- Prior reading was -16.6
- Employment -8.4 vs +1.8 prior
- New orders -6.9 vs -18.8 prior
- Prices paid +3.7 vs -2.8 prior
Bernanke and the Beige Book pointed softening manufacturing, saying it was no longer a source of strength in the recovery. These numbers point to the same thing, especially employment, which is at the lowest since Sept 2009.
