Chicago PMI

Forex News: Chicago PMI index comes in weaker than expectations

Greg Michalowski — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:55:24 -0500

The Chicago PMI came in weaker than expectations at 33.8 from 37.8 last month. Employment fell sharply from 41.5 to 33.4. New Orders are at very low levels of 27.2 versus 32.5 last month. Below is a table of the key components

Chicago PMI	33.8	37.8
Prices Paid	50.7	53.7
Production	34.3	30.9
New Orders	27.2	32.5
Employment	33.4	41,5
Inventories	41.2	56.5
Supplier Deliveries	48.4	47.5

Forex News: Chicago PMI much weaker than expectations

Greg Michalowski — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:45:30 -0400

The Chicago PMI plunges to 37.8 from 56.7

Prices Paid 53.7 vs 80.7
New Orders: 32.5 vs 53.9
Employment: 41.5 vs 49.1
Inventories: 56.5 v 37.7
Supplier Deliveries: 47.5 v 55.0
Production: 30.9 v 71.4
Order Backlogs: 39.0 v 54.9

Forex News: Chicago PMI comes in above expectations

Greg Michalowski — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:45:36 -0400

The Chicago PMI comes in at 57.9 Prices paid lower at 80.6. New Orders as expected. Employment down.

Forex Trading News:Chicago Purchasing Managers Index due out at 9:45 AM EDT

Greg Michalowski — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:54:55 -0400

Forex News: Chicago PMI comes in at 48.3. Better than expected

Greg Michalowski — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:43:35 -0400

This is slightly better than expected.

                               April March
                               2008 2008
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Chicago PMI                48.3 48.2
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Prices paid                  82.9 83.9
Production                  53.0 50.4
New orders                 53.0 53.9
Order backlogs           39.5 40.0
Inventories                 51.9 42.0
Employment               35.3 44.6
Supplier deliveries       52.5 54.9

Forex News: Chicago PMI 48.2 Better than expectations

Greg Michalowski — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:50:09 -0400

                                 March Feb.
                                 2008 2008
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Business barometer   48.2 44.5
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Prices paid                 83.9 79.4
Production             50.4 46.5
New orders             53.9 48.8
Order backlogs       36.8 38.3
Inventories               42.0 46.0
Employment              44.6 33.5
Supplier deliveries    54.9 39.6

Forex News: Chicago PMI 44.5 much worse than expected

Greg Michalowski — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:43:30 -0500

This is congruent with the other PMI surprises from other regions (Empire State, Philadelphia). All the pieces are bad in Chicago.

Feb Jan

Forex Economic Release: US Chicago PMI 51.5 versus 52.1 estimate

Greg Michalowski — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:46:05 -0500

Prices Paid. 81.7 verseus 63.8 prior
New Orders 44.7 versus 58.4
Employment 47.0 versue 49.0
Inventories 51.1 versus 44. last
Production 51.3 versus 55.4
Order Backlog 48 versus 60.7

Chicago Purchasing Managers Index higher than expected

Greg Michalowski — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:46:13 -0500

Came in at 52.9 Stronger than expected.

Prices Paid 76.2 vs 74.7

New Orders 53.9 vs 53.9

Employment 54.4 versus 49.5

Chicago PMI Pieces

Greg Michalowski — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:46:57 -0400

Index 49.7 vs 53.0, Prices paid was 74.7 versus 59, Employment 49.5 versus 52. New Order 53.9 versus 56.2. Inventories 49.6 versus 38.2. Supplier Deliveries 52.7 versus 50.6. Production 46.9 versus 58.3. Order Backlog 39.9 versus 50.5.

The lowest since Feb 2007