10:46 AM EDT, 03/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The Dallas Fed's monthly manufacturing index fell to a reading of minus 0.2 in March from 0.2 in February, compared with expectations for an increase to a reading of 1.5.

The other manufacturing data already released have been mixed.

For Dallas, there were declines in the readings for production, new orders, employment and shipments. However, readings for prices paid for raw materials and prices received for finished goods increased.

The reading for the company outlook fell to minus 3.5 from 3.1 in February.