“Twenty-six percent (26%) of purchasing managers predicted that the local economy will become stronger in the upcoming months (up from last month’s 19%). Forty-five percent of purchasing managers believe the local economy will remain unchanged, down from last months 58%, and the remaining 29% believe the local economy will become weaker over the next quarter (up from 23% last month).”
Exports showed an increase from last month (45.8 to 50.0) as did Imports (50.0 to 56.7).
Following are some highlights from this month’s report:
![IAR’s Inland Empire Report on Business](http://manufacturingunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2-Purchasing-Managers-Index-2014-Feb.jpg)
Note: Inland Empire data were not collected for the months of October and November 1996, July 2005, and July through September 2007.
![IAR’s Inland Empire Report on Business](http://manufacturingunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3-Commodity-Prices-2014-Feb.jpg)
Note: Inland Empire data were not collected for the months of October and November 1996, July 2005, and July through September 2007.
![IAR’s Inland Empire Report on Business](http://manufacturingunlimited.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/4-State-of-Local-Economy-2014-Feb.jpg)
Note: Inland Empire data were not collected for the months of October and November 1996, July 2005, and July through September 2007.