Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index (CFMMI)

The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index (CFMMI) is a monthly estimate by major industry of manufacturing output in the Seventh Federal Reserve District states of lllinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin. It is a composite index of 15 manufacturing industries that uses hours worked data to measure monthly changes in regional activity.

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Chicago Fed Income-Based Economic Index (IBEX)

The Chicago Fed IBEX® is a series of economic statistics that measure the economic experience of particular income and demographic groups. The IBEX groups include the elderly and the working poor, as well as groupings by education, income quartile, and race.

The IBEX 12 Month Inflation Rates provide a monthly chain-weighted inflation measure for more than thirty socio-economic and demographic groups, as well as the overall urban population. It covers the period from 1983-2005. The inflation rates are updated annually in the first quarter of each year when new data for expenditures are available.

The IBEX Consumer Sentiment (IBEX-CS) provides a monthly and quarterly index of consumer sentiment for forty-six groups and the overall urban population and covers the period from 1978-2004.

Annual Change in Farmland Values in the Seventh District

This chart shows the average annual change in farmland values for the Seventh District. Farmland values account for a significant part of farm sector asset values and equity. As such, the movement in farmland values is an important indicator of agriculture's economic health.

Source: Land Value and Credit Conditions Survey, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

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The Michigan Retail Index is a monthly broad-based gauge of key retail activity in Michigan. A new index is released by the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The index is based on a monthly survey of MRA members. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago assists in collecting, compiling and interpreting the survey data.

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Michigan Retailers Split on How Year Is Shaping Up 

How is 2010 shaping up for Michigan retailers a little more than halfway through the year? Is it better, worse or about the same as they expected? Retailers are almost evenly split on their assessments, according to the latest Michigan Retail Index survey, a joint project of Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Some 34 percent say it’s going better than projected, 32 percent say it’s on target and 34 percent say it’s worse.

The Michigan Retail Index survey for June found that 39 percent of retailers increased sales over the same month last year, while 41 percent recorded declines and 20 percent saw no change. The results create a seasonally adjusted performance index of 46.6, up from 42.4 in May. A year ago June the sales performance index stood at 41.2. Index values below 50 generally indicate a decrease in overall retail activity. Looking ahead, 46 percent of retailers expect sales during the 3rd Quarter to improve over the same period last year, while 22 percent project a decrease and 32 percent no change. That puts the seasonally adjusted outlook index at 60.7, down from 62.3 in May. A year ago June the sales outlook index stood at 48.7.

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Total Nonfarm Employment

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Commercial Banking Data and Call Reports

Report of Condition and Income data are available for all banks regulated by the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Comptroller of the Currency. All financial data are on an individual bank basis. Data on this site are available from 1976 to 2010 in zipped SAS XPORT format datasets. To view and download data, please visit the commercial data webpage.

Please Note: Beginning with the March 31, 2011, Report of Condition, the commercial bank data will only be available from the FFIEC Central Data Repository's Public Data Distribution website.