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Fifth District Survey of Manufacturing Activity

February 25, 2025

Fifth District manufacturing activity improved somewhat in February, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The composite manufacturing index increased to 6 in February from −4 in January, led by a notable increase, from −9 to 12, in the shipments index. Of its other two component indexes, new orders increased slightly to 0, and employment rose to 9 from 3.

The local business conditions index remained at −5 in February, while the index for future local business conditions fell from 32 to 2. The future indexes for shipments and new orders also decreased substantially, to 13 and 8, respectively.

The vendor lead time index decreased to 2 in February, while the backlog of orders index was nearly unchanged at −6.

The average growth rates of prices paid edged down, while the average growth rate of prices received rose slightly in February. Firms expected growth in both prices paid and prices received to increase over the next 12 months.

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