The Chicago Fed National Activity Index edged up to -0.49 in December of 2022 from -0.51 in November, indicating a softer economic contraction in the US economic activity. The contribution of the sales, orders, and inventories category to the CFNAI in December moved up to -0.01 from -0.07; and employment-related indicators contributed +0.02, up from -0.03 in November. On the other hand, production-related indicators contributed -0.43, down from -0.35; and the contribution of the personal consumption and housing category also ticked down to -0.07 from -0.05 in November. Meanwhile, the index’s three-month moving average, CFNAI-MA3, which provides a more consistent picture of national economic growth, decreased to -0.33 in December from -0.14. The CFNAI Diffusion Index, which is also a three-month moving average, fell to -0.13 from a neutral value in November. source: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Chicago Fed National Activity Index in the United States averaged 0.00 points from 1967 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 6.12 points in June of 2020 and a record low of -17.96 points in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Chicago Fed National Activity Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Chicago Fed National Activity Index - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2023.

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United States Chicago Fed National Activity Index



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-01-26 01:30 PM Dec -0.49 -0.51 0.1
2023-01-26 01:30 PM Nov -0.51 -0.05 -0.18
2023-02-23 01:30 PM Jan -0.49


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Chicago Fed National Activity Index -0.49 -0.51 points Dec 2022

United States Chicago Fed National Activity Index
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) is designed to gauge overall economic activity and related inflationary pressure. The CFNAI is based on a weighted average of 85 existing monthly indicators of national economic activity. It has an average value of zero and a standard deviation of one. Since economic activity tends toward trend growth rate over time, a positive reading corresponds to growth above trend and a negative reading corresponds to growth below trend.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.49 -0.51 6.12 -17.96 1967 - 2022 points Monthly
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US Economic Activity Downturn Softens in December
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index edged up to -0.49 in December of 2022 from -0.51 in November, indicating a softer economic contraction in the US economic activity. The contribution of the sales, orders, and inventories category to the CFNAI in December moved up to -0.01 from -0.07; and employment-related indicators contributed +0.02, up from -0.03 in November. On the other hand, production-related indicators contributed -0.43, down from -0.35; and the contribution of the personal consumption and housing category also ticked down to -0.07 from -0.05 in November. Meanwhile, the index’s three-month moving average, CFNAI-MA3, which provides a more consistent picture of national economic growth, decreased to -0.33 in December from -0.14. The CFNAI Diffusion Index, which is also a three-month moving average, fell to -0.13 from a neutral value in November.
2023-01-26
US Economic Activity Weakens in October
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index fell to -0.05 in October of 2022 from an upwardly revised +0.17 in September, the weakest reading in four months, indicating slower national economic growth. Production-related indicators contributed -0.05 down slightly from -0.02 in September; the contribution of the sales, orders, and inventories category also moved down to -0.01 from +0.07; and employment-related indicators contributed -0.02, compared to +0.10. On the other hand, the contribution of the personal consumption and housing category ticked up to +0.03 from +0.02. Meanwhile, the index’s three-month moving average, CFNAI-MA3, which provides a more consistent picture of national economic growth, edged down to +0.09 from +0.19. The CFNAI Diffusion Index, which is also a three-month moving average, decreased to +0.13 from +0.25.
2022-11-21
Chicago Fed Activity Index Remains Stable
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index held steady at +0.10 in September 2022, unchanged from the previous month's revised figure and pointing to a modest growth in overall economic activity. Production-related indicators contributed +0.07 to the CFNAI in September (vs -0.02 in August) due to a rebound in industrial activity, and employment-related indicators contributed +0.06 (vs -0.05 in August) as the unemployment rate declined to 3.5 percent, a 40-year low. On the other hand, the contribution of the sales, orders, and inventories category to the CFNAI decreased to -0.01 in September (vs +0.15 in August), while that of the personal consumption and housing category to the CFNAI edged down to -0.01 (vs +0.02 in August).
2022-10-24