Economy in Brief: August 2012

The British Confederation of Industries (CBI) conducts monthly and quarterly surveys of the Distributive Trades, the Industrial and the Service Industries.Data from the Monthly and Quarterly surveys of the Industrial Industries were [...]

Chain store sales fell 1.5% last week (+3.1% y/y), the third week of sluggishness in the last four. However, soft sales now contrast with a solid 3.3% rise in purchases during all of July. During the last ten years there has been a [...]

The summer driving season is in full gear.The pump price of regular gasoline rose two cents last week to $3.74 per gallon, the highest level since early May. Haver Analytics' seasonally-adjusted price for regular rose another seven [...]

The British Confederation of Industries (CBI) conducts monthly and quarterly surveys of the Distributive Trades, the Industrial and the Service Industries.Data from the Monthly and Quarterly surveys of the Industrial Industries were [...]

The National Activity Index (CFNAI) from the Chicago Federal Reserve rose to -0.13 in July from -0.34 in June, reported as -0.15 last month. The three-month moving average slipped to -0.21. During the last ten years, there has been an [...]

The Leading Economic Indicator index from the Conference Board rose 0.4% last month following an unrevised 0.3% June slip. A 0.2% gain was expected. Three quarters of the component series had a positive influence on the index last [...]

The Leading Economic Indicator index from the Conference Board rose 0.4% last month following a revised 0.4% June decline. A 0.2% gain was expected. Three quarters of the component series had a positive influence on the index last [...]

The EMU trade picture swung from deficit to mounting surpluses and that has been in train over the last 10 months. This month the jump was particularly large as the surplus ran up to €10.5bln from €6.8bln. Month to month exports [...]