Total sales of light vehicles of 16.72 million units (SAAR) in August (0.8% y/y)......... U.S. vehicle sales figures can be found in Haver's USECON database. Sep Aug Jul Sep Y/Y % 2017 2016 2015 Total 17.24 16.72 16.77 0.8 17.23 17.55 [...]
Global| Oct 02 2018
U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Ease
Global| Oct 02 2018
U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Rebound to 10-Month High
Sales of light vehicles totaled 17.44 million units (SAAR) in September, up 4.3% on the month but down 4.0% on the year. August's sales had been 16.72 million. The September results were the strongest since November 2017, when they [...]
Global| Oct 02 2018
EMU PPI Pace Ticks Slightly Lower in August to 4.2% from 4.3%
The EMU PPI has decelerated in August, but it is only a technical deceleration with the year-on-year rate falling to 4.2% from July's 4.3%. Year-on-year PPI inflation remains elevated. While oil price pressures have dissipated, [...]
Global| Oct 01 2018
ISM Factory Sector Index Eases, Prices Slower Too
The ISM composite index of activity in the factory sector decreased to 59.8 in September from 61.3 in August. A reading of 60.1 was expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. During the last ten years, there has been a 74% [...]
Global| Oct 01 2018
U.S. Private Sector Construction Spending Contracts
Construction spending shows weakness up and down the line for the private sector in August. Residential spending is lower by 0.7% and nonresidential spending is lower by 0.2%. Nonresidential spending sees declines in commercial, [...]
Global| Oct 01 2018
Japan's Tankan Slips for Third Quarter in a Row
The quarterly Tankan Survey is Japan's most important economic assessment. The reading for large manufacturing firms is the bellwether for the report. The large firm index is off for the third quarter running and some are making a lot [...]
Global| Sep 28 2018
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index and Prices Paid Component Ease
Personal consumption expenditures rose 0.4% (5.2% y/y) in July............ The 0.3% increase in personal income......... The personal income & consumption figures are available in Haver's USECON database with detail in the USNA [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
Global| Sep 28 2018
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The Chicago Purchasing Managers Business Barometer fell to 63.6 during August........... The MNI Chicago Report is produced by MNI/Deutsche Borse Group in partnership with ISM-Chicago. The survey covers a sample of over 200 purchasing [...]
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