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2008

"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

 

June 2008

Index

USMAArkansas
Overall

50.2

50.5

59.2

New Orders

49.6

46.6

60.5

Production

51.5

54.4

57.5

Delivery Lead Time

55.1

58.7

73.7

Employment

43.7

46.2

55.3

Inventories

51.2

49.0

44.7

Prices

91.5

91.7

97.4

Confidence

N/A

35.1

52.6

 

May 2008

Index

USMAArkansas
Overall

49.6

49.6

61.7

New Orders

49.7

47.8

63.2

Production

51.2

47.3

60.5

Delivery Lead Time

53.7

58.5

78.9

Employment

45.5

46.8

52.6

Inventories

48.0

52.7

52.6

Prices

87.0

92.0

97.4

Confidence

N/A

38.2

50.0

 

April 2008

Index

USMAArkansas
Overall

48.6

55.5

58.5

New Orders

46.5

55.0

58.8

Production

49.1

55.0

61.8

Delivery Lead Time

54.0

59.2

55.9

Employment

45.4

49.0

55.9

Inventories

48.1

56.4

58.8

Prices

84.5

93.1

97.1

Confidence

N/A

29.4

44.1

 

March 2008

Index

USMAArkansas
Overall

48.6

54.3

56.9

New Orders

46.5

55.8

53.1

Production

48.7

57.7

59.4

Delivery Lead Time

53.6

46.7

53.1

Employment

49.2

52.4

62.5

Inventories

44.9

56.3

56.7

Prices

83.5

90.3

93.8

Confidence

N/A

38.0

46.9

 

February 2008

Index

USMAArkansas
Overall

48.3

49.5

56.4

New Orders

49.1

44.6

50.0

Production

50.7

51.1

53.3

Delivery Lead Time

50.1

54.7

66.7

Employment

46.0

48.9

63.3

Inventories

45.4

53.2

53.6

Prices

75.5

88.8

80.0

Confidence

N/A

37.8

56.7

 

January 2008

Index

USMAArkansas
Overall

50.7

50.6

56.1

New Orders

49.5

52.3

53.6

Production

55.2

50.5

53.6

Delivery Lead Time

52.8

52.8

60.7

Employment

47.1

46.8

60.7

Inventories

49.1

46.8

53.6

Prices

76.0

79.9

75.0

Confidence

N/A

38.8

67.9