Prior month +1
– Prices paid -14 vs. -7.
– Shipments -11 vs. 5
– New orders -5 vs. 5
– Number of employees -17 vs. -8
– Order backlog -2 vs. -17.
– Average work week 0 vs. 2
This is not a big mover to say the least, but overall manufacturing regional indices have been negative this month: