"US" indicates the National PMI numbers announced by the NAPM |
"MA" indicates the overall index for the Mid-American region |
Index greater than 50.0% indicates expansion |
<></> | December 2005 | Index | US | MA | Arkansas | Overall | 54.2 | 56.1 | 70.9 | New Orders | 55.5 | 58.3 | 75.0 | Production | 57.0 | 58.4 | 71.4 | Delivery Lead Time | 53.5 | 53.0 | 75.1 | Employment | 52.7 | 53.5 | 64.3 | Inventories | 47.2 | 53.2 | 64.3 | Prices | 63.0 | 79.1 | 89.3 | Confidence | N/A | 61.9 | 53.6 | | November 2005 | Index | US | MA | Arkansas | Overall | 58.1 | 56.9 | 61.9 | New Orders | 59.8 | 58.3 | 61.8 | Production | 60.6 | 62.0 | 58.8 | Delivery Lead Time | 58.3 | 55.4 | 73.5 | Employment | 56.6 | 52.1 | 58.9 | Inventories | 49.3 | 51.5 | 58.8 | Prices | 74.0 | 82.7 | 88.2 | Confidence | N/A | 51.8 | 61.8 | | October 2005 | Index | US | MA | Arkansas | Overall | 59.1 | 58.3 | 55.2 | New Orders | 61.7 | 59.5 | 59.5 | Production | 62.0 | 61.9 | 50.0 | Delivery Lead Time | 61.7 | 57.7 | 65.6 | Employment | 55.0 | 54.7 | 50.0 | Inventories | 48.1 | 54.5 | 50.0 | Prices | 84.0 | 84.3 | 90.6 | Confidence | N/A | 45.5 | 50.0 | | September 2005 | Index | US | MA | Arkansas | Overall | 59.4 | 59.9 | 59.3 | New Orders | 63.8 | 62.6 | 69.2 | Production | 63.1 | 65.4 | 61.5 | Delivery Lead Time | 59.3 | 56.1 | 61.5 | Employment | 53.1 | 53.6 | 42.3 | Inventories | 49.6 | 55.8 | 54.2 | Prices | 78.0 | 85.9 | 84.6 | Confidence | N/A | 50.8 | 45.8 | | August 2005 | Index | US | MA | Arkansas | Overall | 53.6 | 60.4 | 60.9 | New Orders | 56.4 | 62.0 | 65.0 | Production | 55.9 | 67.1 | 67.5 | Delivery Lead Time | 50.5 | 54.1 | 60.0 | Employment | 52.6 | 57.5 | 47.5 | Inventories | | |