Services index +3 vs -1 last month
Manufacturing shipments -8 vs -18 last month
Other details:
Employment -17 vs -22 last monthWages 16 vs 15 last monthPrices paid 2.70 vs 3.36 last monthPrices received 1.71 vs 1.57 last monthNew orders -17 vs -23 last monthBacklog of orders -14 vs -16 last monthCapacity utilization -11 vs -20 last monthCapital expenditures -23 vs -13 last monthServices expenditure -22 vs -17 last monthFinished goods inventories 17 vs 20 last monthRaw materials inventory 12 vs 12 last monthEquipment and software spending -21 vs -13 last month
The numbers improved but that comes after a particularly bad string of data.
This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.
