Producer Prices fall 0.6 percent in February
The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.6 percent in February, seasonally adjusted, the…
Author Hugo Dante
Hugo Dante
Hugo Dante is an economist in Washington, D.C. He was previously an economic research specialist at ABA. In addition to the ABA Banking Journal, his writing has appeared in The Hill, The National Interest and Townhall. Views expressed here are his own.
Consumer Prices Rises Marginally in February
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in February on…
Small Business Optimism Rises in February Prior to Coronavirus Escalation
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased to 104.5, a reading in the top 10%…
International Trade Balance Tightened in January
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the…
273,000 Jobs Added in February, Unemployment Unchanged at 3.5%
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 273,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little…
Factory Orders Decreased in January
New orders for manufactured goods, down two of the last three months, decreased 0.5% to…
ISM: Non-Manufacturing Sector Growth Robust in February
The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index registered 57.3 points in February, 1.8 percentage points above January’s figure.…
183,000 Jobs Added in February
The non-farm private sector added 183,000 jobs in February, according to the ADP National Employment…
Durable Goods Orders Fell 0.2% in January After Rising 2.9% in December
New orders for manufactured durable goods in January decreased $0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to…
New Home Sales Rise 7.9 Percent in January
New single-family home sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 764,000 in January,…