Summary of Returns
August 2024

                       August vs. July               Six Months from Now
                                                     vs. August

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

General Business  13.9  17.9  53.3  24.9  -7.0  38.7  36.8  36.9  21.4  15.4
Conditions

New Orders        20.7  33.0  48.6  18.4  14.6  31.3  38.9  31.5  28.6  10.4

Shipments         27.8  21.9  64.7  13.4  8.5   31.0  32.1  45.7  22.2  9.8

Unfilled Orders   9.1   17.7  67.8  14.5  3.2   7.0   11.6  59.2  21.3  -9.7

Delivery Times    8.5   22.9  68.3  8.8   14.1  3.9   6.2   80.9  10.5  -4.4

Inventories       -9.4  15.0  63.0  19.8  -4.8  0.4   14.8  49.1  29.5 -14.7

Prices Paid       19.8  31.3  57.6  7.3   24.0  60.2  43.4  46.2  8.1   35.2

Prices Received   24.2  18.1  73.4  4.5   13.7  43.7  26.1  59.6  13.6  12.5

Number of Emp.    15.2  10.2  74.0  15.8  -5.7  23.8  19.1  66.0  11.7  7.4

Avg. Emp. Wrkwk.  -1.6  11.3  75.2  13.5  -2.3  16.6  17.2  70.8  8.8   8.4

Capital Ex.        --    --    --    --    --   7.4   20.3  70.4  8.3   12.0


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 August 12, 2024.

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey
Released: August 15, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. ET.

August 2024 Release
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