Economic Survey of Manufacturing: December 2008 quarter

For the December 2008 quarter compared with the September 2008 quarter:

    Volumes (seasonally adjusted)

• Manufacturing sales fell 5.4 percent, the fourth consecutive quarterly fall.
• Excluding meat and dairy product manufacturing, sales fell 5.1 percent.
• Meat and dairy industry sales fell 6.0 percent.

    Values (seasonally adjusted)

• Manufacturing sales were flat.
• Excluding meat and dairy product manufacturing, sales decreased 1.2 percent.
• Meat and dairy industry sales rose 5.3 percent.