by sslifer | Sep 13, 2019 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
September 13, 2019 The final estimate of consumer sentiment for September rose by a modest 2.2 points in September to 92.0 after having fallen 8.6 points in August . Despite the drop the levels for consumer sentiment in August and September are still quite lofty. ...
by sslifer | Sep 13, 2019 | NumberNomics Notes, Retail Sales
September 13, 2019 Retail sales 0.4% in August. But that follows gains of 0.4% in April, 0.5% in May, 0.4% in June, and 0.8% in July.. Any way you slice it, consumer spending remains solid. During the past year retail sales have risen 4.0%, but in the past three...
by sslifer | Sep 12, 2019 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
September 12, 2019 The CPI rose 0.1% in August after having risen 0.3% in July.. During the past year the CPI has risen 1.8%. Food prices were unchanged in August and rose 0.1% in both June and July. Food prices have risen 1.7% in the past twelve months. These...
by sslifer | Sep 11, 2019 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
September 11, 2019 The Producer Price Index for final demand – intermediate demand includes producer prices for goods, as well as prices for construction, services, government purchases, and exports and covers over 75% of domestic production. Producer prices...
by sslifer | Sep 11, 2019 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
September 11, 2019 Gasoline prices at the retail level fell $0.01 in the week ending September 9 to $2,55 per gallon. In South Carolina gasoline prices tend to about $0.25 below the national average or about $2.30. The Department of Energy expects national gasoline...
by sslifer | Sep 10, 2019 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
September 10, 2019 The Labor Department reported that job openings fell 0.4% in July to 7,217 thousand after declining 1.8% in June. Job openings seem to be bouncing around from month to month at a very elevated level. Indeed, there are far more job openings today...
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