Economy in Brief: 2016

The EMU composite PMI for August was last stronger in March but last persistently stronger from February 2015 to January 2016. At 53.3 the PMI gauge for the EMU is in the top 67th percentile of its historic queue of data back to [...]

The National Activity Index from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago increased to 0.27 during July from 0.05 in June, revised from 0.16. It was the strongest reading in twelve months. The three-month moving average improved to -0.10, [...]

The Belgian National Bank index remains a quintessential euro area marker as its consumer index is flat in August at -4, at the same level as in July but up two ticks from its June reading and also up two ticks from its year-ago [...]

Prices in the industrial sector are drawing support from the improvement in factory sector activity. Since December, manufacturing sector production has risen 0.6% following last year's 0.3% decline from December-to-December. That [...]

Prices in the industrial sector are drawing support from the improvement in factory sector activity. Since December, manufacturing sector production has risen 0.6% following last year's 0.3% decline from December-to-December. That [...]

Prices in the industrial sector are drawing support from the improvement in factory sector activity. Through July, manufacturing sector production has risen 0.6% following last year's 0.3% decline from December-to-December. [...]

Trends The German PPI index rose for the third month in a row, sending the three-month rate of change into a strong upward trajectory as oil producers once again ponder supply restrictions to boost prices. In the table below, we [...]

U.K. retail sales rebounded strongly in July after a 1% decline in June. Sales are up very strongly in three of the last four months. U.K. retail sales have been oscillating in this higher range since 2014. And they continue to grow [...]