| Region |
Economy |
Main Index |
Comments |
| Austin |
Contracting |
46.8 |
Local PMI contracts at a faster rate than in October. |
| Boston |
Contracting |
48.6 |
PMI moves into contraction territory. |
| 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 |
62.6 |
Business Barometer registers the highest level in seven months, and marks 26 months of expansion. |
| Cincinnati |
Expanding |
54.9 |
Economic growth slows from the October reading, but the local PMI is still expanding. |
| Denver (Mfg.) |
Expanding |
72.5 |
Manufacturing economy improves significantly over October, as the local index soars upward. |
| Denver (Non-mfg.) |
Expanding |
60.2 |
Non-Manufacturing economy continues its upward climb. |
| Houston |
Expanding |
61.6 |
Local PMI registers above 60 percent for the sixth month in 2011. |
| Mid-American States |
Expanding |
52.6 |
Local index moves upward into expansion mode. |
| Milwaukee |
Expanding |
57.0 |
Local PMI continues to expand, increasing 2 percentage points from the October reading. |
| New York City |
Contracting |
47.2 |
New York city business activity contracts for the third time in the last four months. |
| Northeast Ohio* |
Expanding |
18.50 |
The Forecast Index of 25.00 indicates that manufacturing activity should increase next month. |
| Southeast Michigan |
Expanding |
51.5 |
Local PMI plunges downward, but the index is still expanding. |
| Western Washington |
Expanding |
71.4 |
Pacific Northwest economic activity continues to move upward, increasing 2.5 percentage points from October. |
* Barometer readings above "0" indicate that the manufacturing sector of the economy is generally expanding.
