Economy in Brief: 2019

The Composite Housing Market Index from the National Association of Home Builders-Wells Fargo strengthened during December. The index rose to 76, up 7.0% m/m and by roughly one-third y/y. The index was the highest level for the [...]

The Composite Housing Market Index from the National Association of Home Builders-Wells Fargo strengthened during December. The index rose to 76, up 7.0% m/m and by roughly one-third y/y. The index was the highest level for the [...]

Factory sector activity in New York remains tepid. The Empire State Manufacturing Index of General Business Conditions rose slightly to 3.5 in December from November's 2.9. The index has been fairly steady since June. An increase to [...]

PREVIOUS>>>Import prices fell a greater-than-expected 0.5% during October (-3.0% year-on-year... Export prices ticked down 0.1% in October (-2.2% y/y), following an unrevised 0.2% decline in September The import and export price [...]

Import prices fell a greater-than-expected 0.5% during October (-3.0% year-on-year.... Export prices ticked down 0.1% in October (-2.2% y/y), following an unrevised 0.2% decline in September The import and export price series can be [...]

Total business inventories increased 0.2% (3.1% y/y) during October following a 0.1% September dip, revised from 0.0%. Total business sales eased 0.1% both m/m and y/y after a 0.4% September decline, revised from -0.2%. The inventory- [...]

Japan's Tankan report has been a closely watched and key indicator of Japan's economy for some time. The manufacturing barometer, which is considered the bellwether of this index, fell to zero in Q4 2019 from 5 in Q3. That drop marks [...]

Import prices rose 0.2% during November (-1.3% year-on-year), following an unrevised 0.5% decline in October. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a 0.1% gain in November. These figures are not seasonally adjusted and do not [...]