Business Outlook Survey Table of Results, March 
Summary of Returns
March 2021

                       March vs. February            Six Months from Now
                                                     vs. March

                 Prev.                         Prev.
                 Diff.  Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff. Diff.  Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff.
                 Index                   Index Index                   Index

General Business   23.1  58.9  34.0   7.1  51.8  39.5  69.6  13.8   8.0  61.6
Conditions

New Orders         23.4  57.9  35.1   7.0  50.9  36.6  63.1  19.1  11.8  51.2

Shipments          21.5  43.8  39.9  13.7  30.2  32.3  67.2  19.5  10.7  56.5

Unfilled Orders    12.6  34.8  52.2  13.0  21.8   6.0  24.5  58.0  12.4  12.1

Delivery Times     15.1  31.8  63.4   2.4  29.5  -0.3  25.0  60.4   7.7  17.3

Inventories        20.0  29.6  52.9  17.5  12.1  11.6  40.0  34.5  18.4  21.6

Prices Paid        54.4  77.4  21.0   1.6  75.9  53.6  72.9  15.7   5.2  67.7

Prices Received    16.7  34.8  60.3   3.0  31.8  37.8  54.3  33.5   3.6  50.6

Number of Emp.     25.3  31.5  64.0   1.4  30.1  34.7  50.8  41.4   3.8  46.9

Avg. Emp. Wrkwk.   30.6  42.1  51.0   2.4  39.7  10.3  24.7  57.5  13.6  11.1

Capital Ex.        --    --    --    --    --    25.2  38.7  50.3   2.8  35.9


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 March 15, 2021.

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

March 2021 Release
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