Economy in Brief: September 2019

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that its total Mortgage Applications Index increased 2.0% w/w (+68.9% y/y) in the week ending September 6, following 3.1% w/w and 6.2% w/w declines in the previous two weeks. Applications to [...]

The U.S. pump price for gasoline slipped to $2.55 per gallon (-10.0% y/y) in the week ended September 9 from the prior week's $2.56 per gallon. Prices have fallen for eight consecutive weeks. Haver Analytics adjusts price figures for [...]

These data are reported by the U.S. Department of Energy. The price data can be found in Haver's WEEKLY and DAILY databases. More detail on prices, as well as the demand, production and inventory data, including regional breakdowns, [...]

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the total job openings rate slipped to 4.5% during July from an unrevised 4.6% in June. It remained below the 4.8% record reached in January. The job openings rate is the job openings level [...]

Manufacturing industrial production shows limited declines in July with only three of the early European reports showing drops (Germany, Italy and tiny Malta). However, there is not enough here to suggest that the period of weakness [...]

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported that its Small Business Optimism Index declined 1.5% (-5.2 % y/y) to 103.1 during August and reversed its July improvement. The index level was at the lowest level since [...]

The U.S. pump price for gasoline slipped to $2.55 per gallon (-10.0% y/y) in the week ended September 9 from the prior week's $2.56 per gallon. Prices have fallen for eight consecutive weeks. Haver Analytics adjusts price figures for [...]

The U.S. pump price for gasoline slipped to $2.55 per gallon (-10.0% y/y) in the week ended September 9 from the prior week's $2.56 per gallon. Prices have fallen for eight consecutive weeks. Haver Analytics adjusts price figures for [...]