CFNAI Fell in May to -0.51 Led by declines in production related indicators, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index/CFNAI fell in May to -0.51 from +0.05 in April. All four broad categories which comprise the index decreased in April and all four made negative contributions to the index. The index’s three month moving average (CFNAI-MA3), decreased [...]
June 2016 Empire State Manufacturing Survey Indicates Business Activity Expanded Business activity expanded modestly for New York manufacturers, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York June 2016 Empire State Manufacturing Survey. US Raw Steel Production Rose 1.1 Percent US raw steel production rose 1.1 percent last week as mills operated at an ACUR of [...]
US Raw Steel Production Dropped 0.8 Percent Last Week US raw steel production dropped 0.8 percent last week as mills operated at an ACUR of 75.3 percent. In the corresponding week last year mills operated at an ACUR of 73.7 percent. Thus far this year mills have produced approximately 38,000,000 tons at an ACUR of [...]
US Raw Steel Production Rose 1.1% Last Week US raw steel production rose 1.1 percent last week as mills operated at an ACUR of 75.9 percent. In the corresponding week last year mills operated at an ACUR of 72.1 percent. On the year mills have produced approx. 37,000,000 tons at an ACUR of 71.9 percent [...]