Midwest Manufacturing Output Increased in February
The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index (CFMMI) increased 1.0% in February, to a seasonally adjusted level of 91.7 (2007 = 100). Revised data show the index was up 2.1% in January. The Federal Reserve Board’s industrial production index for manufacturing (IPMFG) increased 0.4% in February. Regional output in February rose 10.1% from a year earlier, and national output increased 5.4 %.
