Business Leaders Survey - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK
Business Leaders Survey

A monthly survey of service firms in New York State, northern New Jersey, and southwestern Connecticut, conducted by the New York Fed.

 

Note: Survey responses were collected between May 2 and May 9.

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Business activity continued to decline in the region’s service sector in May, according to firms responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Business Leaders Survey. The survey’s headline business activity index was little changed at -16.2. The business climate index remained firmly negative at -51.7, suggesting the business climate continued to be considerably worse than normal. Employment held steady, and wage growth slowed. Supply availability worsened significantly. Input price increases remained moderate, while selling price increases slowed somewhat. Firms were again quite negative about the outlook, with nearly half expecting activity to decline in the months ahead.

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