Job Openings fell to 6.8 million in November
01/17/20 - The number of job openings fell to 6.8 million (-561,000) on the last business day of November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires and separations were little changed at 5.8 million and 5.6 …more…
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University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Preliminary January Results virtually unch to 99.1
01/17/20 - Consumer sentiment remained virtually unchanged in early January, differing by just 0.2 Index-points from December. This stability extended to all components, both current assessments as well as future economic prospects. Impeachment was …more…
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Industrial Production declined 0.3%
Capacity Utilization decreased to 77.0%
01/17/20 - Industrial production declined 0.3 percent in December, as a decrease of 5.6 percent for utilities outweighed increases of 0.2 percent for manufacturing and 1.3 percent for mining. The drop for utilities resulted from a large decrease in demand …more…
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December Housing Starts increased 16.9%, Permits down 3.9%
01/17/20 - Building Permits
Privately‐owned housing units authorized by building permits in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,416,000. This is 3.9 percent (±1.6 percent) below the revised November rate of 1,474,000, but is 5.8 …more…
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Business Inventories down 0.2% in November
01/16/20 - The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for November, adjusted for seasonal and trading day differences but not for price changes, was estimated at $1,465.7 billion, up 0.7 percent (±0.2 percent) from October …more…
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