- Prior was -17.3
- General business activity +5.8 vs +24.6 prior
- New orders +0.5 vs +21.5 prior
- Employment full time +9.4 vs -3.8 prior
- Prices paid +38.8 vs +43.2 prior
- Capex +0.2 vs +10.2 prior
- Six month index -8.4 vs +1.3 prior
The details of this report are all over the place so it's tough to take a signal but in a special question, 60% of firms reported better sales in Q3 than Q2 with 25% reporting a decrease.
