The Chicago Fed National Activity Index Fell to -0.35 in December

Led by declines in production-related indicators, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) fell to 0.35 ;in December from +0.41 in November. Three of the our broad categories of indicators that make up the index decreased from November, and three of the four categories made negative contributions to the index in December. The index’s three-month moving average, CFNAI-MA3, moved up to 0.23 in December from 0.31 in November.