Welcome to the official site of the "Chicago PMI" - the common term for the Chicago Business Barometer™.

The composite Chicago Business Barometer(often referred to as the “Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Index” or “Chicago PMI”) and associated indexes are reported monthly in The Chicago Report.

For more than 30 years, this data has proved a reliable leading indicator of US economic activity. The Report includes the Chicago Business Barometer as well as a series of Business Activity and Buying Policy indexes. The Report is developed by Kingsbury International in partnership with the ISM-Chicago.

This market-moving data is released at 8:42am by subscription, 3 minutes prior to public release at 8:45am Central time. The survey results typically are released on the last working day of each month (see www.kingbiz.com/releasea for specific release dates).

Chicago PMI the CHICAGO Report, including the Chicago Business Barometer (commonly called the "Chicago PMI") is a regional view of the national economy. This time-tested, market-moving report is available to subscribers 3 minutes before its release to the public on the last working day each month. Next report: Thursday, September 30 See all release dates. Learn more | Subscribe now

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