US - Richmond Manufacturing PMI

by Eduardo Petazze
Last updated: April 28, 2015
Richmond manufacturing activity remained soft in April 2014, with shipments, and orders declined, although at a slower pace compared to last month.
However, by 2015 the outlook for manufacturing activity in the Richmond district is projected to expand, but at a slower pace than in 2014.
The purpose of this is to restate the monthly survey compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond on manufacturing activity, like a PMI, facilitating
comparison with other indicators.
Last press release: April 2015 - pdf, 3 pages
Current Activity - Seasonally Adjusted
Inventories
Composite Shipments New order
Order Capacity
Vendor Employees Average
Wages
Activiy, SA
(33%)
(40%) backlogs utilization lead time
(27%) workweek
Finished
Raw
38.16
Jan-13
42.94
42.80
40.05
39.45
39.87
48.67
47.37
46.67
55.19
62.01
61.37
51.19
Feb-13
51.58
53.96
49.51
42.44
54.97
49.42
51.74
48.46
54.79
56.30
58.15
51.33
Mar-13
50.50
52.80
45.92
42.07
47.78
47.81
54.48
54.64
52.64
56.36
61.69
50.66
Apr-13
46.74
45.76
45.47
40.45
41.81
48.61
49.83
48.66
54.89
55.40
59.91
53.85
May-13
49.58
53.42
47.65
42.55
47.89
50.69
47.74
48.98
53.62
54.34
53.69
57.28
Jun-13
53.69
55.33
54.38
49.29
49.65
51.22
50.65
54.94
55.72
54.36
54.97
47.09
Jul-13
48.45
47.53
48.09
41.45
47.39
51.62
50.12
51.56
53.92
56.22
56.05
53.30
Aug-13
54.55
55.93
55.18
46.47
50.28
50.39
51.94
53.30
56.22
55.82
56.77
51.70
Sep-13
50.11
49.54
51.67
45.56
49.47
50.46
48.50
48.00
56.14
55.82
57.08
48.25
Oct-13
51.16
50.72
50.92
43.16
47.73
54.85
52.06
49.45
54.40
56.10
57.38
54.42
Nov-13
54.46
56.03
54.58
47.20
49.87
52.36
52.35
54.09
56.46
56.36
55.92
51.71
Dec-13
55.52
55.57
54.49
46.29
52.65
49.00
56.98
53.05
55.31
55.81
55.86
49.07
Jan-14
53.62
54.67
53.68
47.62
55.24
50.76
52.24
53.74
55.72
55.43
51.83
48.73
Feb-14
49.17
48.89
48.78
46.54
47.02
50.96
50.08
47.99
56.77
56.38
57.81
48.44
Mar-14
47.64
47.35
45.98
44.14
44.42
52.69
50.47
51.14
55.99
56.32
55.37
56.98
Apr-14
53.07
52.11
54.87
46.34
49.74
51.75
51.59
51.89
53.49
57.54
54.44
57.97
May-14
53.70
53.64
53.30
49.50
50.33
52.11
54.35
52.67
61.10
57.44
55.17
55.20
Jun-14
51.83
50.87
52.38
48.10
53.42
50.92
52.17
52.69
56.08
54.04
56.98
51.96
Jul-14
53.25
51.50
52.50
50.00
52.00
56.00
56.50
51.50
58.00
56.00
60.50
54.52
Aug-14
55.74
55.00
56.50
57.50
58.50
58.00
55.50
54.00
55.50
58.00
58.50
58.58
Sep-14
56.91
55.50
57.00
53.00
56.50
55.00
58.50
55.00
54.50
61.50
60.00
57.07
Oct-14
60.09
61.50
61.00
54.50
56.50
56.00
57.00
54.50
55.50
57.50
59.50
51.82
Nov-14
51.72
50.50
50.50
49.00
56.50
53.50
55.00
52.50
57.50
60.00
61.50
49.59
Dec-14
53.38
52.50
52.00
47.50
47.50
51.00
56.50
52.00
54.00
61.00
60.00
48.43
Jan-15
53.13
55.00
52.00
45.50
54.50
52.50
52.50
54.00
51.50
62.50
59.50
49.44
Feb-15
49.98
49.50
49.00
45.00
48.00
51.00
52.00
47.00
54.00
60.00
58.00
46.79
Mar-15
46.07
43.50
43.50
44.00
46.50
45.50
53.00
48.00
54.00
62.50
62.50
52.54
Apr-15
48.76
47.00
47.00
46.00
48.00
47.00
53.50
52.00
54.50
59.00
59.50
54.97
May-15
50.79
49.50
49.00
55.00
54.19
Jun-15
50.81
49.30
49.50
54.60
50.27
Jul-15
51.39
49.30
49.60
56.60
51.69
Aug-15
52.87
50.90
51.70
57.00
55.72
Sep-15
54.07
51.90
52.80
58.60
53.31
Oct-15
56.26
55.30
55.40
58.70
53.11
Nov-15
53.22
51.60
51.40
57.90
48.68
Dec-15
52.41
50.60
50.00
58.20
-4.44
Change
2.69
3.50
3.50
2.00
1.50
1.50
0.50
4.00
0.50
-3.50
-3.00
Latest data Reformulated as an indicator of PMI (The 100% of the firms reporting increase minus the 50% of reporting unchange)
Own estimate
Composite
Activiy, NSA

Note: Composite Activity Indicator, original and seasonally adjusted data, from the preceding table has minor rounding differences with the officially
published.