- Light truck sales highest since Apr. ’21; imported light truck sales at a record high.
- Auto sales highest since Apr. ’23.
- Domestic & import sales both increase.
- Imports' market share rebounds to 24.7%, the highest since Nov. ’23.
Introducing
Winnie Tapasanun
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Winnie Tapasanun has been working for Haver Analytics since 2013. She has 20+ years of working in the financial services industry. As Vice President and Economic Analyst at Globicus International, Inc., a New York-based company specializing in macroeconomics and financial markets, Winnie oversaw the company’s business operations, managed financial and economic data, and wrote daily reports on macroeconomics and financial markets. Prior to working at Globicus, she was Investment Promotion Officer at the New York Office of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) where she wrote monthly reports on the U.S. economic outlook, wrote reports on the outlook of key U.S. industries, and assisted investors on doing business and investment in Thailand. Prior to joining the BOI, she was Adjunct Professor teaching International Political Economy/International Relations at the City College of New York. Prior to her teaching experience at the CCNY, Winnie successfully completed internships at the United Nations. Winnie holds an MA Degree from Long Island University, New York. She also did graduate studies at Columbia University in the City of New York and doctoral requirements at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her areas of specialization are international political economy, macroeconomics, financial markets, political economy, international relations, and business development/business strategy. Her regional specialization includes, but not limited to, Southeast Asia and East Asia. Winnie is bilingual in English and Thai with competency in French. She loves to travel (~30 countries) to better understand each country’s unique economy, fascinating culture and people as well as the global economy as a whole.

Publications by Winnie Tapasanun
- FHFA HPI +0.4% (+4.5% y/y) in October vs. +0.7% (+4.5% y/y) in September.
- House prices up m/m in six of nine census divisions but down for the first time since June in Pacific (-0.4%), Mountain (-0.1%), and West North Central (-0.1%).
- House prices up y/y in all of the nine regions, w/ the highest rate in Middle Atlantic (7.0%).
- PHSI +2.2% (+6.9% y/y) in November vs. +1.8% (+5.3% y/y) in October.
- Home sales up m/m in the South (5.2%), West (0.5%) and Midwest (0.4%) but down m/m in the Northeast (-1.3%).
- Home sales up y/y in all four regions, w/ the highest y/y rate in the West (11.8%).
- USA| Dec 27 2024
U.S. Goods Trade Deficit Widens to $102.86 Billion in November
- Larger-than-expected goods trade deficit after October’s narrowing.
- Exports rise 4.4%, the first m/m gain since August.
- Imports rebound 4.5%, the second m/m increase in three months.
- November sales +5.9% (+8.7% y/y) to 664,000 vs. -14.8% (-6.8% y/y) to 627,000 in October.
- Sales up m/m and y/y in the Midwest and South but down m/m and y/y in the Northeast and West.
- Median sales price drops to $402,600, the lowest since Feb. ’22; avg. sales price falls to a 3-month-low $484,800.
- Months' supply of new homes for sale drops to 8.9 mths. from October’s 2-year high.
- USA| Dec 10 2024
U.S. NFIB Small Business Optimism Index Jumps in November; Highest Level Since June ’21
- November NFIB Small Business Optimism Index up 8.0 pts. to 101.7.
- Uncertainty Index down 12 pts. to a three-month-low 98.
- Expectations for economy up 41 pts. to 36%, the highest since June ’20.
- Expected real sales up 18 pts. to 14%, the highest since February ’20.
- Inflation (20%) remains top business problem, followed by Quality of Labor (19%); both slightly down from October.
- USA| Dec 04 2024
U.S. ISM Services PMI Drops in November, Still Indicating Expansion for the Fifth Straight Month
- 52.1 in Nov., a 3.9-pt. drop from Oct. & lower than expected; marginally below the 12-month avg. of 52.2.
- Business Activity (53.7, the 53rd expansion in 54 mths.), New Orders (53.7, the 52nd expansion in 54 mths.), Employment (51.5, the 4th expansion in 5 mths.), and Supplier Deliveries (49.5 vs. 56.4).
- Prices Index increases to 58.2 after October’s 1.3-pt. drop to 58.1.
- October construction spending +0.4% m/m; +5.0% y/y, the lowest y/y rate since May ’23.
- Residential private construction +1.5% m/m, led by a 2.7% rebound in home improvement building.
- Nonresidential private construction -0.3% m/m, the first monthly decline since July.
- Public sector construction -0.5% m/m, reflecting drops in both residential & nonresidential public buildings.
- USA| Nov 27 2024
U.S. Goods Trade Deficit Narrows to $99.08 Billion in October
- Smaller-than-expected goods trade deficit after September’s largest shortfall since March ’22.
- Exports decline 3.2%, the third m/m decrease in four months.
- Imports drop 5.4%, the second m/m fall in three months.
- October sales -17.3% m/m (-9.4% y/y) to 610,000, the second m/m drop in three mths.; Sept. level number unrevised at 738,000.
- Sales down m/m and y/y in the South and West but up m/m and y/y in the Northeast and Midwest.
- Median sales price rises to $437,300, the highest since August ’23; average sales price jumps to a record-high $545,800.
- Months' supply of new homes for sale rises to 9.5 months, a two-year high.
- $84.36 bil. trade deficit (reflecting $108.99 bil. goods deficit & $24.63 bil. services surplus).
- Exports drop 1.2% after three straight m/m rises, while imports rebound 3.0%, up for the third month in four.
- Real goods trade deficit widens to $100.13 bil., the biggest since March ’22.
- Goods trade deficits w/ China and Japan rise; trade shortfall w/ EU widens to a record high.
- September construction spending +0.1% m/m (+4.6% y/y); August and July revised up.
- Residential private construction +0.2% m/m, led by a 0.4% rebound in single-family building.
- Nonresidential private construction -0.1% m/m, down for the second month in three.
- Public sector construction +0.5% m/m, reflecting m/m rises in both residential & nonresidential public buildings.
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