11:17 AM EDT, 03/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Kansas City Fed monthly manufacturing index rose to a reading of minus 2 in March from minus 5 in February, compared with expectations for no change in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:35 am ET.

The index indicates slower contraction, which is in line with the Empire State, Richmond Fed and the S&P Global Flash indexes but in contrast with the Philadelphia Fed measure that suggested expansion.

The ISM's national manufacturing reading will be released on April 1.

Within the Kansas City data, there were index gains for production, shipments, employment and the prices paid, while the new orders reading decreased.