Steel Products
March 18, 2013
Empire State Business Indices Continue to Show Optimism by Manufacturers
Written by Sandy Williams
Written by: Sandy Williams
The general business conditions index in New York dropped less than one point to 9.2 in March from 10.0 in February as registered by the Empire State Manufacturing Survey. New orders were positive in March although the index slipped five points to 8.2. Shipments rose at a slower pace for the month registering at 7.8 from 13.0. Delivery time and inventory indexes both fell below the zero point to -2.2 and -5.4 in March.
