Philadelphia Fed Index Rises to 18.9 in March

The region’s manufacturing sector continued to improve, as the general business conditions index increased to 18.9 in March from 17.6 in February, this month’s Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business indicates.

Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters predicted a reading of 18.0 for the index.

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