September Empire Fed -1.99 vs -1.00 expected

Empire Fed manufacturing

• Prior -4.21
• New orders -7.5 vs +1 prior
• Employment -14.3 vs -1 prior
• Prices paid +17 vs +15.5 prior
• Shipments -9.4 vs +9

The headline is more-or-less in line but the internals are poor.