Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Sep 2026
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
6.33 POINTon Jun 30, 2020
Lowest
−18.36 POINTon Apr 30, 2020
Indicator info
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) is designed to gauge overall economic activity and related inflationary pressure. The CFNAI is based on a weighted average of 85 existing monthly indicators of national economic activity. It has an average value of zero and a standard deviation of one. Since economic activity tends toward trend growth rate over time, a positive reading corresponds to growth above trend and a negative reading corresponds to growth below trend.