Chicago PMI index 65.9 in January

Biz.Yahoo/Reuters ^ | January 30, 2004

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UPDATE - TABLE-Chicago PMI index 65.9 in January
Friday January 30, 10:59 am ET

 (Adds revised previous months data).
 NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The National Association of
Purchasing Management-Chicago said on Friday its index of
Midwest business activity rose in January to 65.9 from upwardly
revised 61.2 in December.
 The figures for the previous months reflect annual seasonal
revisons. The December number was originally 59.2.
.                    Jan   Dec   Nov    Oct   Sept   Aug   July
(seasonal adj)
NAPM-Chicago         65.9  61.2  62.9   55.8  53.0  57.9  55.3
Production*          76.5  68.9  68.3   63.9  57.1  61.4  57.8
New Orders*          69.7  66.1  68.5   61.6  54.8  61.8  61.0
Order Backlog*       57.3  52.2  53.6   49.2  51.1  51.3  49.8
Inventories          37.4  42.2  44.3   38.6  53.5  48.5  42.1
Employment*          48.3  49.6  49.3   51.4  46.0  50.6  45.6
Supplier Deliveries* 56.2  57.2  54.4   49.8  45.9  50.9  49.0
Prices Paid*         67.8  57.3  68.1   59.8  53.0  51.7  48.3
(* indicates components used to calculate index)

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The full NAPM Chicago report is at NAPM Chicago Business Barometer - January 2004

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Fyi...

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WOW: all of these components indicate a boom for a good time to come this year, at least.