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Free AccessThe Chicago Business BarometerTM, produced with MNI, all but marked time in August. The indicator inched up 0.1 points to 52.2, following the June/July slide which saw the Chicago Report™ fall to the lowest level since August 2020.
- Production strengthened by 6.7 points to 54.9 in August, close to recovering July’s 7.0-point. Underpinned by more shipping days in August, orders saw robust production over the month.
- New Orders followed a similar trajectory, improving by 4.4 points to 48.9. Fourth quarter outlooks appeared positive. Long-time lead businesses continued to struggle and cited cancellations.
- Order Backlogs grew by 6.1 points to 54.5 in August.
- Employment edged down 1.5 points to 54.6, implying little change in the tightness of the labor market.
- Supplier Deliveries declined 5.0 points to 62.1. Stockpiling in the first quarter of the year likely exasperated delivery issues.
- Inventories saw the largest rebound this month, bouncing back 13.9 points, reversing the July plunge. The index remains 7.5 points below May’s near 50-year high.
- Prices Paid held firm in August, all but unchanged at 81.8 as price pressures remained acute.
- The survey ran from August 1 to 15.
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