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 Texas
Manufacturing Outlook Survey |
Summary of Results
November 2005
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November
vs. October |
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Six
months from now |
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November
Index |
%
Increase |
No
Change |
%
Decrease |
October
Index |
|
November
Index |
%
Increase |
No
Change |
%
Decrease |
October
Index |
| Production |
23.2 |
39.3 |
44.6 |
16.1 |
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|
58.2 |
69.1 |
20.0 |
10.9 |
43.9 |
Capacity
utilization |
19.6 |
33.9 |
51.8 |
14.3 |
25.8 |
|
54.6 |
65.5 |
23.6 |
10.9 |
47.3 |
| Volume of new orders |
23.2 |
37.5 |
48.2 |
14.3 |
25.9 |
|
50.9 |
61.8 |
27.3 |
10.9 |
40.3 |
| Growth rate of orders |
14.3 |
30.4 |
53.6 |
16.1 |
12.0 |
|
41.8 |
52.7 |
36.4 |
10.9 |
35.1 |
| Unfilled orders |
-8.9 |
14.3 |
62.5 |
23.2 |
7.0 |
|
-3.7 |
14.5 |
67.3 |
18.2 |
-7.1 |
| Volume of shipments |
26.7 |
44.6 |
37.5 |
17.9 |
31.0 |
|
61.8 |
69.1 |
23.6 |
7.3 |
50.9 |
| Delivery time |
-7.3 |
9.1 |
74.5 |
16.4 |
17.2 |
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12.7 |
23.6 |
65.5 |
10.9 |
0.0 |
| Materials inventories |
1.8 |
23.6 |
54.5 |
21.8 |
-5.2 |
|
7.4 |
27.8 |
51.9 |
20.4 |
8.9 |
Finished goods
inventories |
10.9 |
30.9 |
49.1 |
20.0 |
-12.1 |
|
7.4 |
27.8 |
51.9 |
20.4 |
12.7 |
Prices paid for
raw materials |
62.5 |
69.6 |
23.2 |
7.1 |
51.7 |
|
58.2 |
67.3 |
23.6 |
9.1 |
50.9 |
Prices received
for finished goods |
32.1 |
37.5 |
57.1 |
5.4 |
31.5 |
|
41.9 |
45.5 |
50.9 |
3.6 |
45.6 |
Wages and
benefits |
23.7 |
25.5 |
72.7 |
1.8 |
20.7 |
|
49.1 |
49.1 |
50.9 |
0.0 |
56.1 |
| Number of employees |
26.8 |
30.4 |
66.1 |
3.6 |
21.0 |
|
41.8 |
47.3 |
47.3 |
5.5 |
29.8 |
Average employee
workweek |
9.1 |
23.6 |
61.8 |
14.5 |
14.1 |
|
0.0 |
16.4 |
67.3 |
16.4 |
12.3 |
| Capital expenditures |
14.3 |
23.2 |
67.9 |
8.9 |
10.4 |
|
35.1 |
44.4 |
46.3 |
9.3 |
29.8 |
| General
Business Conditions: |
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November
Index |
%
Improved |
Remained
the Same |
%
Worsened |
October
Index |
|
November
Index |
%
Improved |
Remained
the Same |
%
Worsened |
October
Index |
How has the
outlook for your
company changed? |
21.8 |
32.7 |
56.4 |
10.9 |
12.1 |
|
42.6 |
46.3 |
50.0 |
3.7 |
28.6 |
What is your
evaluation of
the level of general
business activity? |
18.9 |
28.3 |
62.3 |
9.4 |
13.8 |
|
34.6 |
38.2 |
58.2 |
3.6 |
19.7 |
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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