Atlanta Fed manufacturing index 21.7 in Nov

    ATLANTA, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The Atlanta Federal Reserve
said on Tuesday its monthly index of Southeastern manufacturing
conditions rose to 21.7 in November from a revised 14.4 in
October.
    Following is a summary of Southeastern Manufacturing
Conditions Diffusion Index, seasonally adjusted, current month
versus prior month:

                       November     October (Rev)    September
Industry business cond   21.7           14.4            11.1
Production               24.2           20.3            11.5
Shipments                27.9           24.4            16.5
New orders                8.2           12.0            17.1
Backlog of orders         2.2            6.0            -7.5
Materials inventories     6.5           -0.3           -10.4
Inv finished goods       -4.6           -0.3           -23.2
Number of employees       0.9            4.8             4.8
Average workweek          4.3            1.4             3.8
Prices received          10.7            4.9             8.0
Prices paid              17.1           18.3            27.0
New export orders         1.6            0.0             4.8
Supplier deliv time      12.2            8.9             0.0