08:42 AM EDT, 06/26/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank's monthly National Activity Index rose to a reading of minus 0.28 in May from minus 0.36 in April, compared with expectations for a larger increase to a minus 0.13 reading in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:45 am ET.

The three-month moving average fell to minus 0.16 from 0.06.

Of the 85 individual indicators, 28 made positive contributions to the index in May, while 57 made negative contributions. Some 43 indicators improved in the month, while 40 indicators deteriorated and two were unchanged.