by sslifer | Dec 5, 2019 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
December 5, 2019 Initial unemployment claims fell 10 thousand in the week ending November 30 to 203 thousand. The four-week average of claims declined 2 thousand to 218 thousand. The 4-week average for the week of April 13 of 202 thousand was the lowest for the...
by sslifer | Dec 4, 2019 | NumberNomics Notes, Purchasing Managers Index
December 4, 2019 The Institute for Supply Management not only publishes an index of manufacturing activity each month, they publish two days later a survey of non-manufacturing firms — which largely consists of services. The business activity index fell 5.4...
by sslifer | Dec 4, 2019 | Employment, NumberNomics Notes
December 4, 2019 .As shown above the ADP survey shows an impressive correlation with the private sector portion of the payroll employment data to be released a couple of days later. And well it should. ADP, or Automatic Data Processing, Inc. is a provider of...
by sslifer | Dec 3, 2019 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
Sold Out! 2020 Economic Outlook Conference In times of uncertainty whether you are running a business or planning your investments, knowledge can be your most valuable asset. Stephen Slifer, Owner and Chief Economist at...
by sslifer | Dec 2, 2019 | NumberNomics Notes, Purchasing Managers Index
December 2, 2019 The Institute for Supply Management’s index of conditions in the manufacturing sector fell 0.2 point in November to 48.1 after having risen 0.5 point in October. Clearly, the escalating trade trade war between the U.S. and China is taking its toll on...
by sslifer | Nov 29, 2019 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
November 29, 2019 Hi everybody. No economic commentary today. We are taking the day off. and will resume next week. We hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday. Stephen Slifer NumberNomics Charleston, S.C.
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