January 2023 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey - Summary of Returns
Summary of Returns
January 2023
January vs. December Six Months from Now
vs. January
Prev. Prev.
Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff. Diff. Inc. No ch. Dec. Diff.
Index Index Index Index
General Business -13.7 24.3 37.0 33.3 -8.9 -0.9 37.7 26.4 32.8 4.9
Conditions
New Orders -22.3 28.3 31.1 39.3 -10.9 8.5 33.9 30.7 31.5 2.4
Shipments -0.9 29.9 46.0 18.8 11.1 20.4 30.1 44.3 21.0 9.1
Unfilled Orders -14.1 5.6 63.9 24.7 -19.2 -18.1 17.8 56.3 18.4 -0.6
Delivery Times -7.2 15.9 60.8 21.5 -5.6 -27.0 15.0 55.5 24.1 -9.1
Inventories -3.0 18.8 60.7 17.8 0.9 -13.0 23.6 45.3 26.8 -3.2
Prices Paid 36.3 39.9 44.7 15.4 24.5 42.7 43.2 32.8 17.5 25.7
Prices Received 28.1 38.6 50.9 8.8 29.9 35.2 38.7 39.4 17.4 21.3
Number of Emp. -0.9 21.6 64.7 10.7 10.9 18.9 13.5 66.8 15.4 -1.9
Avg. Emp. Wrkwk. -6.6 15.9 71.2 11.9 4.0 -0.1 7.3 73.7 14.2 -6.9
Capital Ex. -- -- -- -- -- 16.2 24.0 58.8 13.5 10.5
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 January 17, 2023.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey
Released: January 19, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. ET.
January 2023 Release
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