by sslifer | Jan 20, 2020 | Industrial Production, NumberNomics Notes, Reference Charts (By Category)
January 20, 2020 Commercial and industrial loans, which are more commonly called “business loans” declined 4.7% in December which is the third decline in the past four months (the light green bars on the left scale). The year-over-year growth rate has...
by sslifer | Jan 20, 2020 | Housing, NumberNomics Notes
January 20, 2020 Real estate loans rose at a 3.9% pace in December after having risen 5.5% in November (the light blue bars). Over the course of the past year mortgage lending has risen 4.0% (the dark blue line). Total loan growth in the past year has been slightly...
by sslifer | Jan 20, 2020 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
January 21, 2020 Consumer loans rose 6.4% in December after having risen 3.8% in November (the purple bars). Over the course of the past year consumer loans have climbed by 6.0% (in red). Led by a pickup in both consumer and mortgage ending activity, total loan...
by sslifer | Jan 17, 2020 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
January 17, 2020 GDP continues to expand at a more rapid rate than most economists expected. Inflation remains at a surprisingly subdued rate. The Fed plans to hold rates steady for the foreseeable future. The stock market has reached a series of record high...
by sslifer | Jan 17, 2020 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
January 17, 2020 The preliminary estimate of consumer sentiment for January came in at 99.1 which was virtually unchanged from the December reading of 99.3.. While volatile on a month-to-month basis consumer sentiment remains at a lofty level. The peak for the cycle...
by sslifer | Jan 17, 2020 | Industrial Production, NumberNomics Notes
January 17, 2020 Industrial production fell 0.3% in December after having jumped 0.8% in November and having plunged 0.8% in October. The General Motors strike affected the changes for both of the earlier months. During the past year industrial production has...
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