The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index for future capital expenditures rose 11 points to 25.8 in March 2026. Philly Fed CAPEX Index in the United States averaged 18.22 points from 1968 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 51.10 points in October of 1970 and a record low of -18.70 points in August of 1988. source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-19 01:30 PM
Philly Fed CAPEX Index
Feb 14.40 30.30
2026-03-19 12:30 PM
Philly Fed CAPEX Index
Mar 25.80 14.40
2026-04-16 12:30 PM
Philly Fed CAPEX Index
Apr 25.80


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Coincident Index 148.70 148.70 points Dec 2025
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index 18.10 16.30 points Mar 2026
Philly Fed Business Conditions 40.00 42.80 points Mar 2026
Philly Fed CAPEX Index 25.80 14.40 points Mar 2026
Philly Fed Employment 0.80 -1.30 points Mar 2026
Philly Fed New Orders 8.60 11.70 points Mar 2026
Philly Fed Prices Paid 44.70 38.90 points Mar 2026


United States Philly Fed CAPEX Index
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index is based on The Business Outlook Survey of manufacturers in the Third Federal Reserve District. Participants report the direction of change in overall business activity and in the various measures of activity at their plants: employment, working hours, new and unfilled orders, shipments, inventories, delivery times, prices paid, and prices received. The index above 0 indicates factory-sector growth, below 0 contraction.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
25.80 14.40 51.10 -18.70 1968 - 2026 points Monthly
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