Consumer prices rose less than expected last month. Consensus expectations were for a 0.2% rise. Less food & energy, prices also rose less than the expected 0.2%. Price gains across categories were notably weak, especially for [...]
- Global| Jul 19 2002
CPI Rose Modestly
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 18 2002
Philadelphia Fed Index Fell
The Philadelphia Feds index of general business conditions for July fell quite a bit more than expected following an outsized June gain. New and unfilled orders fell sharply along with shipments. Delivery lead times shortened [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 17 2002
Housing Starts Down
Housing starts fell about as expected last month following a strong May gain that was little revised. Single-family starts fell 2.9% following a strong 10.2% May gain. During the first six months of 2002 starts were up 5.8% from the [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 16 2002
Industrial Production Strong
Industrial production rose more than expected last month, up twice the Consensus expectation for a 0.4% rise. May's gain was revised slightly higher. Factory sector output rose 0.8% (2.7% YTD) following a 0.6% May gain that was [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 15 2002
Business Inventories Rose Unexpectedly
Total business inventories rose in May versus consensus expectations for a slight decline. The previously reported decline in April inventories was little revised. Retail inventories, reported for the first time, rose for the fourth [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 12 2002
Retail Sales Recover in June
Total retail sales rose more than expected last month due to broadly based gains. May sales were revised down slightly due to a lowered estimate of auto sales. Sales excluding autos rose versus expectations for a 0.5% gain. Sales [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 11 2002
Producer Prices Up Slightly
Finished producer prices rose as expected last month. It was the first increase in prices in three months. Core finished goods prices rose slightly more than expected but are up just 0.1% year to date. Energy prices were unchanged [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 10 2002
Import Prices Fell Sharply
Prices for imported commodities fell much more than expected last month versus May. Consensus estimates were for a 0.2% gain. May figures were little revised. Petroleum import prices fell for the first month this year. So far in July, [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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