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Fifth District Survey of Manufacturing Activity

June 24, 2025

Fifth District manufacturing activity remained soft in June, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The composite manufacturing index increased to −7 in June from −9 in May, remaining in negative territory. Of its three component indexes, shipments and new orders rose to −3 and −12, respectively, while employment edged down to −5 from −2.

The local business conditions index remained solidly negative but improved from −25 in May to −20 in June. The index for future local business conditions deteriorated from −6 to −11. The future indexes for shipments and new orders increased, with shipments edging up from 2 to 4 and new orders increasing from −3 to 5.

The vendor lead time index edged up to 16 in June, while the backlog of orders index ticked down from −19 to −20.

The average growth rates of prices paid and prices received increased in June. Firms expect growth in prices paid to moderate somewhat over the next 12 months and expect growth in prices received to increase further over the same period.

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