Nonmanufacturing activity in the region expanded overall this month, according to the firms responding to the April Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, new orders, and sales/revenues were all positive. The full- and part-time employment indexes suggest overall increases in employment. ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region declined this month, according to the firms responding to the March Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The index for general activity at the firm level turned negative. The new orders index remained negative, while the sales/revenues index fell to a near-zero reading. The full-time employment ...

Firms responding to the February Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey indicated mostly steady business activity. The index for general activity at the firm level declined to a near-zero reading. The index for sales/revenues was little changed, while the index for new orders turned negative. On balance, the firms continued to report an ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region expanded this month, according to the firms responding to the December Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The indexes for general activity at the firm level and sales/revenues remained positive, while the new orders index improved but remained negative. The firms continued to report overall ...

Firms responding to the November Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey indicated overall improvement in business activity. The indexes for general activity at the firm level and sales/revenues returned to positive territory for the first time since July. The index for new orders rose but remained negative. The firms continued to report ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region remained weak overall, according to the firms responding to the October Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The survey's current indicators for general activity at the firm level and for sales/revenues edged up but remained negative. Meanwhile, the index for new orders fell further into ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region declined overall this month, according to the firms responding to the September Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, new orders, and sales/revenues all remained negative. The firms continued to report overall increases in full-time employment ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region remained weak overall this month, according to the firms responding to the August Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The index for general activity at the firm level fell to a near-zero reading, while the index for new orders remained negative and the index for sales/revenues returned to ...

Responses to the July Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest mostly steady nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indexes for general activity at the firm level and sales/revenues increased and returned to positive but low readings, while the index for new orders remained negative. Both price indexes increased this ...

Responses to the April Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest continued weakening in nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, sales/revenues, and new orders all declined. Both price indexes remain somewhat elevated, and the respondents continue to anticipate growth over the next ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region weakened this month, according to the firms responding to the March Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The index for general activity fell to a near-zero reading, and the index for new orders at the firm level turned negative. The sales/revenues index also decreased but remained positive, and ...

Nonmanufacturing business activity continued to expand overall this month, according to the firms responding to the February Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The index for general activity at the firm level increased, and the indexes for new orders and sales/revenues remained positive but declined. The indexes for full- and ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region expanded this month, according to the firms responding to the January Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, sales/revenues, new orders, and full-time employment all rose this month. The firms continued to report overall increases in both prices paid ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region remained weak this month, according to the firms responding to the December Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The index for general activity at the firm level turned positive but remained low. The new orders and sales/revenues indexes were negative, and the full-time employment index declined to ...

Responses to the November Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest weakened nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The index for general activity at the firm level fell into negative territory, and the index for new orders remained negative. The index for sales/revenues declined sharply but remained positive. The full-time ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region continued to expand overall, according to the firms responding to the October Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The survey's current indicator for general activity at the firm level decreased but remained positive, and the index for sales/revenues increased. However, the index for new orders ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region expanded this month, according to the firms responding to the September Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, sales/revenues, and new orders increased this month, with the former two returning to positive territory. The index for full-time ...

Nonmanufacturing business activity was mostly steady on balance this month, according to the firms responding to the August Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The index for general activity at the firm level fell to zero, and the indexes for new orders and sales/revenues dipped into negative territory. The full-time employment ...

Responses to the July Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey indicate a moderation of nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, sales/revenues, and new orders all declined but remained positive at low readings. The price indicators for the firms' inputs and own goods also decreased but ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region expanded this month, according to the firms responding to the June Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, sales/revenues, new orders, and full-time employment all increased this month. The prices paid and prices received indexes increased, with ...

Nonmanufacturing business activity expanded this month, according to the firms responding to the May Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, new orders, and sales/revenues all declined for the second consecutive month but remained positive. The employment indexes continue to suggest ...

Responses to the April Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest continued expansion in nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, sales/revenues, and new orders all declined but remained positive. Prices for the firms' inputs and own goods sustained overall increases, according to ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region expanded this month, according to the firms responding to the March Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, sales/revenues, new orders, and full-time employment all increased this month. The prices paid and prices received indexes edged down but ...

Nonmanufacturing business activity expanded this month, according to the firms responding to the February Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, new orders, sales/revenues, and employment all increased this month after declining last month. The prices paid and prices received indexes rose ...

Responses to the January Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest weakened nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, sales/revenues, and new orders all posted sharp declines but remained slightly positive. Additionally, the index for full-time employment decreased. The firms continued ...

Responses to the December Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest continued growth in business activity in the region. The indicators for firm-level general activity and sales/revenues both declined moderately from last month, while the indicator for new orders increased slightly. The survey's indexes for employment decreased. ...

