Producer Price Index

June 12, 2025 The Producer Price Index for final 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 for final demand rose 0.1% in May...

Small Business Optimism

June 11, 2025 . Small business optimism rose 3.0 points in May to 98.8f after having fallen 1.6 points in April.  The index level also remains close to the 40-year average so-called breakeven point for this series which is 98.0.  Note also that small business optimism...

Consumer Price Index

June 11, 2025 The CPI rose 0.1% in May after  having climbed 0.2% in April. The year-over-year increase is 2.4%.  We now expect the overall CPI to increase 2.9% in 2025. Food prices rose 0.3% in May after  having declined 0.1% in April.  In the past year food prices...

Payroll Employment

June 6, 2025 .           .Payroll employment climbed by 139 thousand in May after having risen 147 thousand in April.  The job gain was roughly in line with market expectations which were for an increase of 130 thousand.  In the past three...

Private Employment

June 6, 2025 .           .Private sector employment climbed by 140 thousand in May after having risen 146 thousand in April.  The job gain was roughly in line with market expectations which were for an increase of 130 thousand.  In the past...

Unemployment Rate

June 6, 2025 The unemployment rate was unchanged in May at 4.2% after having been unchanged in April.  The labor force plunged by 625 thousand in May while employment declined by 696 thousand.  As a result, the number of unemployed workers rose 71 thousand and the...