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The composite manufacturing index in the US Fifth District plummeted to -13 in April of 2025 from -4 in the previous month, well below market expectations of -6, and reflecting the sharpest decline in factory activity since November of last year. The data was aligned with other leading indicators released for the start of the second quarter, pressured by the impact of aggressive tariffs on inputs that are essential for manufacturing. The shipments index fell to -17 from -7, the sharpest decline in seven months. Also, the volume of new orders plummeted to -15 from .4, while the backlog of orders sank to -24 from -1 as firms depleted pending work to limit a sharper decline in shipments. In the meantime, expectations on future shipments sank to -20, reversing from the 7 in the previous month.