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2008

"US" indicates the National PMI numbers announced by the NAPM

"MA" indicates the overall index for the Mid-American region

Index greater than 50.0% indicates expansion

 

December 2008

Index

US

MA

Iowa

Overall

32.4

33.0

30.4

New Orders

22.7

26.8

19.6

Production

25.5

29.0

23.9

Delivery Lead Time

44.9

47.4

50.0

Employment

29.9

34.5

39.1

Inventories

38.8

37.3

31.8

Prices

18.0

33.0

31.8

Confidence

N/A

25.6

17.4

 

November 2008

Index

US

MA

Iowa

Overall

36.2

37.8

36.8

New Orders

27.9

30.4

28.8

Production

31.5

35.4

34.6

Delivery Lead Time

48.4

50.2

54.2

Employment

34.2

39.0

42.3

Inventories

39.1

45.0

29.2

Prices

25.5

49.6

39.6

Confidence

N/A

22.4

21.2

 

October 2008

Index

US

MA

Iowa

Overall

38.9

39.9

36.7

New Orders

32.2

32.8

27.8

Production

34.1

38.1

33.3

Delivery Lead Time

49.2

52.2

50.0

Employment

34.6

47.4

44.4

Inventories

44.3

47.4

36.0

Prices

37.0

61.6

70.0

Confidence

N/A

22.8

22.2

 

September 2008

Index

US

MA

Iowa

Overall

43.5

49.6

35.7

New Orders

38.8

46.6

26.8

Production

40.8

51.5

30.4

Delivery Lead Time

52.5

54.3

46.2

Employment

41.8

47.0

30.4

Inventories

43.4

52.3

42.3

Prices

53.5

84.0

86.5

Confidence

N/A

38.4

33.9

 

August 2008

Index

US

MA

Iowa

Overall

49.9

51.4

40.8

New Orders

48.3

48.9

34.2

Production

52.1

53.0

36.8

Delivery Lead Time

50.3

56.8

47.2

Employment

49.7

47.5

44.7

Inventories

49.3

55.2

44.7

Prices

77.0

86.7

91.7

Confidence

N/A

50.0

42.1

 

July 2008

Index

US

MA

Iowa

Overall

50.0

51.5

45.8

New Orders

45.0

52.6

38.2

Production

52.9

55.7

50.0

Delivery Lead Time

55.1

54.0

53.1

Employment

51.9

41.4

41.2

Inventories

45.0

54.0

56.3

Prices

38.5

93.9

87.5

Confidence

N/A

37.8

26.5

 

June 2008

Index

US

MA

Iowa

Overall

50.2

50.5

44.3

New Orders

49.6

46.6

35.7

Production

51.5

54.4

50.0

Delivery Lead Time

55.1

58.7

50.2

Employment

43.7

46.2

42.9

Inventories

51.2

49.0

50.0

Prices

91.5

91.7

92.3

Confidence

N/A

35.1

32.1

 

May 2008

Index

US

MA

Iowa

Overall

49.6

49.6

56.6

New Orders

49.7

47.8

55.3

Production

51.2

47.3

63.2

Delivery Lead Time

53.7

58.5

52.8

Employment

45.5

46.8

52.6

Inventories

48.0

52.7

58.3

Prices

87.0

92.0

91.7

Confidence

N/A

38.2

36.8

 

April 2008

Index

US

MA

Iowa

Overall

48.6

55.5

60.5

New Orders

46.5

55.0

63.6

Production

49.1

55.0

68.2

Delivery Lead Time

54.0

59.2

50.0

Employment

45.4

49.0

54.5

Inventories

48.1

56.4

59.5

Prices

84.5

93.1

90.5

Confidence

N/A

29.4

38.6

 

March 2008

Index

US

MA

Iowa

Overall

48.6

54.3

60.0

New Orders

46.5

55.8

67.9

Production

48.7

57.7

67.7

Delivery Lead Time

53.6

46.7

39.3

Employment

49.2

52.4

57.1

Inventories

44.9

56.3

53.6

Prices

83.5

90.3

92.9

Confidence

N/A

38.0

57.1

 

February 2008

Index

US

MA

Iowa

Overall

48.3

49.5

54.7

New Orders

49.1

44.6

60.0

Production

50.7

51.1

60.1

Delivery Lead Time

50.1

54.7

42.9

Employment

46.0

48.9

53.3

Inventories

45.4

53.2

46.4

Prices

75.5

88.8

82.1

Confidence

N/A

37.8

50.0

 

January 2008

Index

US

MA

Iowa

Overall

50.7

50.6

48.0

New Orders

49.5

52.3

46.7

Production

55.2

50.5

46.8

Delivery Lead Time

52.8

52.8

53.7

Employment

47.1

46.8

50.0

Inventories

49.1

46.8

42.9

Prices

76.0

79.9

71.4

Confidence

N/A

38.8

43.3