Metal Industry Indicators

Composite leading and coincident indexes were developed under a cooperative agreement with the former Center for International Business Cycle Research (CIBCR) at Columbia University. The composite leading and coincident indexes are constructed with a set of indicators that historically have proven to lead or coincide with the major changes in these industries. Each month, these indexes are analyzed along with any economy-wide occurrences that would affect the metals industries. Historical data, spanning several decades, for the MII indexes are usually updated the third Friday of each month. A related publication, Nonmetallic Mineral Products Industry Indexes is also available.

Note: this publication was discontinued in 2019; the most recent available are linked below.

MII Historical Data (XLS)

• July 16, 2019 update

MII Monthly Newsletters (PDF)

• January 2019
• December 2018
• November 2018
• October 2018
• September 2018
• August 2018
• July 2018
• June 2018
• May 2018
• April 2018
• March 2018
• February 2018
• January 2018