10:42 AM EDT, 08/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Dallas Federal Reserve's monthly manufacturing index fell to a reading of minus 1.8 in August from 0.9 in July, compared with expectations for a smaller drop to a reading of minus 1.7 in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:30 am ET.

The index now indicates contraction, which is in line with the with the Philadelphia Fed reading but in contrast with the New York Fed and the S&P Global flash indexes that suggested expansion.

For Dallas, there was a decline in the production reading but gains in the readings for new orders, shipments, prices paid and employment.

The reading for the company outlook decreased to 3.3 from 4.7 in July, indicating slower expansion.