Posted on 12/30/2003 8:37:31 AM PST by Starwind
Chicago PMI index 59.2 in Dec vs 64.1 in Nov
Tuesday December 30, 10:06 am ET
NEW YORK, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said on Tuesday its index of Midwest manufacturing activity fell a bit in December to 59.2 from November's 64.1. . Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug July June (seasonal adj) NAPM-Chicago 59.2 64.1 55.0 51.2 58.9 55.9 52.5 Production* 63.4 69.0 62.0 55.8 61.6 58.4 56.5 New Orders* 65.5 73.3 59.2 53.2 60.5 61.7 54.8 Order Backlog* 50.8 59.6 47.3 50.7 51.0 49.4 45.8 Inventories 40.6 43.4 38.1 52.8 49.8 39.4 48.8 Employment* 49.6 48.5 53.1 45.3 51.2 46.0 43.8 Supplier Deliveries* 55.7 53.9 49.2 45.8 51.8 49.3 52.5 Prices Paid* 58.6 67.3 61.5 51.8 52.4 47.9 49.1 (* indicates components used to calculate index)
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