The phrase "a reading of negative" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey an interpretation or analysis of something negative, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "In her analysis, she provided a reading of negative aspects in the report that needed addressing."
Alternatives: "an interpretation of negativity" or "an analysis of negative elements".
Economists had been expecting a reading of negative 15.0.
The August Philadelphia Federal Index, which measures manufacturing activity in the region, came in at a reading of negative 12.7, just below expectations.
The Philadelphia Fed index, a closely-watched report on manufacturing, fell to a reading of negative 17.1, worse than expected and a decline from May's negative 15.6 reading.
The August Philadelphia Fed index, which measures manufacturing activity in the mid-Atlantic region, came in at a reading of negative 12.7, a hair below expectations and an improvement from July's reading of minus 16.3.
And the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported that its general economic index remained negative, posting a reading of minus 6.1 this month.
The postquake Tankan results released Monday showed large manufacturers, which are the most closely watched by economists and investors, turning negative in their outlook for the next three months, with a reading of minus 2. Answers received from those who replied before the quake made for a reading of plus 3. A negative number means pessimists outnumber optimists.
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said at midday that its index of regional business conditions showed a reading of a negative 5.7, down sharply from a positive 8.2 in November.
The December reading of negative 32.9 is an improvement over November's 39.3, but still indicative of weak activity in the mid-Atlantic manufacturing sector.
If this appears to be too negative a reading of the party's mission, one has only to look only at a recent survey of members in NSW, by Denise Jepsen of Macquarie University's Faculty of Business and Economics.
Context and local references are salient here: the fact that the music is being played in Seattle coffee shops in the mid-nineties is significant for the reading of negative attitude toward these coffee shops via counter-expectation (item (6c), Fig. 2), which is not explicitly signalled but is rather an effect of comparison, or contrast.
The cut-off OD is calculated as the average OD reading of negative control donors (US donors with no prior exposure to malaria)+3 standard deviations.
