. -- -- -- -- -- 26.3 33.0 58.1 6.4 26.6
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 percent because of rounding,
omission by respondents, or both.
(4) Survey results reflect data received through July 13, 2020.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey
Released: July 16, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
July 2020 Release
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