Economy in Brief: September 2013

The value of construction put-in-place gained 0.6% in July (5.2 y/y) following little change during June, initially reported as a 0.6% decline. Figures back through last year were revised upward. A 0.3% rise in building activity had [...]

This may not turn out to be a watershed month for Europe, or for the European Monetary Union, but the manufacturing PMIs for the countries listed in the table including some of the key countries from the economic union as well as in [...]

The Composite Index of Manufacturing Sector Activity from the Institute for Supply Management improved to 55.7 during August from an unrevised 55.4 in July. The figure remained at the highest level since June 2011 and beat [...]

The Composite Index of Manufacturing Sector Activity from the Institute for Supply Management improved to 55.7 during August from an unrevised 55.4 in July. The figure remained at the highest level since June 2011 and beat [...]