Last month 32.3
The August Dallas Fed manufacturing activity index came in at 30.9 versus 30.0 estimate. The prior month was at 32.3.
- Production 29.3 versus 29.4
- new orders 23.9 versus 23.3
- employment 28.9 versus 28.9
- wages and benefits 33.4 versus 32.4
- prices paid for raw materials 45.3 versus 48.6
- prices received for finished goods 15.3 versus 22.9
- growth rate of orders 19.9 versus 17.0
- capacity utilization 25.2 versus 25.0
- unfilled orders 9.1 versus 14.9
- hours worked 19.0 versus 22.2
- capital expenditures 25.1 versus 26.6
The Company Outlook Index came in at 27.3 versus 20.4 last month.
Overall, although there is a slowing the index remains near high levels.
The high for the year is at 38.4 and the low is at 21.8.
