section_type,item_title,current_month,month_1,month_2,average
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Manufacturing Index*""",-26,-18,-16,-20
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Shipments""",-24,-16,-13,-18
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Volume of new orders""",-35,-23,-22,-27
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Backlog of orders""",-40,-24,-22,-29
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Capacity utilization""",-27,-15,-20,-20
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Vendor lead time""",-9,0,5,-2
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Number of employees""",-15,-13,-12,-13
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Average workweek""",-14,-2,-12,-9
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Wages""",-4,-2,11,1
"""Six months from now""","""Shipments""",6,11,6,8
"""Six months from now""","""Volume of new orders""",6,5,10,7
"""Six months from now""","""Backlog of orders""",-1,0,4,1
"""Six months from now""","""Capacity utilization""",5,5,5,5
"""Six months from now""","""Vendor lead time"" ",-4,-6,-1,-3
"""Six months from now""","""Number of employees""",-19,-8,-3,-10
"""Six months from now""","""Average workweek""",-3,-10,-6,-6
"""Six months from now""","""Wages"" ",29,22,15,22
"""Six months from now""","""Capital Expenditures"" ",-18,-6,4,-7
"""Inventory levels""","""Finished goods inventories"" ",33,28,33,31
"""Inventory levels""","""Raw materials inventories"" ",27,25,27,26
"""Currrent trends<br><em>(percent change, annualized)</em>""","""Prices paid""",3.66,3.85,3.65,"""N/A"""
"""Currrent trends<br><em>(percent change, annualized)</em>""","""Prices received""",2.06,1.68,2.74,"""N/A"""
"""Expected trends during next six months<br><em>(percent change, annualized)</em>""","""Price paid""",4.19,3.83,4.05,"""N/A"""
"""Expected trends during next six months<br><em>(percent change, annualized)</em>""","""Prices received""",2.51,1.94,2.10,"""N/A"""