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Philly Fed Survey jumps 7.5 points: April 21,2011

The Philadelphia Fed Survey rose 7.5 points to 43.4 in March.  This is the best reading since 1984.   The Philly Fed survey is a business outlook survey that attempts to measure the manufacturing conditions within the Philadelphia Federal Reserve district.  This measurement of the economy is typically used as an indicator of manufacturing sector… read more