by sslifer | May 6, 2025 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
May 6, 2025 The trade deficit widened by $17.3 billion in March to a record to $140.5 billion after having narrowed by $7.5 billion in February Firms have been racing to import goods prior to the imposition of tariffs. Exports rose $0.5 billion or 0.2% in March to...
by sslifer | May 5, 2025 | NumberNomics Notes, Purchasing Managers Index
May 5, 2025 The Institute for Supply Management not only publishes an index of manufacturing activity each month, they publish two days later a survey of service sector firms. The business activity index declined 2.2 points in April to 53.7 after having risen 1.5...
by sslifer | May 2, 2025 | NumberNomics Notes, Retail Sales
May 2, 2025 Unit car and truck sales declined 3.1% in February to a 17.273 pace after surging in March by 11.7%. Some of the gain in the past two months may be a bounceback from the very cold and snowy weather in January and the California wildfires. It may also...
by sslifer | May 2, 2025 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
May 2, 2025 Payroll employment climbed by 177 thousand in April after gaining 185 thousand in March and 102 thousand in February. The job gain exceeded market expectations which were for an increase of 140 thousand. In the...
by sslifer | May 2, 2025 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
May 2, 2025 Private sector employment climbed by 167 thousand in April after gaining 170 thousand in March and 107 thousand in February. The job gain exceeded market expectations which were for an increase of 140 thousand. In the past three months private sector...
by sslifer | May 2, 2025 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
May 2, 2025 The unemployment rate was unchanged in April at 4.2% after having risen 0.1% in March. The labor force rose by 518 thousand in April while employment rose by 436 thousand. As a result, the number of unemployed workers rose 82 thousand and the...
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