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Print-Friendly VersionTexas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Summary of Results
October 2007
 
October vs. September
  
Six months from now
 
Oct
Index
%
Increase
No
Change
%
Decrease
Sept
Index
  
Oct
Index
%
Increase
No
Change
%
Decrease

Sept
Index
Production
10.6
31.1
48.4
20.5
4.5
  
33.9
47.1
39.7
13.2
37.3
Capacity
utilization
10.7
28.7
53.3
18.0
1.8
  
29.5
42.9
43.7
13.4
27.0
Volume of new orders
8.2
27.9
52.5
19.7
2.7
  
26.4
42.1
42.1
15.7
34.2
Growth rate of orders
-1.6
20.5
57.4
22.1
0.9
  
16.5
32.2
52.1
15.7
28.8
Unfilled orders
-18.1
4.9
72.1
23.0
-9.9
  
-3.3
11.7
73.3
15.0
-5.5
Volume of shipments
11.5
32.0
47.5
20.5
5.4
  
33.3
47.5
38.3
14.2
34.6
Delivery time
-9.1
6.6
77.7
15.7
-1.8
  
-6.6
7.4
78.5
14.0
-8.1
Materials inventories
0.0
22.1
55.7
22.1
-1.8
  
2.5
21.7
59.2
19.2
1.8
Finished goods
inventories
3.3
17.5
68.3
14.2
5.4
  
1.7
17.5
66.7
15.8
-3.6
Prices paid for
raw materials
33.6
39.3
54.9
5.7
17.9
  
45.4
51.2
43.0
5.8
36.9
Prices received
for finished goods
12.3
19.7
73.0
7.4
10.8
  
27.2
35.5
56.2
8.3
16.4
Wages and
benefits
19.7
21.3
77.0
1.6
19.8
  
51.6
53.3
45.0
1.7
45.9
Number of employees
2.4
22.1
58.2
19.7
3.5
  
22.3
31.4
59.5
9.1
27.9
Average employee
workweek
3.2
18.0
67.2
14.8
-0.9
  
5.0
14.2
76.7
9.2
2.7
Capital expenditures
11.5
25.4
60.7
13.9
18.4
  
17.5
32.5
52.5
15.0
16.4
General Business Conditions:
 
Oct
Index
%
Improved
Remained
the Same
%
Worsened
Sept
Index
  
Oct
Index
%
Improved
Remained
the Same
%
Worsened

Sept
Index
How has the
outlook for your
company changed?
-2.5
17.2
63.1
19.7
0.9
  
10.8
27.3
56.2
16.5
5.4
What is your
evaluation of
the level of general
business activity?
-6.6
13.9
65.6
20.5
-4.6
  
-4.2
17.5
60.8
21.7
1.0

NOTE: Each index is calculated by subtracting the percentage reporting a decrease from the percentage reporting an increase. When all firms report that activity has increased, an index will register 100. An index will register –100 when all firms report a decrease. An index will be zero when the number of firms reporting an increase or decrease is equal. Items may not add up to 100% because of rounding.
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