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May 2013 Philly Fed Business Outlook Goes Negative

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey fell into negative (contraction) – after two months in positive territory. This survey has been negative for 9 of the last 13 months. Key element new orders slipped further into … Continue reading

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April 2013 Philly Fed Business Outlook Remains Barely Positive

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey remains in positive (growth) territory for the second month – albeit barely. This survey has been negative for 8 of the last 12 months. Key element new orders is slightly … Continue reading

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March 2013 Philly Fed Business Outlook Finally Positive

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey finally entered growth territory – as it has been negative for 9 of the last 11 months. Key element new orders is now in expansion territory. This is a very … Continue reading

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February 2013 Philly Fed Business Outlook Sinks Further into Contraction

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey continues in negative territory – and has been negative for 9 of the last 10 months. Key element new orders and unfilled orders dropped further  into contraction. This is a … Continue reading

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January 2013 Philly Fed Business Outlook Shows Contraction Again

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey jumped back into negative territory – and has been negative for 8 of the last 9 months. Key element new orders dropped well into contraction, while unfilled orders was less … Continue reading

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December 2012 Philly Fed Survey Way Over Expectations

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey jumped back into expansion territory – after having been negative for 7 of the last 8 months. Key elements, unfilled orders and new orders both showed expansion. This is a … Continue reading

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November 2012 Philly Fed Survey Drops Deep Into Contraction

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey slid back into negative territory – and now has been negative for 7 of the last 8 months. Additionally, unfilled orders and new orders both fell deeper in negative territory. … Continue reading

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October 2012 Philly Fed Survey Has Very Good Improvement

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey pushed into positive territory after 6 months of contraction. However, survey component new orders showed contraction – but just barely. Unfilled orders was  less bad – but still shows contraction.  … Continue reading

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September 2012 Philly Fed Survey Now Barely In Contraction Territory

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey is again “less bad” in the Philly region – continuing to show manufacturing contraction. However, survey component new orders showed expansion – but just barely. Unfilled orders was also less … Continue reading

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August 2012 Philly Fed Survey Is Less Bad

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey are “less bad” in the Philly region – continuing to show manufacturing contraction. Survey components new orders again showed contraction – but also was “less bad”.  Unfilled orders continued to … Continue reading

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July 2012 Philly Fed Survey Continues to Show Contraction

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey are “less bad” in the Philly region – but continue to show manufacturing contraction. Survey components new orders and unfilled orders again showed contraction – but also was “less bad”. … Continue reading

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June 2012 Philly Fed Survey Nears Recession Level Readings

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey turned from nasty to ugly in June 2012 showing business conditions are contracting in the Philly region. Survey components new orders and unfilled orders again contracted – and are as … Continue reading

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May 2012 Philly Fed Survey Significantly Deteriorated

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey turned nasty in May 2012 showing business conditions no longer expanding. Survey components new orders and unfilled orders again contracted – now in contraction territory. This is a very noisy … Continue reading

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April 2012 Philly Fed Survey Less Good

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey headlines for April 2012 show the index was less good – but remained clearly in expansion territory. Survey components new orders and unfilled orders contracted dramatically – with unfilled orders … Continue reading

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March 2012 Philly Fed Survey Better, Don’t Look at the Details

Written by Steven Hansen The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey headlines for March 2012 show the index overall again improved slightly – and it remains in expansion territory. Survey components new orders and unfilled orders contracted dramatically – with unfilled … Continue reading

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February 2012 Philly Fed Survey Improves Slightly

The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey headlines for February 2012 show the index again improved slightly – and it remains in expansion territory. Survey components new orders and unfilled orders have improved – with both now in expansion territory. Responses … Continue reading

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Philly Fed Business Survey Continues to Show Expansion in January 2012

The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey headlines for January 2012  show the index improved slightly – and it remains in growth territory.  New orders are less good but still in expansion territory. Results from the Business Outlook Survey suggest that … Continue reading

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December 2011 Philly Fed Business Survey Improves Slightly

The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey headlines for December 2011 show the index improved slightly – and remains in growth territory. Responses to the Business Outlook Survey this month suggest that regional manufacturing continued to improve in December. All of … Continue reading

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November 2011 Philly Fed Survey Continues to Show Weak Growth

The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey headlines for November 2011 show the index fell slightly – but remains in growth territory. Responses to the Business Outlook Survey this month suggest that regional manufacturing is expanding, but at a slow pace. … Continue reading

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September 2011 Philly Fed Survey Improves

The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey headlines for October 2011 show the index improved and slightly out of the levels associated with past recessions. Continue reading

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