Global| Mar 31 2021U.S. Chicago Business Barometer Hit a Multi-Year High in March
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PREVIOUS>>>>>The ISM-Chicago Purchasing Managers Business Barometer fell 4.3 points in February to 59.5.................
The MNI Chicago Report is produced by MNI in partnership with ISM-Chicago. The survey is collected online each month from manufacturing and non-manufacturing firms in the Chicago area. Summary data are contained in Haver's USECON database with detail including the ISM-style index in the SURVEYS database.
| Chicago Purchasing Managers Index (%, SA) | Mar | Feb | Jan | Mar '20 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Business Barometer | 66.3 | 59.5 | 63.8 | 47.8 | 49.0 | 51.4 | 62.4 |
| ISM-Adjusted General Business Barometer | 64.9 | 57.6 | 61.2 | 47.1 | 49.6 | 51.5 | 60.8 |
| Production | 72.0 | 62.0 | 71.3 | 45.7 | 47.9 | 51.3 | 64.6 |
| New Orders | 62.3 | 55.2 | 66.2 | 44.8 | 47.1 | 52.0 | 63.8 |
| Order Backlogs | 57.0 | 63.0 | 60.1 | 39.9 | 42.6 | 46.9 | 58.0 |
| Inventories | 55.6 | 50.4 | 55.1 | 35.2 | 44.7 | 48.7 | 55.4 |
| Employment | 54.6 | 49.1 | 43.4 | 44.9 | 41.8 | 49.6 | 55.2 |
| Supplier Deliveries | 79.9 | 71.5 | 69.9 | 64.9 | 66.4 | 55.6 | 64.8 |
| Prices Paid | 80.4 | 75.3 | 75.2 | 56.0 | 59.5 | 58.5 | 74.0 |
Kathleen Stephansen, CBE
AuthorMore in Author Profile »Kathleen Stephansen is a Senior Economist for Haver Analytics and an Independent Trustee for the EQAT/VIP/1290 Trust Funds, encompassing the US mutual funds sponsored by the Equitable Life Insurance Company. She is a former Chief Economist of Huawei Technologies USA, Senior Economic Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group, Chief Economist of the American International Group (AIG) and AIG Asset Management’s Senior Strategist and Global Head of Sovereign Research. Prior to joining AIG in 2010, Kathleen held various positions as Chief Economist or Head of Global Research at Aladdin Capital Holdings, Credit Suisse and Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corporation.
Kathleen serves on the boards of the Global Interdependence Center (GIC), as Vice-Chair of the GIC College of Central Bankers, is the Treasurer for Economists for Peace and Security (EPS) and is a former board member of the National Association of Business Economics (NABE). She is a member of Chatham House and the Economic Club of New York. She holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the Universite Catholique de Louvain and graduate degrees in economics from the University of New Hampshire (MA) and the London School of Economics (PhD abd).
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