Lower than expectations - Lowest reading since December 2014

  • prices paid 19.15 vs. 12.37
  • prices received 4.26 vs. 8.25
  • new orders -6.0 vs. -2.39
  • number of employees 9.57 vs. 18.56
  • shipments 15.23 vs. 7.93
  • delivery Time -4.26 vs. -2.06
  • inventories 2.13 vs. -5.15
  • unfilled orders -11.7 vs -13.4