DETROIT, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Michigan Business Activity Index compiled by Comerica Bank fell 2 points in February to 101, reversing the 2 point rise in January. In the first two months of 2008, the index is down less than 1 point from the fourth quarter average and down about 1 1/2 points from the average for all of 2007.

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"Recent trends in Michigan look broadly similar to national trends," according to Dana Johnson, Chief Economist at Comerica Bank. "Both the national and the state economy appear to be contracting at a moderate pace. For Michigan, the evidence is growing that the structural adjustments in the auto sector are slowing, but now the major car companies must adjust to a cyclical downturn in light vehicle sales."

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