WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Chicago PMI rose in July to the highest level since January, suggesting a pickup in business during the summer. MNI Indicators said the index climbed to 54.7 points in July from 49.4 in June. This is the last of the regional manufacturing gauges before the release of the national Institute for Supply Management poll on Monday.
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