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US: Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index Drops to 19.4 in August

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported on Thursday that the headline Manufacturing Activity Index of the Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey dropped to 19.4 in August from 21.9. This reading came in weaker than the market expectation of 23.

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