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Chicago Purchasing Managers Strengthened
The Chicago Purchasing Managers reported the CHICAGO BUSINESS BAROMETER strengthened to its highest level since April, expanding for the fourteenth month.
BUSINESS ACTIVITY:
PRODUCTION reached its highest level since February 2005;
NEW ORDERS improved to a level not seen since 2007;
PRICES PAID neared April’s high for the year;
EMPLOYMENT tallied a sixth month of growth.
BUYING POLICY:
PRODUCTION MATERIEL lead time slowed to the second-longest since January 1980.
Posted: November 30, 2010 Tuesday 10:00 AM