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The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index (CFMMI) fell 2.9% from November to December, reaching a seasonally adjusted level of 165.5 (1992=100).

Last Updated: 02/12/2001

Midwest Manufacturing Output Declines Sharply in December

The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index (CFMMI) fell 2.9% from November to December, reaching a seasonally adjusted level of 165.5 (1992=100). Revised data show the index was at 170.4 in November, and had fallen 0.9% from October. The Federal Reserve Board’s industrial production index for manufacturing (IPMFG) declined 1.1% in December after having fallen by 0.6% in November. December output in the region was 1.6% higher than a year earlier, while output in the nation was 2.6% higher. May 1999 is the last time Midwest manufacturing growth from a year earlier was less than the nation’s.