Philadelphia Fed Index Slumps to Negative 41.3

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s region “continued to deteriorate” in February, as the general business conditions index decreased to negative 41.3 in February from negative 24.3 in January, this month’s Report on Business indicates.

Economists surveyed by IFR Markets predicted a reading of negative 25.0.

 

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