Manufacturing survey for the Dallas Fed area
- Prior was 28.9
- Output 34.0 vs 48.0 prior
- New orders 38.5 vs 30.5 prior (record high -- since 2004)
- Prices paid for raw materials 71.4 vs 66.0 prior
- Prices received for finished goods 39.1 vs 32.2 prior -- record high
- Wages and benefits 37.1 vs 28.0 prior -- record high
This number also jumped in March. I've highlighted the pricing metrics here because they're moving up fast.
A special question compared inflation expectations to prior years:
