Details of the July 2015 US Empire State manufacturing index 15 July 2015

  • Prior -1.98
  • New orders -3.50 vs -2.12 prior
  • Employment 3.19 vs 8.65 prior
  • Prices paid 7.45 vs 9.62 prior
  • Prices rec'd 5.32 vs 0.96 prior

Employment and new orders down, and that's been a theme for a while now

There looks to be improving margins with final selling prices rising as cost prices fall

The Empire State numbers can be a pretty good guide for manufacturing for the new month

Empire State manufacturing index