Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index: Release Dates, Results & History
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index last printed 4 on Tue, Aug 25, 2026 against a 7 consensus forecast and a 5 prior, a -0.5 standard-deviation surprise. Captured live by Helious the moment it printed.
Richmond is one of the five regional factory surveys desks average to nowcast ISM manufacturing, covering the Fifth District from the Carolinas up through Maryland. It reads on the current month and lands in the final week alongside the other late regionals, making it a live input to the ISM whisper. Zero is the expansion line; the composite blends shipments, new orders, and employment.
The trend, at a glance
How it moves Treasuries
A strong Richmond print is mildly bearish Treasuries, but no single regional moves rates on its own. The trade is the sweep: when the month's regionals lean the same way, ISM expectations and yields shift before the ISM print. See it scored live on the Helious desk, or read how the standard-deviation surprise is computed.
Recent prints, as captured by the desk
| DATE | ACTUAL | FORECAST | PRIOR | SURPRISE (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 7 | 5 | -0.50 | BELOW FORECAST | |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | -0.83 | BELOW FORECAST |
The 2 most recent prints from the desk's live capture (began July 2026), a sample. Every row links the print page published the moment the number landed; the full graded history is served by the API.
Monthly, ~fourth Tuesday for the current month · 10:00 AM ET · download a sample (CSV, recent rows), free to cite with a link to this page. The full history comes through the Helious API and MCP at api.helious.io/mcp, with depth set by plan.