Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) of Chicago National Activity Index

Chicago Fed National Activity Index provides monthly evaluation of the overall economic activity and inflationary pressure in the United States. It is a weighted average of 85 monthly indicators of national economic activity in four categories:

• production and income;
• labor market;
• personal consumption and housing;
• sales, orders and stocks.

The index is used in measuring the current and future economic activity and inflation in the United States.