• Output index 10.8 vs 7.1 prior
  • New orders 9.5 vs 14.4 prior
  • Employment 9.9 vs 8.6 prior
  • Capacity utilisation 9.1 vs 8.2 prior
  • Company outlook 3.4 vs 15.9 prior

An uptick in employment (probably boosted by people being taken on to shovel snow

;-)

)

US Dallas Fed mfg index 24 02 2014

US Dallas Fed mfg index