January Empire State Manufacturing At 11.92
(For January 2010)
Empire State Manufacturing General Business Conditions Index for January came out at 11.92 vs. 12.5 consensus and revised prior reading of 9.89 (revised from 10.57).
Slight improvement, looks like industrial production will continue expanding.
Chart 1. ISM Manufacturing vs. Regional Manufacturing Surveys And Industrial Production
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