 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity Slowed Further in May 2022 Posted: June 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Growth in Tenth District manufacturing activity slowed further but remained positive. Expectations for future activity also moderated slightly but were still at solid levels overall (Chart 1, Tables 1 & 2). Raw materials price indexes eased slightly from last month and compared with last year. Finished goods price indexes increased slightly from ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity eased slightly in April 2022 Posted: May 26, 2022 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Growth in Tenth District manufacturing activity slowed slightly but remained strong, and expectations for future activity also eased slightly from recent historical highs (Chart 1, Tables 1 & 2). Raw materials price indexes modestly declined from last month and remained similar to year-ago levels. Finished goods price indexes eased modestly from ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity eased slightly in April 2022 Posted: April 28, 2022 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Growth in Tenth District manufacturing activity eased slightly, and expectations for future activity remained solid. The monthly index of raw materials prices inched upward in April and increased slightly compared to a year ago. Finished goods price indexes increased somewhat from a month ago but remained moderately higher than last ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity Grew at a Record Pace in March 2022 Posted: March 24, 2022 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity reported record high growth and expectations for future activity remained solid. The monthly index of raw materials prices increased modestly in March and inched down compared to a year ago. Finished goods price indexes saw slight growth from a month ago and were above year-ago levels for most ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity grew at a strong pace in February 2022 Posted: February 24, 2022 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity grew at a strong pace, and expectations for future activity increased. The monthly index of raw materials prices expanded at a steady pace in February and continued to increase compared to a year ago. Finished goods price indexes eased slightly from a month ago, but were above year-ago levels for most ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity continued to grow strongly in January 2022 Posted: January 27, 2022 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity continued to grow strongly, and expectations also increased further. The monthly index of raw materials prices continued to decline slightly from a month ago, although nearly all firms continued to report higher input prices compared to a year ago. Finished goods price indexes rose from a month ago ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity edged higher in December 2021 Posted: December 16, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity growth edged higher, but expectations for future activity moderated slightly. The monthly index of raw materials prices continued to ease slightly from a month ago, although most firms continued to report higher input prices compared to a year ago. Finished goods price indexes declined from a month ago ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity eased slightly in November 2021 Posted: November 18, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing growth eased slightly, but expectations for future activity remained strong. The monthly index of raw materials prices dipped from a survey record high in October, but remained high, and almost every firm continued to report higher input prices compared to a year ago. Finished goods price indexes rose from a month ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity edged higher in October 2021 Posted: October 28, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing growth edged higher, and expectations for future activity remained at solid levels . The monthly index of prices paid for raw materials posted a new survey record high in October, and 99% of firms continued to report higher input prices compared to a year ago. Finished goods price indexes also increased from a ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity moderated slightly but remained solid in September 2021 Posted: September 23, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity growth moderated slightly but remained solid, and expectations for future production increased further. The index of prices paid for raw materials continued to increase at record levels in September compared to a month ago and a year ago. Price indexes for finished goods also remained very high. ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity continued at a strong pace in August 2021 Posted: August 26, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity continued at a strong pace, and expectations for future activity remained solid. The monthly index of prices paid for raw materials continued to increase for a majority of firms in August and the index of prices received for finished goods rose to a new survey high. Price indexes vs. a year ago expanded ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity Increased Further in July 2021 Posted: July 22, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity increased further, with solid expectations for future activity over the next six months. The index of prices paid for raw materials remained near record highs and the index of prices received for finished goods expanded again in July. Price indexes vs. a year ago posted record highs in July for the ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity remained at a strong pace in June 2021 Posted: June 24, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity remained strong, and expectations for future activity increased to a survey record high. The index of prices paid for raw materials and prices received for finished goods compared with a month ago remained very high. Price indexes vs. a year ago posted record highs again in June. Moving forward, district ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity continued to expand at a strong pace in May 2021 Posted: May 27, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity continued to expand at a strong pace, and expectations for future activity remained solid. The index of prices paid for raw materials compared to a month ago posted a new survey record high for the second straight month, and prices received for finished goods also surpassed historical levels. Price indexes ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity expanded further in April 2021 Posted: April 22, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity expanded further with the highest monthly composite reading in survey history, and expectations for future activity increased considerably (Chart 1, Tables 1 & 2). The index of prices paid for raw materials compared to a month ago also reached the highest level in survey history. In addition, ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity grew solidly in March Posted: March 25, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity grew solidly compared to a month ago and a year ago with positive expectations for future activity. Prices paid for raw materials remained very high, and the index continued to hover near historically high levels. Finished goods prices also increased further from a month ago and a year ago. Moving ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity climbed higher in February