March 2022 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey - Summary of Returns
March 2022 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 16.0 40.2 46.3 12.7 27.4 28.1 40.5 33.6 17.8 22.7 Conditions New Orders 14.2 39.3 41.8 13.5 25.8 24.9 38.4 35.7 16.4 22.0 Shipments 13.4 41.7 41.2 11.5 30.2 44.8 41.0 41.4 10.4 30.6 Unfilled Orders 15.8 37.1 44.2 16.1 21.0 -18.2 15.2 41.9 31.1 -15.9 Delivery Times 23.0 45.8 45.3 6.1 39.7 -22.3 19.8 44.3 26.0 -6.2 Inventories 4.0 21.6 54.3 21.1 0.5 4.3 37.2 43.4 6.3 30.8 Prices Paid 69.3 87.2 6.5 6.2 81.0 60.2 74.5 12.6 3.1 71.3 Prices Received 49.8 56.6 38.3 2.1 54.4 53.3 71.7 14.7 3.2 68.5 Number of Emp. 32.3 43.7 47.6 4.8 38.9 36.6 41.8 47.0 1.1 40.7 Avg. Emp. Wrkwk. 10.8 27.5 61.1 6.1 21.4 2.4 17.9 68.1 3.4 14.5 Capital Ex. -- -- -- -- -- 21.5 28.1 54.9 3.3 24.8 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 March 14, 2022. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey Released: March 17, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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