Prior month 1. The gain stops 3 months of lower levels (and 6 of 7 declines).
- prices paid 15 versus 19 last month
- new orders 5 versus -2 last month
- production 17 versus -4 last month
- number of key employees rises to 14 versus 10 last month
- average employee workweek rises to 14 versus 0
- shipments rises to 14 from -14
- The high in 2018 reached 26
From Kansas City Fed's economist Chad Wilkerson:
"Factories in the region reported an uptick in growth in March, following 3 straight months in which the pace of growth slowed. Plans for both hiring a capital spending picked up."
