by sslifer | Feb 24, 2026 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
February 24, 2026 . The Conference Board reported that consumer confidence roe 2.2 points in February to91.2 after having declined 5.2 points in Janauay. Consumer confidence reached a peak in November of 2024 at 112.8 but fell steadily last year and remains close...
by sslifer | Feb 24, 2026 | Housing, NumberNomics Notes
February 24, 2026 The seasonally adjusted Case Shiller Index of Home Prices in 20 cities rose 0.5% in both November and December. Prices have risen 1.4% in the past year. The National Index which is a slightly broader measure of home price rose 0.4% in December after...
by sslifer | Feb 20, 2026 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
February 20, 2026 Fourth quarter GDP growth came in at 1.4%. Nobody expected that. The consensus was for growth in that quarter of about 3.0%. But the headline figure is grossly misleading because of the government shutdown. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates...
by sslifer | Feb 20, 2026 | Housing, NumberNomics Notes
February 20, 2026 New home sales fell 1.7% in Dece,ber to 745 thousand after jumping 15.5% in November. I n the past year new home sales have risen 3.8%. New home sales can be volatile from month to month but they certainly seen to have picked up some speed in...
by sslifer | Feb 20, 2026 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
February 20, 2026 The final estimate of consumer sentiment for Febuary rose 0.2 point to 56.6 after having climbed 3.5 points in December Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu said, “Consumer sentiment was essentially unchanged, inching up less than one...
by sslifer | Feb 20, 2026 | GDP, NumberNomics Notes
February 20, 2026 The preliminary estimate of fourth quarter GDP rose 1.4% which compares to 4.4% growth in the third quarter. Fourth quarter growth had been expected to be 3.0%. Much of the shortfall was attributable to the government shutdown which appears to have...
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