Gaps are often associated with inefficiencies. Take the possible space between your front door and sill for instance; it lets cold air in during the winter, not an efficient method of insulating. Similar breaks in continuity between tiles and tubs allow water to seep into parts of a structure not designed for moisture. When they occur in everyday scenarios, it is best to appro
Economic output improved in September according to the Chicago Fed National Activity Index. Results from this comprehensive study of the economy jumped to 0.17 from the downwardly revised count of minus 0.37 (originally minus 0.31) in August. Despite the monthly turnaround, the three-month moving average stayed below zero and matched the prior period’s revised tally of minus 0
Happy Fiscal New Year! As you are reading this, America has nearly completed its first month of the fiscal year 2018. The nation’s 2017 deficit tally is in; it doesn’t look good. Our country’s shortfall increased 13.7 percent for the year, reaching $666 billion.
Sales of existing homes moved against the recent declining trend during September 2017, increasing 0.7 percent. Rising to an annualized rate of 5.39 million units, this is the first uptick in four months. While the monthly move was up, the year-over-year tally dropped 1.5 percent which is the first annual decline since July 2016.
Last Friday we discussed the difference between factual data (we called this “WHAT IS”) and “everything else” (which we called “static”) or the entire sum of all interpretations, extrapolations, and forecasts that inevitably follow the publishing of every data point. And we promised to provide an example of the latter, so here goes.
Industrial production was positive in the final month of the third quarter after pretty dismal showings in the prior two periods. Output of all physically made goods increased 0.3 percent in September 2017 according to the Federal Reserve. This uptick was not enough to recapture the losses from July and August. July was downwardly revised to -0.6 percent (originally -0.1 perce
Industrial production was positive in the final month of the third quarter after pretty dismal showings in the prior two periods. Output of all physically made goods increased 0.3 percent in September 2017 according to the Federal Reserve. This uptick was not enough to recapture the losses from July and August. July was downwardly revised to -0.6 percent (originally -0.1 perce
Industrial production was positive in the final month of the third quarter after pretty dismal showings in the prior two periods. Output of all physically made goods increased 0.3 percent in September 2017 according to the Federal Reserve. This uptick was not enough to recapture the losses from July and August. July was downwardly revised to -0.6 percent (originally -0.1 perce
Retail sales jumped in September 2017 according to the Census Bureau’s data. After falling a revised 0.1 percent in August (originally -0.2 percent), the value of transactions climbed 1.6 percent as the third quarter came to a close. Versus a year earlier, retail sales increased 4.4 percent. However, it appears some of the data was influenced by difficult weather in the
Price gains accelerated in September 2017 according to headline figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI). Versus a month earlier, prices rose 0.5 percent, and this jump follows an increase of 0.4 percent in August. Compared to a year earlier, CPI is 2.2 percent higher, speeding up from 1.9 percent in the middle of the third quarter.
Prices paid by producers and wholesalers continued rising in September 2017 according to the Producer Price Index released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. After increasing 0.2 percent in August, this measure of inflation advanced 0.4 percent to end the third quarter. It has now increased 2.6 percent versus a year ago, the steepest annual increase since February 2012. Costs
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