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Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey

Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey

The Manufacturing 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 survey has been conducted each month since May 1968.

Future Capital Expenditures; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current General Activity; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current Employment; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current New Orders; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current Prices Paid; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Future General Activity; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current Prices Received; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Future Capital Expenditures; Percent Reporting Increases for FRB - Philadelphia District
Percent, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current Delivery Time; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Future New Orders; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current Shipments; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current Inventories; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Future Prices Received; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current Workhours; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Future Capital Expenditures; Percent Reporting No Change for FRB - Philadelphia District
Percent, Monthly
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Future Employment; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current Unfilled Orders; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Future Capital Expenditures; Percent Reporting Decreases for FRB - Philadelphia District
Percent, Monthly
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Future Prices Paid; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current Delivery Time; Percent Reporting Increases for FRB - Philadelphia District
Percent, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current General Activity; Percent Reporting Increases for FRB - Philadelphia District
Percent, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Future Shipments; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Future Workhours; Diffusion Index for FRB - Philadelphia District
Index, Monthly
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Future General Activity; Percent Reporting Increases for FRB - Philadelphia District
Percent, Monthly
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 
Current General Activity; Percent Reporting Decreases for FRB - Philadelphia District
Percent, Monthly
Not Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
Seasonally Adjusted May 1968 to Jan 2019 (Jan 17)
 

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