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Economy in Brief
U.S. Energy Prices Are Mixed
Retail gasoline prices slipped to $2.88 per gallon last week (+24.2% y/y)...
U.S. Home Builder Index Backpedals
The Composite Housing Market Index from the NAHB-Wells Fargo fell 2.9% (+3.0% y/y) to 68 during June ...
Japan's Loses Its Trade Surplus
In May, Japan has logged its second trade deficit in 13 months and only its third in the last 28 months...
U.S. Industrial Production Slips Unexpectedly
The Federal Reserve reported that industrial production eased 0.1% (+3.5% y/y) during May...
Empire State Manufacturing Index Continues to Strengthen
The Empire State Manufacturing Index of General Business Conditions rose to 25.0 during June, the highest level in eight months...
by Robert Brusca September 19, 2007
Year-over-year German inflation is lower. But over six months and six months pressures are back in August. The small seeming 0.4% rise in August is enough to boost the three-month growth rate and the six-month rate. Currently, the configuration is showing classical inflation acceleration as the 3-month inflation pace exceeds the six- month pace which in turn exceeds the Yr/Yr pace. June had seemed to bring inflation trends to a head in Germany, then in July pressures backed off. Now in August they seem to be back.
| %m/m | |||||||
| Aug-07 | Jul-07 | Jun-07 | 3-mo SAAR | 6-mo SAAR | 12-mo | 12-moY-Ago | |
| MFG | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 5.9% |
| Ex Energy | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% |
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