June 2021 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey - Summary of Returns
Summary of Returns
June 2021
June vs. May Six Months from Now
vs. June
Prev. Prev.
Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff. Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff.
Index Index Index Index
General Business 31.5 41.6 47.5 10.9 30.7 52.7 75.4 18.4 6.2 69.2
Conditions
New Orders 32.5 36.4 48.6 14.2 22.2 50.3 74.1 20.1 5.7 68.4
Shipments 21.0 41.2 44.7 14.0 27.2 57.4 75.8 20.4 3.9 71.9
Unfilled Orders 40.4 33.4 55.7 10.9 22.5 15.9 35.8 47.7 16.6 19.2
Delivery Times 41.5 39.1 51.0 9.8 29.3 -4.0 37.3 43.7 16.7 20.6
Inventories 25.6 32.0 53.9 14.1 17.9 16.9 31.9 46.0 22.1 9.8
Prices Paid 76.8 81.6 17.4 1.0 80.7 66.7 76.5 18.1 5.4 71.1
Prices Received 41.0 51.4 46.1 1.7 49.7 58.4 76.4 15.1 8.5 67.8
Number of Emp. 19.3 38.5 52.4 7.8 30.7 52.1 59.4 35.2 5.4 54.0
Avg. Emp. Wrkwk. 35.5 28.3 63.4 8.2 20.1 23.1 31.9 57.9 10.2 21.6
Capital Ex. -- -- -- -- -- 37.4 44.0 49.7 3.6 40.4
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 because of rounding,
omission by respondents, or both.
(4) Survey results reflect data received through June 14, 2021.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey
Released: June 17, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
June 2021 Release
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