Chicago PMI 52,5/prev 52,8/ant 52,2/
Enviado: 30/6/2003 15:11WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region expanded for a second month in a row in June, the Chicago Purchasing Managers said Monday. The group's monthly gauge read 52.5 this month, up from 52.2 in May. Readings above "50" signal factory-sector expansion, while readings below that mark show contraction. Economists polled by CBS MarketWatch expected a reading at 52.8.