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Economy in Brief
U.S. CPI Is Unchanged; Core Prices Increase Steadily
The Consumer Price Index held steady during November (2.2% y/y)...
U.S. Mortgage Loan Applications Post Another Strong Increase
The MBA total Mortgage Applications Index rose 1.6% (-13.2% y/y) during the week ended December 7...
EMU-Area IP Is Slowing But Still Growing; IP Makes Modest Rebound
EMU IP gained 0.2% in October after a 0.6% decrease...
U.S. Producer Prices Edge Higher
The headline Final Demand Producer Price Index using new methodology ticked 0.1% higher (2.5 % y/y) during November...
U.S. Financial Accounts Show Moderate Borrowing, Average Ratio to GDP
rowing in U.S. financial markets slowed in Q2 2018, according to the Federal Reserve's Financial Accounts data...
by Tom Moeller August 10, 2015
The Labor Market Conditions Index from the Federal Reserve Board includes 19 indicators of labor market activity, covering the broad categories of unemployment and underemployment. These include jobs, workweeks, wages, vacancies, hiring, layoffs, quits and surveys of consumers and businesses. Because the trends in the index are slow-moving, Haver presents only the changes in the index. All are measured monthly and have been seasonally adjusted.
During July, the change in the index held fairly steady at 1.1. That left growth only slightly above this Winter's lows and nearly the weakest since Q2 2012.
The data are available in Haver's SURVEYS database.
| Labor Market Conditions Index | Jul | Jun | May | Jul'14 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Index Change | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
