"US" indicates the National PMI numbers announced by the NAPM |
"MA" indicates the overall index for the Mid-American region |
Index greater than 50.0% indicates expansion |
| December 2004 | Index | US | MA | Overall | 58.6 | 59.0 | New Orders | 67.4 | 61.2 | Production | 56.9 | 65.1 | Delivery Lead Time | 54.9 | 54.9 | Employment | 52.7 | 53.8 | Inventories | 53.4 | 53.5 | Prices | 72.0 | 84.4 | Confidence | N/A | 70.5 | | November 2004 | Index | US | MA | Overall | 57.8 | 63.8 | New Orders | 61.5 | 67.0 | Production | 57.0 | 69.6 | Delivery Lead Time | 56.5 | 56.2 | Employment | 57.6 | 61.5 | Inventories | 50.7 | 56.0 | Prices | 74.0 | 81.4 | Confidence | N/A | 65.2 | | October 2004 | Index | US | MA | Overall | 56.8 | 61.6 | New Orders | 58.3 | 63.6 | Production | 58.9 | 66.8 | Delivery Lead Time | 58.6 | 52.6 | Employment | 54.8 | 59.6 | Inventories | 48.2 | 60.2 | Prices | 78.5 | 86.8 | Confidence | N/A | 61.8 | | September 2004 | Index | US | MA | Overall | 58.5 | 63.9 | New Orders | 58.1 | 66.6 | Production | 61.6 | 68.9 | Delivery Lead Time | 59.6 | 60.3 | Employment | 58.1 | 60.0 | Inventories | 51.0 | 56.9 | Prices | 76.0 | 88.3 | Confidence | N/A | 64.8 | | August 2004 | Index | US | MA | Overall | 59.0 | 61.3 | New Orders | 61.2 | 61.7 | Production | 59.5 | 63.4 | Delivery Lead Time | 63.2 | 59.3 | Employment | 55.7 | 61.3 | Inventories | 51.7 | 58.1 | Prices | 81.5 | 88.1 | Confidence | N/A | 70.9 | | July 2004 | Index | US | MA | Overall | 62.0 | 64.2 | New Orders | 64.7 | 64.7 | Production | 66.1 | 69.1 | Delivery Lead Time | 49.9 | 63.0 | Employment | 57.3 | 61.3 | Inventories | 64.2 | 58.1 | Prices | 77.0 | 83.4 | Confidence | N/A | 71.9 | | June 2004 | Index | US | MA | Overall | 61.1 | 68.2 | New Orders | 60.0 | 71.6 | Production | 63.2 | 73.4 | Delivery Lead Time | 68.1 | 59.9 | Employment | 59.7 | 65.4 | Inventories | 51.1 | 62.3 | |
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