section_type,item_title,current_month,month_1,month_2,average
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Manufacturing Index*""",-55,-38,-26,-40
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Shipments""",-55,-31,-24,-37
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Volume of new orders""",-66,-48,-35,-50
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Backlog of orders""",-59,-45,-40,-48
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Capacity utilization""",-50,-34,-27,-37
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Vendor lead time""",-14,-9,-9,-11
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Number of employees""",-40,-32,-15,-29
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Average workweek""",-47,-30,-14,-30
"""Compared to the previous month""","""Wages""",-8,-3,-4,-5
"""Six months from now""","""Shipments""",27,12,6,15
"""Six months from now""","""Volume of new orders""",27,14,6,16
"""Six months from now""","""Backlog of orders""",18,1,-1,6
"""Six months from now""","""Capacity utilization""",32,13,5,17
"""Six months from now""","""Vendor lead time"" ",2,-4,-4,-2
"""Six months from now""","""Number of employees""",-17,-17,-19,-18
"""Six months from now""","""Average workweek""",21,8,-3,9
"""Six months from now""","""Wages"" ",32,29,29,30
"""Six months from now""","""Capital Expenditures"" ",-5,-35,-18,-19
"""Inventory levels""","""Finished goods inventories"" ",32,35,33,33
"""Inventory levels""","""Raw materials inventories"" ",30,28,27,28
"""Currrent trends<br><em>(percent change, annualized)</em>""","""Prices paid""",2.54,1.51,3.66,"""N/A"""
"""Currrent trends<br><em>(percent change, annualized)</em>""","""Prices received""",0.95,-1.19,2.06,"""N/A"""
"""Expected trends during next six months<br><em>(percent change, annualized)</em>""","""Price paid""",1.64,4.20,4.19,"""N/A"""
"""Expected trends during next six months<br><em>(percent change, annualized)</em>""","""Prices received""",1.62,2.65,2.51,"""N/A"""