Economy in Brief

The value of construction put-in-place increased 0.7% during August following a downwardly revised 0.4% rise in July. June's increase was revised higher to 0.6%. Three-month growth declined sharply to 6.8% (AR), down from 30.0% in the [...]

Activity in the manufacturing sector is continuing to lose steam. The Composite Index from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) fell to 50.2 during September following an unrevised decline to 51.1 in August. It remained the [...]

Japan's Tankan survey of large, medium-sized and small firms showed a drop in its bellwether large company index of manufacturers. That index fell to 12 in Q3 2015 from 15 in Q2. The index value of 12 is below the four-quarter average [...]

Today's Labor Department report on unemployment insurance applications suggests that the job market remains firm. Initial claims rose to 277,000 (-5.3% y/y) during the week ended September 26 from an unrevised 267,000 during the prior [...]

Today's Labor Department report on unemployment insurance applications suggests that the job market remains firm. Initial claims rose to 277,000 (-5.3% y/y) during the week ended September 26 from an unrevised 267,000 during the prior [...]

Today's Labor Department report on unemployment insurance applications suggests that the job market remains firm. Initial claims rose to 277,000 (-5.3% y/y) during the week ended September 26 from an unrevised 267,000 during the prior [...]

The Chicago Business Barometer plummeted to 48.7 in September from 54.4 in August. This is lowest reading since May 2015 and was led by sharp declines in production and new orders. The drop in the index to below 50 points to a [...]

The ADP/Moody's National Employment Report shows a nonfarm private sector payroll gain of 200,000 in September, after August's 186,000; August was revised minimally from 190,000 reported before. The September figure was slightly more [...]