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Economic indicator that uses survey results acquired from New York City manufacturing companies to determine how manufacturing activity is performing during a given time period. The primary reason for the survey is to receive a current reading on sentiment among the manufacturers polled. Since the index only focuses on NY, the results are not the most accurate depiction of the entire United States, but the index is monitored by investors nonetheless.

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