FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2025
CONTACT: Sarah Dickson
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the July Manufacturing Survey today. According to Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and Oklahoma City Branch executive, the survey revealed that Tenth District manufacturing activity edged up slightly, and expectations for future activity remained expansionary.
“Regional factory activity inched higher in July, and expectations for future activity remained positive,” said Cowley. “However, the volume of new orders grew only mildly, while backlogs fell considerably, and employment continued to decrease.”
A summary of the July survey is below. The July survey incorporates new seasonal adjustment factors using Census X-13 ARIMA-SEATS, so historical indexes differ slightly from previously released numbers. The new seasonal factors will be used throughout 2025. Historical data, results from past surveys, and release dates for future surveys can be found at External Linkhttps://kansascityfed.org/surveys/manufacturing-survey/.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City serves the Tenth Federal Reserve District, encompassing the western third of Missouri; all of Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wyoming; and the northern half of New Mexico. As part of the nation’s central bank, the Bank participates in setting national monetary policy, supervising and regulating numerous commercial banks and bank holding companies, and providing financial services to depository institutions. More information is available online at External Linkwww.kansascityfed.org.
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