The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) ticked down to +0.12 in January from +0.14 in December.This graph shows the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (three month moving average) since 1967.
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This suggests economic activity was above the historical trend in January (using the three-month average).
According to the Chicago Fed:
The index is a weighted average of 85 indicators of growth in national economic activity drawn from four broad categories of data: 1) production and income; 2) employment, unemployment, and hours; 3) personal consumption and housing; and 4) sales, orders, and inventories.
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A zero value for the monthly index has been associated with the national economy expanding at its historical trend (average) rate of growth; negative values with below-average growth (in standard deviation units); and positive values with above-average growth.
from Calculated Risk http://ift.tt/2osIwzz
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