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What are the specialized geo codes used by the regional ISM, NAPM and PMA surveys?

Moody's Analytics republishes data from numerous regional affiliates of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), formerly known as the National Association of Purchasing Managers (NAPM).  Most of them use survey regions resembling standard metro areas; however, others have nonstandard regions for which we have created specialized geo codes.

When using the Data Buffet catalog, there are separate folders for each regional survey.  However, because we have established common concept codes across the surveys (for example, NAPMM), when you pick a single catalog entry you will nonetheless be presented with all matching geo codes.  When the Geography Wizard opens, it may be unclear which geography to pick (i.e., it will show distractors).  This table summarizes your choices:

Release Title	State	Geo Code Coverage	Geo Wizard Type	Note
Active Releases
ISM Chicago	IL	CHI	USA - Metro Areas - Old def'n
PMA Boston Survey	MA	BOS	USA - Metro Areas - Old def'n
ISM Southeast Michigan	MI	DET	USA - Metro Areas - Old def'n
ISM New York City	NY	US	United States	(1)
NAPM Rochester	NY	ROH	USA - Metro Areas - Old def'n
NAPM Cincinnati	OH	CIN	USA - Metro Areas - Old def'n
ISM Austin	TX	AUS	USA - Metro Areas - Old def'n
NAPM Houston Business Report	TX	HOU	USA - Metro Areas - Old def'n
ISM Western Washington	WA	WA_WEST	Other Areas
ISM Milwaukee Business Survey	WI	MIL	USA - Metro Areas - Old def'n
NAPM MidWest	Various	AR IA KS MN MO NE ND OK SD	USA - State	(2)
NAPM MidWest	Sum	NMAR = sum of 9 states	Other Areas	(2)
Discontinued Releases and Geos
NAPM MidWest	Various	CO UT WY	USA - State	(3)
NAPM MidWest	Sum	NMTR = sum of 3 states	Other Areas	(3)
[DISCONTINUED] NAPM - AZ	AZ	AZ	USA - State
[DISCONTINUED] NAPM - Pittsburgh	PA	PIT	USA - Metro Areas - Old def'n

Notes:

(1) Mnemonics for the ISM New York City survey are non-standard.  The geo code is "US" instead of "NEY" because there is an "N" in the concept code.

(2) Unlike the others, the NAPM MidWest survey includes multiple states.  The data include individual states and aggregates thereof.  The geo code "NMAR" ("NAPM Mid American Region") resides in the Geo Wizard under "Other Areas" and refers to the sum of nine states.

(3) As of 2008, the NAPM MidWest survey ceased to report these three states and their geographic aggregate.  However, because the series still reside in our repository, the geo code "NMTR" ("NAPM Mountain States Region") will appear in the Geo Wizard.