Posted: February 25, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity climbed higher in February compared to a month ago and a year ago, and expectations for future activity increased. Prices paid for raw materials continued to increase, reaching the second highest pace of growth in survey history. Prices for finished goods also grew more from a month ago and a year ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity increased at a faster pace in January Posted: January 28, 2021 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity increased at a faster pace in January compared to a month ago and was similar to year ago levels. Expectations for future activity rose further. Prices paid for raw materials continued to rise rapidly, to the highest reading since 2011. Prices for finished goods also expanded from a month ago and a year ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity expanded further in December Posted: December 17, 2020 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity expanded further in December. Manufacturing activity was still below year ago levels, but expectations for future activity were positive. Prices paid for raw materials and finished goods rose further from a month ago and a year ago. District firms expected prices for both raw materials and finished goods ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity continued to grow modestly in November Posted: November 19, 2020 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity continued to grow modestly in November. Manufacturing activity remained below year ago levels, but expectations for future activity remained solid. Prices paid for raw materials and finished goods continued to expand compared to a month ago and a year ago. District firms expected prices for both raw ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity rose again in October Posted: October 22, 2020 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity rose again in October but remained lower than a year ago, while expectations for future activity continued to expand. Prices paid for raw materials grew at a faster pace and prices received for finished goods inched up from a month ago. District firms expected prices for both raw materials and finished ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity Increased at a Slower Pace in September Posted: September 24, 2020 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity increased at a slower pace in September and remained lower than a year ago, while expectations for future activity were positive. Prices paid for raw materials and finished goods rose further. District firms expected prices for both raw materials and finished goods to grow in the next ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity Rose Moderately in August Posted: August 27, 2020 at 10:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity rose moderately from July but remained below year-ago levels, while expectations for future activity expanded further (Chart 1, Tables 1 & 2). Prices paid for raw materials increased and prices received for finished goods were slightly positive. District firms expected prices for both finished goods and ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity Continued to Grow Slightly in July Posted: July 23, 2020 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity continued to grow slightly after decreasing sharply in the spring, but still remained well below year-ago levels. Expectations for future activity continued to improve slightly. District firms continued to expect prices for both finished goods and raw materials to expand in the next ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity Grew Slightly in June Posted: June 25, 2020 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity grew slightly after sharply decreasing the past three months, but remained well below year-ago levels. Expectations for future activity rebounded moderately. Month-over-month price indexes increased in June after dropping sharply in previous months. District firms expected prices for both finished goods ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity up somewhat in May Posted: May 28, 2020 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity continued to decline, but not as sharply compared to last month’s record low. Expectations for future activity rose, but remained slightly negative. Month-over-month price indexes remained negative again in May. Moving forward, District firms expected prices for finished goods to decline and prices for ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity Decreased Further in April Posted: April 23, 2020 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity decreased further to the lowest reading in survey history (since 1994), while expectations for future activity improved but remained slightly negative. Month-over-month price indexes declined again in April, but District firms expected prices to rise slightly in the next ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity declined sharply in March Posted: March 26, 2020 at 10:30 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity declined sharply compared with a month ago, and expectations for future activity fell to levels last seen in early 2009. Month-over-month price indexes decreased moderately, and District firms expected lower prices in the next 6 months.
Factory Activity Declined Sharply in March
The month-over-month composite index was -17 in March, the lowest composite reading since April 2009, and down considerably from 5 in February and -1 in January. The composite index is an average of the production, new orders, ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity increased modestly in February Posted: February 27, 2020 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity increased modestly in February, reaching positive territory for the first time in eight months. Expectations for future activity remained at solid levels, and the month-over-month price indexes increased at a moderate pace. District firms continued to expect higher prices in the next ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity was nearly flat in January Posted: January 23, 2020 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity was nearly flat in January while expectations for future activity expanded. The month-over-month prices for raw materials increased, while prices for finished products declined from a month ago. District firms continued to expect higher prices in the next ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity decreased further in December Posted: December 20, 2019 at 11:00 AM (Friday)Tenth District manufacturing activity decreased further in December while expectations for future activity remained positive. The month-over-month prices for raw materials increased, while prices for finished products eased slightly from a month ago. District firms expected higher prices in the next ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity continued to decline modestly in November Posted: November 22, 2019 at 11:00 AM (Friday)Tenth District manufacturing activity continued to decline modestly in November, however expectations for future activity rebounded moderately (Chart 1). The month-over-month price indexes for raw materials and finished products both increased and District firms expected prices to increase over the next ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity eased slightly in October Posted: October 24, 2019 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity eased slightly in October, and expectations for future activity inched lower but remained slightly