{"id":469219,"date":"2021-03-31T17:38:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T21:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=469219"},"modified":"2021-03-31T17:38:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T21:38:29","slug":"comerica-banks-michigan-index-improves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/comerica-banks-michigan-index-improves\/","title":{"rendered":"Comerica Bank&#8217;s Michigan Index Improves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">DALLAS<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 31, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0Comerica Bank&#8217;s Michigan Economic Activity Index increased in January to a level of 109.7. January&#8217;s reading was 26 percent higher than the historical low reached in <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 2020<\/span>. The index averaged 105.0 points for all of 2020, 12.8 points below the index average for 2019. December&#8217;s index reading was revised to 108.8.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/73848\/comerica_bank_logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/73848\/comerica_bank_logo.jpg\" title=\"Comerica logo. (PRNewsFoto\/Comerica Bank) (PRNewsfoto\/Comerica Bank)\" alt=\"Comerica logo. (PRNewsFoto\/Comerica Bank) (PRNewsfoto\/Comerica Bank)\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our <span class=\"xn-location\">Michigan<\/span> economic activity index increased for the seventh consecutive month in January, showing ongoing gains to the state economy despite the dangerous surge in coronavirus cases last fall and winter and state efforts to stem the outbreak. January index components showed mixed results. Four out of nine index components were positive, including unemployment insurance claims (inverted), housing starts, house prices and light vehicle production. The negatives for the month were payroll employment, industrial electricity demand, total state trade, hotel occupancy and state sales tax revenue. We expect February and March data for <span class=\"xn-location\">Michigan<\/span> to continue to be mixed. There was likely some letdown in consumer spending in February after fiscal-stimulus-induced gains in January. Also, a global computer chip shortage and other supply chain constraints have caused automakers to throttle back motor vehicle production in <span class=\"xn-location\">Michigan<\/span> and elsewhere.\u00a0Supply chain constraints for the manufacturing sector could weigh on production into summer. On the plus side is the new <span class=\"xn-money\">$1.9 trillion<\/span> fiscal stimulus package that will be supportive of consumer spending in March and April. Also, U.S. consumer confidence data for March improved significantly. We expect increased vaccinations to support further gains in consumer confidence this spring, adding to demand for vehicles. However, low inventories at car dealerships will crimp sales until production can ramp up.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan Economic Activity Index consists of nine variables, as follows: nonfarm payroll employment, continuing claims for unemployment insurance, housing starts, house price index, industrial electricity sales, auto assemblies, total trade, hotel occupancy and sales tax revenue. All data are seasonally adjusted. Nominal values have been converted to constant dollar values. Index levels are expressed in terms of three-month moving averages.<\/p>\n<p>Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Dallas, Texas<\/span>, and strategically aligned by three business segments: The Commercial Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>, Comerica Bank locations can be found in <span class=\"xn-location\">Arizona<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Michigan<\/span>, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>. Comerica reported total assets of <span class=\"xn-money\">$88 billion<\/span> as of <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 31, 2020<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>To subscribe to our publications or for questions, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:ComericaEcon@comerica.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">ComericaEcon@comerica.com<\/a>. Archives are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comerica.com\/insights\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.comerica.com\/insights<\/a>. 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January&#8217;s reading was 26 percent higher than the historical low reached in June 2020. The index averaged 105.0 points for all of 2020, 12.8 points below the index average for 2019. December&#8217;s index reading was revised to 108.8. Our Michigan economic activity index increased for the seventh consecutive month in January, showing ongoing gains to the state economy despite the dangerous surge in coronavirus cases last fall and winter and state efforts to stem the outbreak. January index components showed mixed results. Four out of nine index components were positive, including unemployment insurance claims (inverted), housing starts, house prices &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/comerica-banks-michigan-index-improves\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Comerica Bank&#8217;s Michigan Index Improves&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-469219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Comerica Bank&#039;s Michigan Index Improves - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/comerica-banks-michigan-index-improves\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Comerica Bank&#039;s Michigan Index Improves - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PR Newswire DALLAS, March 31, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;\u00a0Comerica Bank&#8217;s Michigan Economic Activity Index increased in January to a level of 109.7. 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