The Chicago
Federal Reserve announced on Tuesday the Chicago Fed national activity index
(CFNAI), a weighted average of 85 different economic indicators, came in at 4.11
in June, up from an upwardly revised 3.50 in May (originally 2.61), pointing to
a further increase in economic growth.
At the same
time, the index’s three-month moving average moved up to -3.49 from -6.36 in
May.
According to
the report, three of the four broad categories of indicators used to construct
the index made positive contributions in June, and two of the four categories rose
from May
Production-related
indicators made a positive contribution of 2.22 to the CFNAI in June, up from +0.84
in May. Employment-related indicators contributed +1.74 to the CFNAI in June,
up from +1.73 in May. Meanwhile, the contribution of the sales, orders, and
inventories category to the CFNAI decreased to -0.24 in June from +0.04 in May.
The contribution of the personal consumption and housing category to the CFNAI improved
decreased to +0.40 in June from +0.89 in May.