Philadelphia Fed Index Dips to Negative 5.2 in May vs. 1.3 in April

The region's manufacturing sector decreased in May, as the general business conditions index slipped to negative 5.2 from 1.3 in April, this month’s Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters predicted a reading of 2.8 for the index.

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