Retail Sales

April 15, 2024 Retail sales rose 0.7% in March after climbing 0.9% in February and declining 0.9% in January.  It is true that the sales gains in February and March were robust and some economists are now suggesting that the next move by the Fed could be to raise...

Car and Truck Sales

April 4, 2024 Unit car and truck sales fell 1.3% in March to 15,489 thousand after having jumped 5.5% in February.  The supply challenges that had curtailed car sales for more than two years has ended.  The supplier delivery component of the purchasing managers’...