Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika Dallas Fed Produktionsindex

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' general business activity index for manufacturing in Texas edged higher to -9 in September of 2024 from -9.7 in the previous month, indicating the softest pessimism in the sector since January 2023. The slight improvement took place despite contractions in new orders (-5.2 vs -4.2 in August) and production (-3.2 vs 1.6), reflecting the ongoing muted momentum for US manufacturing. Still, employment for Southern factories rebounded in the period (2.9 vs -0.7). On the price front, costs of raw materials slowed sharply (18.2 vs 28.2), allowing factories to slow the increase in output charges to a marginal extent (8.4 vs 8.5).