| Region |
Economy |
Main Index |
Comments |
| Austin |
Contracting |
47.5 |
Local PMI plummets into contraction mode. |
| Boston |
Contracting |
44.0 |
PMI continues to contract. |
| Buffalo |
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This month's regional report was not available at the time of posting. Up-to-date regional reports may later become available at the affiliate Web site. |
| Chicago |
Expanding |
60.4 |
Business Barometer expands for the 24th consecutive month. |
| Denver (Mfg.) |
Contracting |
42.3 |
Manufacturing economy improves over August, but the index is still contracting. |
| Denver (Non-mfg.) |
Contracting |
45.0 |
Non-Manufacturing economy continues to contract. |
| Houston |
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This month's regional report was not available at the time of posting. Up-to-date regional reports may later become available at the affiliate Web site. |
| Mid-American States |
Expanding |
52.2 |
Growth in the index continues, and at a slightly faster rate of growth than in August. |
| Milwaukee |
Expanding |
55.0 |
Local PMI remains in positive territory. |
| New York City |
Expanding |
50.6 |
Business activity moves above 50 percent after contracting last month for the first time in two years. |
| Northeast Ohio* |
Expanding |
21.50 |
The Forecast Index of 23.50 indicates that manufacturing activity should increase for the next month. |
| Southeast Michigan |
Expanding |
53.1 |
Expansion continues, but at a slightly slower rate of growth than in August. |
| Western Washington |
Expanding |
61.3 |
Pacific Northwest economic activity improves, increasing 4.8 percentage points from last month. |
* Barometer readings above "0" indicate that the manufacturing sector of the economy is generally expanding.
