The MNI Chicago Business Barometer slipped to a three-month low of 63.6 in August, down 1.9 points from July's 65.5. A softening in Supplier Deliveries, Order Backlogs and Employment offset gains in Production and New Orders, driving the decline in the Barometer. However, it still sits 6.9% higher on the year and continues to signal robust business conditions.
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Friday, August 31, 2018
August Chicago PMI slipped 1.9 points from July but still up 6.9 percent year-on-year
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
July Chicago PMI rose to six-month high, prices paid index rises to 10-year high
The MNI Chicago Business Barometer rose to a six-month high of 65.5 in July, up 1.4 points from 64.1 in June, with the prices paid index rising to a 10-year high.
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Friday, June 29, 2018
June Chicago PMI rose to highest level since January
The MNI Chicago Business Barometer rose 1.4 points to 64.1 in June, up from 62.7 in May, hitting the highest level since January.
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Thursday, December 28, 2017
December Chicago Business Barometer rises to highest level since March 2011
The MNI Chicago Business Barometer rose to 67.6 in December, up from 63.9 in November, closing the year at the highest level since March 2011.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
October Chicago Business Barometer rises to highest level since March 2011
The MNI Chicago Business Barometer rose to 66.2 in October,
up from 65.2 in September, hitting the highest level since March 2011.
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Friday, September 29, 2017
September Chicago Business Barometer rose to second-highest level in over three years
The MNI Chicago Business Barometer rose to 65.2 in September, hitting the highest level in three months and the second highest level in over three years.
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Monday, July 31, 2017
Chicago Business Barometer fell sharply in July but still well into positive territory
Friday, June 30, 2017
June Chicago Business Barometer highest in over three years
The MNI Chicago Business Barometer rose to 65.7 in
June from 59.4 in May, the highest level in over three
years.
Optimism among firms about business conditions rose
for the fifth consecutive month. Four of the five Barometer
components led June’s increase, with only Employment
falling, albeit slightly. Successive rises in the barometer
left the Q2 calendar quarter average at 61.1, significantly
above Q1’s 55.1, and the highest level since Q2 2014.
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