positive (Chart 1). The month-over-month price index for raw materials declined at a slower rate, while the price index for finished products expanded slightly. District firms expected prices to increase over ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity edged down in September Posted: September 26, 2019 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity edged down in September, and expectations for future activity moderated but remained positive. The month-over-month price index for raw materials continued to fall, while the price index for finished products inched higher. Firms continued to expect prices to rise over the next 6 months, but at a ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity declined in August Posted: August 22, 2019 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity declined in August, while expectations for future activity edged higher (Chart 1). The month-over-month price indexes for raw materials and finished products decreased, turning negative for the first time since 2016. Firms continued to expect prices to rise over the next 6 ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity was dipped in July Posted: July 25, 2019 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity was largely unchanged in July, while expectations for future activity remained moderately positive. The price index for raw materials increased from both last month and a year ago. Prices received for finished products were ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity was flat in June Posted: June 27, 2019 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity was flat in June, while expectations for future activity remained solid. Price indexes were lower than a month ago, indicating that prices continue to rise but at a slower pace. The raw materials price index was lower than a year ago, and expectations for future price indexes also ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity grew at a modest pace in May Posted: May 23, 2019 at 10:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity continued to grow at a modest pace in May, and expectations for future activity remained mostly solid (Chart 1). Price indexes showed little change, with most indexes lower than a year ago and some slight upward movement in future raw ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity grew more modestly in April Posted: April 25, 2019 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity grew more modestly in April, and expectations for future activity eased slightly but remained mostly solid (Chart 1). Price indexes showed little change, with some slight upticks in month-over-month selling prices and future raw ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity accelerated moderately in March Posted: March 28, 2019 at 10:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity accelerated moderately in March, and expectations for future activity also increased. The month-over-month finished goods and raw materials price indexes both declined in March, while price expectations for the next six months ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity grew slightly in February Posted: February 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity was up only slightly in February, while expectations for future activity remained positive but were slightly lower than in previous months. The month-over-month finished goods and raw materials price indexes both eased down in February. Price expectations for the next six months also ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity grew modestly in January Posted: January 24, 2019 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity continued to grow modestly in January, and expectations for future growth remained solid. The month-over-month finished goods price index rose, while the raw materials price index edged lower. Price expectations for the next six months ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity slowed in December Posted: December 21, 2018 at 11:00 AM (Friday)Growth in Tenth District manufacturing activity slowed in December, while expectations for future activity edged slightly higher. Price indexes were mixed, with a considerable drop in month-over-month price indexes but higher prices expected in the next six months.
The month-over-month composite index was 3 in December, down from 15 in November and 8 in October. The composite index is an average of the production, new orders, employment, supplier delivery time, and raw materials inventory indexes. The slowdown in factory growth was ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity edged higher in November Posted: November 16, 2018 at 11:00 AM (Friday)Growth in Tenth District manufacturing activity edged higher in November, while expectations for future activity moderated slightly. Price indexes were mixed.
The month-over-month composite index was 15 in November, up from 8 in October and 13 in September. The composite index is an average of the production, new orders, employment, supplier delivery time, and raw materials inventory indexes. The increase in factory growth was ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity expanded at a slower pace in October Posted: October 25, 2018 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity expanded at a slower pace in October compared with the rapid expansion earlier in the year. Expectations for future activity growth also eased slightly, but remained positive. Price indexes mostly declined from high levels in ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity expanded at a solid pace again in September Posted: September 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity expanded at a solid pace again in September, though growth was somewhat slower than the rapid rate earlier in the year. Expectations for future growth remained positive, despite continued concerns about trade and tariffs. Price indexes ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity expanded at a slightly slower pace in August Posted: August 23, 2018 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity expanded at a slightly slower pace in August, with the composite index dropping back to around the rates of growth that prevailed in late 2017 and early 2018. Expectations for future growth remained solid, despite continued concerns about trade and tariffs. Price indexes ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity continued to expand solidly in July Posted: July 26, 2018 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity continued to expand solidly in July, with the composite index dipping slightly after May’s record-high reading. Expectations for future growth remained high, despite many firms citing labor tightness and tariffs as increasingly worrisome. Price indexes also continued ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity expanded at a rapid pace in June Posted: June 28, 2018 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity continued to expand at a rapid pace in June, with the composite index similar to May’s record-high reading. Expectations for future growth increased moderately, and many firms reported difficulties finding qualified workers. Price indexes remained at ... |
 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity expanded more rapidly in May Posted: May 24, 2018 at 11:00 AM (Thursday)Tenth District manufacturing activity continued to expand rapidly, with the composite index at its highest level in survey history for the second consecutive month. In addition, contacts remained optimistic about future activity. Price indexes were little changed, but generally remained at ... |