 Prior -12.8Firm-level activity 12.7 vs 8.0 priorNew orders 10.8 vs -2.1 priorFull time employment 16.5 vs 5.4 priorWage and benefit costs 46.1 vs 45.2 priorThis is a low-level indicator and not a market mover but thats a nice bounce in January. This article was written by Adam Button at 