November 2021 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey - Summary of Returns
November 2021 November vs. October Six Months from Now vs. November Prev. Prev. Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff. Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff. Index Index Index Index General Business 23.8 41.8 55.4 2.8 39.0 24.2 45.2 32.4 16.7 28.5 Conditions New Orders 30.8 47.7 52.0 0.3 47.4 26.2 46.6 29.6 18.6 28.0 Shipments 30.0 38.3 55.6 6.2 32.1 30.5 55.1 26.8 15.3 39.8 Unfilled Orders 12.7 37.0 53.3 9.6 27.4 -18.1 25.5 42.2 26.3 -0.8 Delivery Times 32.2 40.0 55.6 4.4 35.7 -1.7 19.5 56.4 21.0 -1.6 Inventories 18.8 26.1 60.2 12.6 13.5 23.6 25.9 57.2 11.8 14.1 Prices Paid 70.3 82.1 15.5 2.1 80.0 64.1 68.1 20.0 4.3 63.9 Prices Received 51.1 65.5 31.9 2.6 62.9 58.8 63.6 31.8 4.2 59.4 Number of Emp. 30.7 31.4 63.7 4.2 27.2 37.5 51.4 43.4 2.1 49.3 Avg. Emp. Wrkwk. 27.8 33.1 64.4 2.5 30.6 27.2 16.7 72.8 7.1 9.7 Capital Ex. -- -- -- -- -- 32.4 38.6 51.2 7.6 31.1 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 November 15, 2021. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey Released: November 18, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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