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Chicago Fed Index: June
The Chicago Federal Reserve’s national activity index the Chicago Fed National Activity Iindex (CFNAI) moved up to +0.08 in June from –0.08 in May, largely due to improvements in production- and employment-related indicators. Three of the four broad categories of indicators that make up the index increased from May, and two of the four categories…
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US ISM Manufacturing Index: June 2015
From the Institute for Supply Management: June 2015 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® The ISM manufacturing index suggested expansion in June. The PMI was at 53.5 per cent in June, up from 52.8 per cent in May. The employment index was at 55.5 per cent, up from 51.7 per cent in May, and the new…
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Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey – April 2015
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s April Manufacturing Survey’s general business conditions index, released Thursday, turned slightly negative for the first time since December, falling 8 points to -1.2 in a sign that the growth in manufacturing had paused.
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Manufacturing Survey, US
The pace of growth in the US manufacturing sector rose in August to its highest level since March 2011, according to an industry report released Tuesday. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its index of national factory activity rose to 59.0 from 57.1 the month before. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the…
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Manufacturing Index, US
The US manufacturing sector expanded in August, with the rate of growth exceeding expectations and moving at the fastest pace in more than four years, an industry report showed on Thursday. Financial data firm Markit said its preliminary or “flash” US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index rose to 58 in August, which was its highest since…
