- Prior 19.28
- Employment 17.05 vs 10.75 in June
- New orders 18.77 vs 18.36 prior
- Prices paid 25.0 vs 17.2 prior
- 6 month expectations 28.47 vs 39.84
While not a big data point in its entirety it is the first of the new months data so is often used as a proxy for similar data.
It’s a good strong report showing the trend that we’ve seen since the weather washed out. Only another 4 odd months and we can start using it as an excuse again
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US Empire state manufacturing index 15 07 2014