The report is scheduled to cross the wires at 9:45 a.m. ET. Giordano's stuffed pizza.

The rising dollar and recovering oil prices impacted businesses in varying degrees, according to MN…

Last month, business activity in Chicago decelerated, with the index ticking down to 50.6 - a five-…

Economists forecast that the Chicago purchasing manager's index (PMI) ticked down slightly to 54.0 …

"On a trend basis, though, the July-August growth rates paint a slightly better picture - albeit st…

"Other regional surveys suggest broad weakening in manufacturing conditions, driven in part by a de…

Pantheon Macroeconomics' Ian Shepherdson wrote in a preview, "We look for an above consensus readin…

In a preview, Bank of America Merrill Lynch economists wrote, "The index has been quite choppy for …

"While the surge in activity in January marks a positive start to the year, it follows significant …

US manufacturers have more products on hand and orders are slowing down. The supply crisis could gi…

"The index has been quite choppy since the trough in February, but the overall trend does look to b…

"Overall, it wasn't a rosy month, with Employment the only measure that gained traction. On a trend…

"Another positive came from the Employment Indicator. Although it's still relatively weak, should J…

Overall manufacturing growth has slowed this year, and other major regional surveys including those…

The Chicago manufacturing PMI is expected to come in at a reading of 54.5 in August, down slightly …

"The Chicago PMI headline index has been below 50 in four out of the first six months in 2015 as bu…

The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index jumped to 59.4 in January from 58.8 in December.This was much…

In a preview of data this week, Deutsche Bank economists wrote: "In principle, the auto industry's …

Expectations are for the report to come in at 50.0, up from March's 46.3 reading.The index has come…

Expectations are for the index to come in at 51.7, up from 45.8 last month, a reading that unexpect…