FEB Chicago Purchasing Manager’s Index: 44.5 V 49.5E This is the lowest number since 2001.
- sub-indices:
- Prices Paid: 79.4 v 81.7 last
- New Orders: 48.8 v 44.7 last
- Employment: 33.5 v 47.0 last, lowest since Jan 2002
- Inventories: 46.0 v 51.1 last
- Supplier Deliveries: 39.6 v 61.7 last
- Production: 46.5 v 51.3 last
- Order Backlogs: 38.3 v 48.0 last
