Economy in Brief: 2007

The economy watcher’s index is dropping rapidly and so is the future index. Each of them is at a relative low point in its five year range in the low 40th percentile of it. The weakness in these survey indexes is set in the table [...]

Japan’s machinery orders do show some improvement in the pattern for sequential growth rates for core orders. That series omits the most volatile components of the orders series. Still the current readings remain negative (m/m 3-mo, [...]

Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell further last week to 317,000 from 330,000 during the week prior. It was third consecutive weekly decline and to the lowest level since early last month. The prior week's level was revised [...]

Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell further last week to 317,000 from 330,000 during the week prior. It was third consecutive weekly decline and to the lowest level since early last month. The prior week's level was revised [...]

Turkey's economic fortunes currently are tied to their export activities. Through Q2 2007, GDP was up 3.9% from a year ago, while exports of goods and services according to the national accounts definition were up 12.7% in 1987 [...]

Most recent German reports have shown some weakening trends especially the new industrial orders. But in September IP itself was strong even as the outlook was weakening. The strength in output is mostly in capital goods where output [...]

Nonfarm labor productivity surged 4.9% last quarter, more than double the rise during the second quarter. The increase was the quickest since the third quarter of 2003 and it lifted the y/y gain in productivity to its highest since [...]

Nonfarm labor productivity surged 4.9% last quarter, more than double the rise during the second quarter. The increase was the quickest since the third quarter of 2003 and it lifted the y/y gain in productivity to its highest since [...]