November Philly Fed Index Rises to 16.7 From 11.5

The region’s manufacturing sector picked up, as the general business conditions index increased to 16.7 in November from 11.5 in October, this month’s Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters predicted a reading of 12.0.

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