August 2020 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey - Summary of Returns
August 2020 August vs. July Six Months from Now vs. August Prev. Prev. Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff. Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff. Index Index Index Index General Business 24.1 28.1 55.4 10.8 17.2 36.0 54.1 18.1 15.3 38.8 Conditions New Orders 23.0 34.1 50.9 15.1 19.0 55.6 62.1 27.2 7.1 55.1 Shipments 15.3 25.7 58.0 16.3 9.4 51.3 58.2 28.1 11.3 46.9 Unfilled Orders 3.9 21.4 56.5 22.0 -0.6 22.0 27.7 58.2 9.7 18.0 Delivery Times -6.4 19.2 68.9 11.9 7.3 10.5 21.5 58.9 14.2 7.3 Inventories -11.8 18.5 58.9 20.4 -1.9 8.9 29.7 42.7 23.6 6.1 Prices Paid 15.7 21.2 72.9 5.9 15.3 43.0 41.6 52.1 3.9 37.7 Prices Received 11.5 16.4 79.7 4.0 12.4 24.7 32.8 60.2 2.6 30.2 Number of Emp. 20.1 23.0 63.0 14.0 9.0 32.4 37.8 53.2 8.3 29.5 Avg. Emp. Wrkwk. 17.2 18.3 70.9 7.0 11.3 27.3 30.0 53.2 10.9 19.1 Capital Ex. -- -- -- -- -- 26.6 32.8 52.4 9.8 23.0 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 percent because of rounding, omission by respondents, or both. (4) Survey results reflect data received through August 17, 2020. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey Released: August 20, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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