by sslifer | Feb 21, 2020 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
February 21, 2020 Traveling this week. Back early next week. Stephen Slifer NumberNomics Charleston, S.C.
by sslifer | Feb 14, 2020 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
February 14, 2020 News about the number of reported cases of the corona virus and the number of deaths attributed to it change daily. Because China is the world’s second largest economy there is no doubt that Chinese GDP growth will be slashed in the first quarter of...
by sslifer | Feb 14, 2020 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
February 14, 2020 The final estimate of consumer sentiment for February rose 1.1 points to 100.9, just missing the peak level for the cycle which was 101.4 in March of 2018. Surveys of Consumers Chief Economist Richard Curtin said, “Net gains in household income...
by sslifer | Feb 14, 2020 | Industrial Production, NumberNomics Notes
February 14, 2020 Industrial production fell 0.3% in January after having declined 0.4% December. During the past year industrial production has fallen 0.8%, but one year ago it was climbing at a 3.6% pace. Breaking industrial production down into its three major...
by sslifer | Feb 14, 2020 | NumberNomics Notes, Retail Sales
February 14, 2020 Retail sales rose 0.3% in December after having climbed 0.2%in November, and December. During the past year retail sales have risen 4,4%. Sometimes sales can be distorted by changes in autos and gasoline both of which can be quite volatile. In this...
by sslifer | Feb 13, 2020 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
February 13, 2000 .The CPI rose 0.1% in January after having risen 0.2% in October, November, and December. During 2019 the CPI rose 2.3%. Food prices rose 0.2% in both December and January. Food prices have risen 1.7% in the past twelve months. These prices tend...
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