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March retail sales, February’s business inventories, etal

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Major monthly reports released last week were the Retail Sales report for March and the associated Business Sales and Inventories report for February , both from the Census Bureau, and the Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Report for February from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a report which breaks down the two employment surveys from the monthly national jobs report by state and region …while the text of that report provides a useful summary of the state and regional data, the serious statistical aggregation can be found in the tables linked at the end of the report , where one can find the civilian labor force data and the change in payrolls by industry for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.. Also released last week was the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) for March , a weighted composite index of 85 different economic metrics, which decreased to –0.20 in March from +0.03 in February, after February’s inde...
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March producer prices, industrial production, and existing home sales

Major monthly reports released last week included the March Producer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the March report on Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization from the Fed, and the Existing Home Sales Report for March from the National Association of Realtors (NAR)…. The week also saw the release of the first two regional Fed manufacturing surveys for April: the Empire State Manufacturing Survey from the New York Fed, which covers all of New York state, one NYC suburban county in Connecticut, Puerto Rico and northern New Jersey, reported their headline general business conditions index rose from –0.2 in March to +11.0 in April, which would indicate that a moderate plurality of First District manufacturers now see improvement in various facets of their business, after they were evenly split between those who reported improving conditions and those who saw deteriorating conditions in March…meanwhile, the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey , covering most ...
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3rd estimate 4th quarter GDP; March consumer prices; February’s income and outlays, durable goods, factory inventories and wholesale trade

The key reports released last week were the March Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the 3rd estimate of 4th quarter GDP , and the February report on Personal Income and Spending , both from the Bureau of Economic Analysis; other regular reports included the advance report on durable goods for February , the Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders for February , and the February report on Wholesale Trade, Sales and Inventories , all from the Census Bureau, and the Consumer Credit Report for February from the Fed, which indicated that overall consumer credit, a measure of non-real estate debt, rose by a seasonally adjusted $9.5 billion, or at a 2.2% annual rate, as revolving credit grew at a 0.6% annual rate to $1,327.6 billion, while non-revolving credit outstanding grew at a 2.8% rate to $3,789.2 billion… In addition, the week also saw the long delayed Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Report for January from the Burea...
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March jobs report; February’s trade deficit, retail sales, and JOLTS; January’s business inventories, et al

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Major monthly economic reports released last week included the Employment Situation Summary for March and the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for February, both from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Commerce Department’s report on our International Trade for February , and the Retail Sales report for February and the conjoined Business Sales and Inventories for January , both from the Census Bureau…this week also saw the last regional Fed manufacturing survey for March: the Dallas Fed Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey , covering Texas and adjacent counties in northwest Louisiana and southeast New Mexico, reported their general business activity composite index fell to –0.2 in March, down slightly from +0.2 in February, with the near-zero readings indicating almost no change in business activity in either month… Privately issued reports released last week included the ADP Employment Report for March , wherein the payroll processor estimated that US private payrolls...
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