Posted April 21, 2014
Chicago Fed National Activity Index decreased
Led by declines in production-related indicators, the Chicago Fed National Activity
Index decreased to +0.20 in March from +0.53 in February.
Two of the four broad categories of indicators that make up the index made positive contributions to the index in March, and two of the four categories decreased from February.
The index’s three-month moving average increased to a neutral reading in March from –0.14 in February, marking its third consecutive nonpositive value.