by sslifer | May 15, 2025 | Industrial Production, NumberNomics Notes
April 16, 2025 Industrial production for April was unchanged after having fallen 0.3 in March. In the past year industrial production has risen 1.5%. Breaking industrial production down into its three basic categories — manufacturing, mining, and utilities. ...
by sslifer | May 15, 2025 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
May 15, 2025 The Producer Price Index for final demand includes producer prices for goods, as well as prices for construction, services, government purchases, and exports and covers over 75% of domestic production. Producer prices for final demand declined 0.5% in...
by sslifer | May 15, 2025 | NumberNomics Notes, Retail Sales
May 15, 2025 Retail sales rose 0.1% in April after having jumped 1.7% in March. In the past year retail sales have risen 5.2% Some of the dramatic increase in sales in March and continuing into April could be a rebound from...
by sslifer | May 13, 2025 | Miscellaneous, NumberNomics Notes
May 13, 2025 . Small business optimism fell 1.6 points in April to 95.8 after having declined 3.3 points in March to 97.4 after falling 2.1 points in February to 100.7 after having declined 2.3 points in January. The media focus seems to be on the fact that the index...
by sslifer | May 13, 2025 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
May 13, 2025 The CPI rose 0.2% in April after having declined 0.1% in March.. The year-over-year increase is 2.3%. We now expect the overall CPI to increase 3.1% in 2025. Food prices declined 0.1% in April after having climbed 0.4% in March. In the past year food...
by sslifer | May 9, 2025 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
May 9, 2025 The tariffs imposed by the U.S. and the countermeasures employed by its trading partners are a hot topic of discussion amongst economists, business leaders, consumers, and investors in the U.S. While estimates of the magnitude, breadth, and duration of...
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