by sslifer | Jan 11, 2022 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
January 11, 2022 . Small business optimism rose 0.5 point in December to 98.9 after having risen 0.2 point in November. It has remained at about this same level for the past six months. NFIB Chief Economist William Dunkelberg said, “Small businesses unfortunately saw...
by sslifer | Jan 5, 2022 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
January 5, 2022 The trade deficit widened by $13.0 billion in November to $80.2 billion after having narrowed by $14.3 billion in October. While volatile on a monthly basis the deficit has widened dramatically since April of last year because imports rose more...
by sslifer | Nov 24, 2021 | Miscellaneous
November 24, 2021 Corporate profits from current production (corporate profits before tax with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments) rose by $121.4 billion in the third quarter which works out to an annualized rate of increase of 4.3% after having...
by sslifer | Apr 14, 2021 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
April 14, 2021 Firms are always trying to keep their inventories in line with sales. When the economy falls into recession, typically businesses do not cut back production as quickly as sales decline, so the inventory/sales ratio rises sharply — which is...
by sslifer | Apr 13, 2021 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
April 13, 2021 The trade-weighted value of the dollar, which represents the value of the dollar against the currencies of a broad group of U.S. trading partners has fallen 7.8% from where it was at this time last year and it is expected to continue to decline...
by sslifer | Apr 13, 2021 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
April 13, 2021 The corona virus wreaked havoc on stock prices in February and March. After hitting a high of 3,380 in mid-February the market plunged by,1000 points or 32% in five weeks to a low of 2,304 in mid-March. But then the government passed a $3.0 trillion of...
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