The Richmond Fed Manufacturing Shipments index in the US increased to 11 points in August 2026 from 8 in the prior month. Future indexes for shipments and new orders remained firmly in positive territory. source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Richmond Fed Manufacturing Shipments in the United States averaged 2.74 points from 1993 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 36.00 points in March of 2004 and a record low of -71.00 points in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Richmond Fed Manufacturing Shipments. United States Richmond Fed Manufacturing Shipments Index - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-28 02:00 PM
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Shipments Index
Jul 8 4 2
2026-08-25 02:00 PM
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Shipments Index
Aug 11 8 7
2026-09-22 02:00 PM
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Shipments Index
Sep 11


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index 4.00 5.00 points Aug 2026
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Shipments Index 11.00 8.00 points Aug 2026
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United States Richmond Fed Manufacturing Shipments Index
The Richmond Manufacturing Index measures the conditions of the manufacturing sector for the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and most of West Virginia. The index is derived from a survey of 190 manufacturing plants and based on three individual index with the following weights: Shipments (33 percent), New Orders (40 percent) and Employment (27 percent). The index can range between +100 and -100; a reading above zero indicates expansion, while below zero suggests a contraction.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
11.00 8.00 36.00 -71.00 1993 - 2026 points Monthly
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