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February Chicago Fed National Activity Index Rebounds Unexpectedly
Mar 24, 2025 6:05 AM

08:37 AM EDT, 03/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank's monthly National Activity Index rebounded to a reading of 0.18 in February from minus 0.08 in January, compared with expectations for a decrease to minus 0.17 in survey of analysts compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:35 am ET.

The three-month moving average rose to 0.15 from 0.07.

Of the 85 individual indicators, 47 made positive contributions to the index in February, while 38 made negative contributions. Some 51 indicators improved in the month, while 34 indicators deteriorated.

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