Nominal retail sales fell by 0.2% in June as inflation pushed ahead driving real retail sales to a 0.7% drop. Inflation adjusted sales have been dropping at an increasingly rapid rate. But, Yr/Yr sales growth is still positive. In the [...]
- Global| Jul 30 2008
Japan’s Real Retail Sales Fall Sharply
- Global| Jul 30 2008
U.S. Gasoline Prices Down Again With Lower Crude Costs
The retail price for a gallon of regular gasoline fell ten cents last week to $3.96 per gallon, according to the U.S. Department of Energy survey. That added to a five cent decline during the prior week and reduced prices to their [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 30 2008
ADP Report: July Payrolls Rose With Service Sector Hiring
The ADP National Employment Report, from the payroll processor, indicated that July private nonfarm payrolls rose 9,000 after a revised 77,000 worker decline during June. Expectations had been for a July decline of 60,000. The U.S. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 30 2008
ADP Report: July Payrolls RoseWith Service Sector Hiring
The ADP National Employment Report, from the payroll processor, indicated that July private nonfarm payrolls rose 9,000 after a revised 77,000 worker decline during June. Expectations had been for a July decline of 60,000. The U.S. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 29 2008
IFO Detail Shows Spreading Weakness
The IFO is showing more weakness in Germany. Today’s report provides more detail from its earlier release. The current situation index is still strong residing in the 70th percentile since March of 1992. But expectations are down to [...]
- Global| Jul 29 2008
Consumer and Business Confidence in The Netherlands, France and Slovakia
Consumer Confidence indicators were released today for France, the Netherlands and Slovakia. Business confidence indicators for the Netherlands and Slovakia were also released today. France's Composite Business Climate Indicator was [...]
- Global| Jul 29 2008
U.S. Chain Store Sales Surged To New High
Chain store sales were reported by the International Council of Shopping Centers to have surged last week. The 1.2% w/w jump was the strongest since early June. It lifted the level of sales to a record high and sales for most of this [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Jul 29 2008
Consumer Confidence Ticked Up During July
Consumer confidence, as reported by the Conference Board, ticked up this month by 1.8% after having dropped a revised 12.2% m/m during June. The rise contrasted with Consensus expectations for a moderate decline and it was the first [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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