by Calculated Risk on 8/15/2011 08:30:00 AM

From the NY Fed: Empire State Manufacturing Survey

The August Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates that conditions for New York manufacturers continued to worsen. The general business conditions index fell four points to -7.7, its third consecutive negative reading. The new orders index also remained below zero, at -7.8, while the shipments index was positive at 3.0.

Price indexes continued to retreat, with the prices paid index falling fifteen points to 28.3 and the prices received index falling three points to 2.2. The index for number of employees was slightly positive, while the average workweek index was slightly negative.

The index decreased from -3.8 in July, and is well below expectations of a reading of 1.0. This is the first regional survey released for August and shows that manufacturing in the NY region is still contracting.

Weekend:
• Summary for Week Ending August 12th
• Schedule for Week of August 14th