Philly Fed: State Coincident Indexes increased in 46 states in February

From the Philly Fed : The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has released the coincident indexes for the 50 states for February 2018. Over the past three months, the indexes increased in all 50 states, for a three-month diffusion index of 100. In the past month, the indexes increased in 46 states , decreased in two, and remained stable in two, for a one-month diffusion index of 88. emphasis added Note: These are coincident indexes constructed from state employment data. An explanation from the Philly Fed: The coincident indexes combine four state-level indicators to summarize current......(read more)

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