May 26 (Reuters) – Details of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas monthly
manufacturing index released on Tuesday.
Following are details from the survey.Only some items are seasonally adjusted:
May April
Index Index
Production 9.4 19.0
Capacity Utilization 5.2 19.8
New Orders 6.4 9.9
Growth Rate of Orders -2.9 8.5
Unfilled Orders 3.3 -6.5
Shipments 7.4 15.0
Delivery Time 1.4 -7.4
Finished Goods Inventories -12.0 -12.1
Prices Paid for Raw Materials 42.7 37.0
Prices Received for Finished Goods 18.9 27.6
Wages and Benefits 23.6 24.8
Employment 0.2 -0.9
Hours Worked 1.8 4.0
Capital Expenditures 6.0 3.1
General Business Conditions
Company Outlook 0.3 3.0
General Business Activity 0.4 -2.3
NOTES:
The index measures Texas' factory activity. Readings above zero indicate expansion
and negative levels contraction.
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