The Chicago Federal Reserve announced on
Monday the Chicago Fed national activity index (CFNAI), a weighted average of
85 different economic indicators, came in at +0.53 in July, up from a revised -0.01
in June (originally +0.09), pointing to a pickup in economic growth in the previous
month. That was the highest reading since March.
At
the same time, the index’s three-month moving average rose +0.23 in July
from +0.01 in June.
According
to the report, three of the four broad categories of indicators used to
construct the index made positive contributions in July, and three categories
improved from June. Production-related indicators made a marginal positive
contribution of +0.38 to the CFNAI in July, up from -0.09 in June.
Employment-related indicators contributed +0.30 to the CFNAI in July, up from
+0.14 in the previous month. The contribution of the sales, orders, and
inventories category to the CFNAI improved to +0.02 in July from -0.06 in June.
Meanwhile, the personal consumption and housing category contributed -0.15 to
the CFNAI, down from +0.01 in June.
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