Home Builder Confidence Increases in December
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index increased to 84 in December. “While demand remains strong, finding...
Economy
Producer Prices Rose 0.8% in November
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.8% in November, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported...
Small Business Optimism Increases in November
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased 0.2 point in November, measuring 98.4 The Uncertainty Index decreased 4 points to...
ABA Data Bank: Chip Delivery Lead Time Increases in November
The delivery time for chips increased by four days to about 22.3 weeks, according to research from Susquehanna Financial Group,...
Consumer Prices Rise in November
The Consumer Price Index increased 0.8% in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
U.S. International Trade Balance Shrinks in October
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was...
Consumer Credit Increases in October
In October, consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.6%. Revolving credit increased at an annual rate...
ABA Data Bank: OECD 2022 Inflation Forecast Rises for Advanced Economies
With the Omicron variant adding to the already high levels of uncertainty, the OECD in December raised its 2022 inflation...
New Orders for Manufactured Goods Increase in October
New orders for manufactured goods in October, up seventeen of the last eighteen months, increased $5.1 billion or 1.0% to...
ISM: Service Sector Grows in November
The ISM Services Index registered 69.1% in November; 2.4 percentage points higher than the October reading of 66.7%. This reading...
