Empire manufacturing index for May -9.2 vs -10.0 estimate

• Prior month -8.10
• For the full report CLICK HERE
• May Empire manufacturing index -9.2 vs -10.0 estimate
• New orders 7.0 versus -8.8 last month
• Prices paid 59.0 versus 50.8 last month.
• Prices received 22.9 versus 28.7 last month.
• Shipments 3.5 versus -2.9 last month
• Employment -5.1 versus -2.6 last month.
• Average work week -3.4 versus -9.1 last month.
• Unfilled orders 4.8 versus 4.1 last month.
• Delivery time 1.0 versus 0.0 last month.
• Inventories 4.8 versus 7.4 last month.

Six month forward business conditions:

• General business conditions -2.0 versus -7.4 last month
• new orders -2.7 versus -6.6 last month.
• Number of employees 11.6 versus 3.4 last month
• average work week -4.8 versus -4.1 last month
• Shipments -3.4 versus -4.8 last month.
• Unfilled orders -9.5 versus -7.4 last month.
• Delivery time -3.8 versus +1.6 last month
• Inventories 1.9 versus -15.6 last month.
• Prices paid 66.7 versus 65.6 last month.
• Prices received 35.2 versus 45.9 last month.
• Capital expenditures -6.7 versus 1.6 last month
• Supply availability -27.6 versus -18.0 last month

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.