Cincinnati Report on Business - November 2011

Report on Business Conditions for Greater Cincinnati November 2011

This report covers the level of business activity in the Greater Cincinnati Area only - Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeastern Indiana. National report available from the Institute for Supply Management.

Highlights

• The Cincinnati Purchasing Managers Index measured 54.9 in November, a value that is the lowest in over a year and one that represents a slowing in the growth of manufacturing in Cincinnati’s economy.
• The Production and New Orders Indices reported minus 14 (New Orders) & 10 (Production).
• The employment index fell to 19, its second-lowest number of the year.
• The Composite Price Index declined another consecutive month, falling to 21. This is forty-two points below the recent peak achieved in the spring of 2011.

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Issued on the last business day of each month by the Economics Center, Department of Economics, University of Cincinnati in collaboration with the Institute of Supply Management - Cincinnati.