by sslifer | Mar 15, 2024 | Industrial Production, NumberNomics Notes
March 15, 2024 Industrial production rose 0.4% in both February and March after having fallen 0.8% in January. In the past year industrial production has been unchanged. The manufacturing sector has been essentially unchanged for the past year. Breaking industrial...
by sslifer | Mar 28, 2014 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
March 28, 2014 Quite often discussion about the pace of economic activity centers on the consumer. That is probably appropriate since consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of GDP. However, firms in America make investment decisions that determine the pace...
by sslifer | Jun 15, 2012 | Commentary for the Week
June 15, 2012 As we approach the midyear mark, it is time to review the economic forecast made at the end of last year, and update the outlook through the early part of next year. At the end of last year we anticipated GDP growth in 2012 of 3.0%. We also suggested...
by sslifer | Apr 29, 2011 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
April 29, 2011 GDP growth in the first quarter came in at a relatively anemic 1.8%. Back in mid-December when doing the year ahead forecast we anticipated first quarter growth of 5.0%. Then, along came the series of harsh snowstorms that devastated much of the...
by sslifer | Jul 2, 2010 | Commentary for the Week, NumberNomics Notes
July 2, 2010 The Healing Continues January July GDP 2.5-3.0% 3.25% Unemployment Rate 9.5% 9.5% Core CPI 1.5-2.0% 1.0% Fed Funds Rate 0-0.25% 0-0.25% In January NumberNomics suggested that GDP growth for 2010 would be 2.5-3.0%. Growth in the first two...
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