Dallas Fed manufacturing index for January 2020
- prior month
- output index 10.5 in January versus 3.6 in December
- new orders shut up 16 points to 17.6 versus 1.6 last month. It's highest reading and 15 months
- the growth rate of orders index return to positive territory rising from minus 5.0 to 6.1
- capacity utilization came in at 11.5
- shipments came in at 8.6 versus 3.0 last month
- employment index retreated to 1.9 versus 6.2 last month, indicative of an abatement in hiring
- hours worked index came in at 0.0
- raw material price index declined -5 points to 9.5 from 14.5 last month
- finished goods price index slipped into negative territory at -1.9 versus +0.7 last month
- wages and benefits tick up to 16.3 versus 14.6 last month
- delivery time -3.0 versus -7.0 last month
- finished goods inventory -3.5 versus -12.3 last month
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