Nonmanufacturing business activity expanded this month, according to the firms responding to the November Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, new orders, and sales/revenues all increased this month. The full- and part-time employment indexes remained positive, and the prices paid and ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region continued to expand this month, according to the firms responding to the Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The survey's current indicators for general activity and sales/revenues increased, while the index for new orders remained steady. The survey's indexes for prices paid and prices received ...

Responses to the September Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest continued growth in business activity in the region. However, the indicators for firm-level general activity, new orders, and sales/revenues all declined from last month. The survey's indexes for full-time and part-time employment rose. Overall, the respondents ...

Responses to the August Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey indicated continued growth in business activity in the region. The indexes for firm-level general activity, new orders, and sales/revenues remained positive but declined from their July readings. Further, the indexes for prices paid and prices received edged back, while the ...

Responses to the July Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest continued expansion in nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indexes for general activity at the firm level and sales/revenues both declined but remained elevated, and the new orders and full-time employment indexes both rose. Prices for firms' inputs and own ...

Responses to the June Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest further strengthening in nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indicators for firm-level general activity, new orders, and sales/revenues all rose sharply. However, the full-time employment index decreased but remained positive. The respondents expect overall ...

Responses to the May Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest continued expansion in nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The index for general activity at the firm level held mostly steady, and the index for new orders increased; however, the sales/revenues index edged down. Additionally, the survey's index for full-time ...

Responses to the April Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest expansion in nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, sales/revenues, and new orders all declined slightly but remained positive. Prices for firms' inputs and own goods continue to sustain overall increases, according to ...

The seasonal factors that our researchers at the Philadelphia Fed use to calculate the survey's diffusion indexes were affected by atypical patterns because of the onset of the pandemic one year ago. For several variables, revised seasonal factors shifted by much more than is normal. We may revise our seasonal adjustment approach after ...

Responses to the January Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest further weakening in nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indexes for general activity at the firm level and sales/revenues both declined and posted negative readings. Although the indexes for new orders and full-time employment increased, readings for both ...

Firms responding to the December Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey indicated a continued moderation in business activity. The survey's current indicator for general activity at the firm level held steady at a low but positive reading. However, the indexes for new orders and sales/revenues remained negative, and the full-time ...

Firms responding to the November Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey indicated a moderation in business activity. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, sales/revenues, and new orders all posted declines for the month, with the latter two indexes reaching negative territory. However, the survey's indexes for full-time ...

Nonmanufacturing activity in the region continued to expand this month, according to firms responding to the Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The survey's current indicators for general activity, new orders, and sales/revenues remained positive, and the survey's index for full-time employment increased. Respondents expect ...

Nonmanufacturing firms reported continued signs of improvement in regional nonmanufacturing activity this month, according to results from the Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The index for general activity at the firm level edged up, sales/revenues remained stable, and new orders edged down. The survey's indexes for full-time ...

Firms responding to the August Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey indicated continued improvement in business activity. The indexes for general activity at the firm level and sales/revenues showed positive readings for the third consecutive month, coinciding with the phased reopening of the service economy in the region. Additionally, ...

Nonmanufacturing firms reported signs of improvement in regional nonmanufacturing activity this month, according to results from the Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The indexes for general activity at the firm level and sales/revenues showed positive readings for the second consecutive month after a string of negative readings in ...

Nonmanufacturing firms reported continued weakness in regional nonmanufacturing activity this month, according to results from the Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. Most of the survey’s current indicators improved from readings last month: The indexes for general activity at the firm level and sales/revenues showed positive readings ...

Responses to the May Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest continued weakness in nonmanufacturing activity in the region. Despite remaining well below zero, the survey’s current indicators for general activity at the firm level, new orders, sales/revenues, and full-time employment all increased this month after reaching all-time ...

Nonmanufacturing firms reported continued weakening in regional nonmanufacturing activity this month, according to results from the Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The survey’s current indicators for general activity at the firm level, sales/revenues, new orders, and full-time employment once again fell sharply this month to ...

Nonmanufacturing firms reported a significant weakening in regional nonmanufacturing activity this month, according to results from the Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. The survey’s indexes for general activity at the firm level, sales/revenues, new orders, and full-time employment all fell sharply and into negative territory this ...

Responses to the February Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest continued expansion in nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, new orders, and sales/revenues all increased for the second consecutive month. Additionally, the index for full-time employment rose. The firms continued ...

Responses to the January Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest continued expansion in nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, new orders, and sales/revenues all rose. However, the index for full-time employment decreased. The firms continued to report overall increases in the ...

Responses to the December Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest a moderation of nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indexes for general activity at the firm level, new orders, and sales/revenues all fell but remained positive. The index for full-time employment remained stable. The firms continued to report overall increases ...

Responses to the November Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest continued expansion in nonmanufacturing activity in the region. The indexes for general activity at the firm level and sales/revenues both increased, while the new orders index ticked downward. The index for full-time employment rose. The firms continued to report ...