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Regional Fed Manufacturing Composite Rises to 19.4 From 5.3

Regional Fed Manufacturing Composite came in at 19.4 on July 1, 2026, 14.1 points above the prior reading of 5.3.

Regional Fed Manufacturing Composite came in at 19.4 on July 1, 2026, 14.1 points above the prior reading of 5.3. On a diffusion index the sign is the signal: above zero means more respondents reporting expansion than contraction, and the distance from zero is how lopsided the split is.

• July 1, 2026: 19.4
• prior (June 1, 2026): 5.3
• change: +14.1 pts

Regional Fed Manufacturing Composite has ranged from -7.9 (December 1, 2025) to 19.4 (July 1, 2026) over the archived window, which puts the current reading 100% of the way up that range.

Survey readings are noisy month to month, so the standing trend matters more than any single print: this series has been rising across recent readings. Source: Federal Reserve district surveys via FRED.

Published 2026-08-19.