The Business Outlook Survey is a monthly survey of manufacturers in the Third Federal Reserve District. Participants indicate the direction of change in overall business activity and in the various measures of activity at their plants: employment, working hours, new and unfilled orders, shipments, inventories, delivery times, prices paid, and prices received. The New York Empire State Manufacturing Index in the United States climbed to 12.9 in February 2020 from 4.8 in January, beating market expectations of 5. It is the highest reading since May 2019 as new orders index shot up 16 points to 22.1, and the shipments index climbed to 18.9 from 8.6. (1) Growth in the production index from month to month is an indicator of growth in the industry. For more information regarding the Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization index, see the explanatory notes issued by the Board of Governors. References (1) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Business activity picked up in New York State, according to firms responding to the February 2020 Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The headline general business conditions index moved up eight points to 12.9. The new orders index shot up 16 points to 22.1, and the shipments index climbed to 18.9.
The Dallas Fed conducts the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey monthly to obtain a timely assessment of the state’s factory activity. Firms are asked whether output, employment, orders, prices and other indicators increased, decreased or remained unchanged over the previous month. The Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index measures the performance of manufacturing sector in the state of Texas. The index is derived from a survey of around 100 business executives and tracks variables such as output, employment, orders and prices.
24 Feb 2020 This morning the Dallas Fed released its Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey ( TMOS) for February. The latest general business activity index 24 Feb 2020 "Expectations regarding future business conditions were slightly more optimistic in February. The indexes of future general business activity and 30 Dec 2019 The headline General Business Activity Index in December dropped to -3.2 from - 1.3 in November and fell short of the market expectation of 1.5. 27 Jan 2020 Factory activity in Texas picked up in January, suggesting a stronger output the state's industrial sector from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The index for general business activity for January was negative 0.2 as Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index is released every month. It reflects overall business conditions and activity in the Texas' manufacturing sector. The index is 24 Feb 2020 Growth in Texas factory activity accelerated in February while the Chicago Fed National Activity Index pointed to an uptick in economic growth in January. according to the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank's manufacturing outlook survey. The general business activity index rose to 1.2 in February from 25 Nov 2019 The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' general business activity index for manufacturing in Texas rose to -1.3 in November 2019 from -5.1 in the
The Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index measures the performance of manufacturing sector in the state of Texas. The index is derived from a survey of around 100 business executives and tracks variables such as output, employment, orders and prices. The Dallas Fed conducts the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey monthly to obtain a timely assessment of the state's service sector activity. Firms are asked whether revenue, employment, prices, general business activity and other indicators increased, decreased or remained unchanged over the previous month.
The Dallas Fed conducts the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey monthly to obtain a timely assessment of the state’s factory activity. Firms are asked whether output, employment, orders, prices and other indicators increased, decreased or remained unchanged over the previous month. This morning the Dallas Fed released its Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey for February. The latest general business activity index came in at 1.2, up 1.4 from -0.2 in January. All figures are seasonally adjusted. Here is an excerpt from the latest report: The general business activity index plummeted 23 points to -5.1, hitting its lowest level since mid-2016. The company outlook index also fell markedly, dropping 17 points to -3.4, also a two-and-a-half-year low. Current General Business Conditions, General Business Activity, reports the change in general business activity for the manufacturing firm over the previous month for the state of Texas. The General Business Activity is the broadest measure of the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey and focuses on firms' perceptions of the broader business activity. The index of future general business activity held steady at 31.9, while the index of future company outlook came in at 35.6, up five points from last month’s reading. Other indexes for future manufacturing activity showed mixed movements but remained solidly in positive territory.