Following increases in the mfr’g indices of the NY and KC regions and the negative readings from Philly and Richmond, the July Dallas mfr’g index fell to -13.2 from +5.8 and is well below expectations of +2.0. Weakness from June was seen in production, new orders, backlogs, inventories, employment and cap ex with a slight increase in prices paid and received and a good jump in wages. The overall 6 month outlook fell to -7.3 from +1.3, the 1st time below zero in 10 months. Today’s figure will be followed by the Chicago area tomorrow and the national ISM Wednesday where expectations are for a slight increase from 49.7 to 50.2.
Category: MacroNotes, Think Tank
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Oh Noo… Rick Perry’s miracle. have they run out of minimum wage jobs? or can’t anyone in Texas afford to buy anything?
Good thing they refuse to accept gov’t payments for medicaid for all their citizens. Atta boy, Rick.
Texas is a great State to do business in and to live in! Texans GIVE more money to the FEDs than they take, therefore, they are producers, whereas, most States in the USA are TAKERS or lechers, like California, which are you?
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BR: California contributes more than it takes — its bottom 10 of 50
See this: http://taxfoundation.org/article/federal-spending-received-dollar-taxes-paid-state-2005