| Region |
Economy |
Main Index |
Comments
|
| Austin |
Expanding |
51.2 |
Production, Prices and Supplier Deliveries up since September.
|
| Boston |
Contracting |
35.7 |
PMI continues to contract.
|
| Buffalo |
Expanding |
66.1 |
October continued its upward trend to 66.1 from September's reading of 62.4
|
| Chicago |
Expanding |
65.9 |
Chicago area purchasers continued to report healthy expansion in New Orders and Order Backlogs.
|
| Cincinnati |
Contracting |
49.8 |
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 website.
|
| Denver |
Contracting |
39.1** |
The PMI for the local Denver manufacturing economic decreased faster in October.
|
| Denver (Non-mfg.) |
Contracting |
43.3 |
Prices decreased in the all sectors except for the Capital Goods sector.
|
| Houston |
Expanding |
60.8** |
Employment and Purchased Inventory indicators up.
|
| Mid-American States |
Expanding |
54.8 |
Business Conditions index points to positive growth.
|
| New York City |
Expanding |
59.3 |
New York business activity grew at a faster pace.
|
| Northeast Ohio* |
Expanding |
24.88* |
The barometer index of 24.88 indicates that economic activity is expanding.
|
| Southeast Michigan |
Expanding |
63.1 |
In October, the ISM-SEM PMI edged up from 59.9 to 63.1.
|
| Western Washington |
Expanding |
56.6 |
Western Washington index at 56.6, up from September, forecast at 59.2, also increased.
|
* These regional business survey reports use 0 (zero) as their breakeven point when referring to their main business conditions index. The national report and the other regional reports listed use 50 percent as their breakeven point.
** This index is a weighted average of the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors.
*** This index is a weighted average of the non-manufacturing sector.
