K.C. Fed Sees Slight Ease in Manufacturing

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s region “eased slightly in August as firms continued to trim inventories, but expectations for future factory activity rebounded to levels not seen since last year,” according to the bank’s monthly manufacturing survey, released yesterday.

“Most price indexes in the survey began to level out after falling sharply through most of the year,” the survey said.

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