The Chicago Business Barometer, often known as the Chicago PMI, fell 8.9 index factors to 46.9 in December.
Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast a 50 studying.
The index had jumped to 55.8 in November, the very best degree in 17 months, after the tip of the United Auto Workers strike.
Readings beneath the 50 degree point out contraction. Before the surge in November, the index had been in contraction territory since August 2022.
The Chicago PMI is produced by the ISM-Chicago with MNI. It is launched to subscribers three minutes earlier than its launch to the general public at 9:45 am Eastern time.
It is the final of the regional manufacturing indices earlier than the intently watched nationwide ISM manufacturing knowledge for December is launched subsequent Wednesday.
So far, the regional Federal Reserve manufacturing surveys for December counsel modest weakening within the outlook for manufacturing, economists stated.
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Source web site: www.marketwatch.com
