US raw steel production rose 1.0 percent last week ... as mills operated at an Average Capability Utilization Rate (ACUR) of 75.7 percent. In the corresponding week last year mills operated at an ACUR of 76.5 percent. For the year mills have operated at an ACUR of 77.1 percent up 0.5 percent from the same [...]
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) was released on Monday: Led by improvements in production related indicators, the CFNAI rose to +0.39 in July from +0.21 in June. Three of the four broad categories of indicators that make up the index made positive contributions to the index in July and two of the four [...]
Led by gains in employment and production related indicators, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) increased to +0.60 in November from -0.07 in October. Topping a historical trend The index’s three month moving average (CFNAI-MA3) increased to +0.25 in November from +0.12 in October, marking its second consecutive reading above zero and its highest [...]
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) Released Tuesday 11/12/13, the index increased to +0.14 in September from +0.13 in August. The Index’s three month moving average (CFNAI-MA3) increased to -0.03 in September from -0.15 in August, marking its seventh consecutive reading below zero. September’s CFNAI-MA3 suggests that growth in national economic activity was slightly [...]