The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index (CFMMI) decreased 0.4 percent in September, to a seasonally adjusted level of 93.4 (2007 = 100). Revised data show the index was down 1.8 percent in August. The Federal Reserve Board’s industrial production index for manufacturing (IPMFG) increased 0.2 percent in September. Regional output rose 8.5 percent in September from a year earlier, and national output increased 3.5 percent.
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The region’s auto sector production declined 2.2 percent in September after decreasing 5.3 percent in August. National auto output moved down 0.5 percent in September. The Midwest’s automotive output was up 16.4 percent in September relative to its year-ago level, and national automotive output was up 9.4 percent.
The Midwest’s machinery sector production decreased 0.3 percent in September after moving down 0.2 percent in August. By contrast, the nation’s machinery production increased 0.3 percent in September. Regional machinery output was up 8.1 percent in September from its year-ago level, and national machinery output was up 3.7 percent.
The region’s steel sector output moved down 0.1 percent in September, following a 0.9 percent decrease in the previous month. The nation’s steel output was unchanged in September. Regional steel output was up 8.1 percent from its September 2011 level, and national steel output was up 5.5 percent.
The Midwest resource sector’s output increased 0.9 percent in September after it was unchanged in August. The national resource sector’s output was up 0.5 percent in September. Production in all five of the regional resource sector’s subsectors (food, wood, paper, chemical, and nonmetallic mineral) increased from August to September. Compared with a year ago, regional resource output was up 2.6 percent in September, and national resource output was up 1.2 percent.