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A snapshot of the Midwest economy: past and present


Abstract: For over ten years, the Chicago Fed has published an index of national economic activity, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index. Here, the authors build on the methodology underlying this index to construct a Midwest counterpart that captures variation in economic activity in the five states that make up the Seventh Federal Reserve District.

Keywords: Middle West; Business cycles; Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI);

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Part of Series: Chicago Fed Letter

Publication Date: 2010

Issue: Nov

Order Number: 280