Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index
Low
Forecast—
Previous-2
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 36 releases held here, from 2023-11-28 to 2026-10-27, the actual came in above forecast 10 times, below 22 times and in line 4 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 5.
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Past releases 24
Oct-20 · -2
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Sep | -2 | 5 | 4 |
| Aug | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Jul | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Jun | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| May | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| Apr | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar | 0 | -5 | -10 |
| Feb | -10 | -4 | -6 |
| Jan | -6 | -8 | -7 |
| Dec | -7 | -7 | -15 |
| Nov | -15 | -2 | -4 |
| Oct | -4 | -14 | -17 |
| Sep | -17 | -5 | -7 |
| Aug | -7 | -17 | -20 |
| Jul | -20 | -3 | -8 |
| Jun | -7 | -7 | -9 |
| May | -9 | -9 | -13 |
| Apr | -13 | -6 | -4 |
| Mar | -4 | 8 | 6 |
| Feb | 6 | -3 | -4 |
| Jan | -4 | -8 | -10 |
| Dec | -10 | -9 | -14 |
| Nov | -14 | -10 | -14 |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.