The Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity: June 2016

Yesterday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond released their Survey of Manufacturing Activity for June showing that the composite index, the broadest measure of manufacturing activity, worsened notably falling to a level of -7 from a level of -1 the prior month.

The most notable component measures also showed similar results with a weak Shipments level of -3, New Orders falling to -14 and Backlog of Orders falling to -17.

The Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity: May 2016

Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond released their Survey of Manufacturing Activity for May showing that the composite index, the broadest measure of manufacturing activity, worsened notably falling to a level of -1 from a level of 14 the prior month.

The most notable component measures also showed similar results with Shipments falling to -8, New Orders falling to 0 and Backlog of Orders falling to -13.

The Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity: March 2016

Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond released their Survey of Manufacturing Activity for March showing that the composite index, the broadest measure of manufacturing activity, improved notably rising to a level of 22 from a level of -4 the prior month.

The most notable component measures also showed similar results with Shipments rising to 27, New Orders rising to 24 and Backlog of Orders improving to 1.

The Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity: February 2016

Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond released their Survey of Manufacturing Activity for February showing that the composite index, the broadest measure of manufacturing activity, declined to a recessionary level of -4 from a level of 2 the prior month.

The most notable component measures also showed similar results with Shipments falling to -11, New Orders falling to -6 and Backlog of Orders falling to -14.

The Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity: January 2012

Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond released their Survey of Manufacturing Activity for January showing that the composite index, the broadest measure of manufacturing activity, improved 9 points to a level of 12.

The most notable component measures also showed similar results with the new orders improving to 14

The following chart plots the composite index with the red line marking a level of 0, or the threshold between increasing and declining activity.

The Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity: December 2011

Yesterday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond released their Survey of Manufacturing Activity for December showing that the composite index, the broadest measure of manufacturing activity, improved 3 points to a weak level of 3.

The most notable component measures also showed similar results with the new orders improving to 7, shipments increasing to 3 and backlog of orders climbing to a weak 1.

The following chart plots the composite index with the red line marking a level of 0, or the threshold between increasing and declining activity.

The Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity: November 2011

Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond released their Survey of Manufacturing Activity for November showing that the composite index, the broadest measure of manufacturing activity, improved 6 points to a weak level of 0.

The most notable component measures also showed similar results with the new orders improving to -2, shipments increasing to 1 and backlog of orders climbing to a weak -10.

The following chart plots the composite index with the red line marking a level of 0, or the threshold between increasing and declining activity.

The Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity: August 2011

Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond released their Survey of Manufacturing Activity for August showing that the composite index, the broadest measure of manufacturing activity, declined 9 points to a notably weak level of -10.

The most notable component measures also showed similar results with the new orders dropping to -11, shipments declining to -17 and backlog of orders plunging to -25.

The following chart plots the composite index with the red line marking a level of 0, or the threshold between increasing and declining activity.

The Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity: July 2011

Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond released their Survey of Manufacturing Activity for July showing that the composite index, the broadest measure of manufacturing activity, fell 4 points to a weak level of -1.

The most notable component measures also showed similar poor results with the new orders dropping 5 points to -5, shipments remaining at -1 and backlog of orders declined 7 points to -18.

The following chart plots the composite index with the red line marking a level of 0, or the threshold between increasing and declining activity.

The Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity: May 2011

Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond released their Survey of Manufacturing Activity showing that the composite index, the broadest measure of manufacturing activity, fell 16 points to a weak level of -6.

The most notable component measures also showed similar poor results with the new orders dropping 25 points to -15, shipments declined 19 points to -13 and backlog of orders declined 20 points to -19.

The following chart plots the composite index with the red line marking a level of 0, or the threshold between increasing and declining activity.