Manufacturing activity in New York State contracted for the second month in a row in April, while an indicator measuring the short-term business outlook plummeted to its lowest level since 2001 after the Trump administration announced a comprehensive tariff plan. According to data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Tuesday, the overall business condition index of its manufacturing industry rose 11.9 points to -8.1. The index below zero means a contraction in manufacturing activity, and the median forecast from Bloomberg survey economists was -13.5.

Zhitongcaijing · 04/15 13:09
Manufacturing activity in New York State contracted for the second month in a row in April, while an indicator measuring the short-term business outlook plummeted to its lowest level since 2001 after the Trump administration announced a comprehensive tariff plan. According to data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Tuesday, the overall business condition index of its manufacturing industry rose 11.9 points to -8.1. The index below zero means a contraction in manufacturing activity, and the median forecast from Bloomberg survey economists was -13.5.