Business Outlook Survey Table of Results, January 
Summary of Returns
February 2021

                       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   26.5  34.6  47.2  11.4  23.1  52.8  54.7  24.1  15.2  39.5
Conditions

New Orders         30.0  37.2  46.2  13.9  23.4  47.5  49.4  35.8  12.8  36.6

Shipments          22.7  39.2  40.4  17.7  21.5  46.1  45.8  33.6  13.5  32.3

Unfilled Orders    25.6  20.0  71.4   7.4  12.6  10.8  24.2  54.7  18.3   6.0

Delivery Times     30.0  22.2  70.8   7.0  15.1   8.1  17.7  64.3  18.0  -0.3

Inventories        12.6  33.0  48.4  13.0  20.0  14.0  30.1  47.8  18.5  11.6

Prices Paid        45.4  54.6  45.2   0.2  54.4  41.3  56.7  35.5   3.2  53.6

Prices Received    36.6  17.9  79.8   1.2  16.7  33.9  43.3  48.1   5.5  37.8

Number of Emp.     22.5  30.0  63.5   4.7  25.3  38.9  40.3  49.8   5.7  34.7

Avg. Emp. Wrkwk.   18.6  35.0  59.6   4.3  30.6  14.7  21.9  64.0  11.7  10.3

Capital Ex.        --    --    --    --    --    35.4  32.4  58.5   7.2  25.2


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 February 16, 2021.

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey
Released: February 18, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. ET.

February 2021 Release
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