The U.S. labor force didn’t reach expectations and only slightly expanded during April: according to the recent U.S. employment report, which was published today, May 4th by the Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of non-farm employees rose by only…
Yesterday the U.S. Manufacturing ISM report was released; according to the recent report, the U.S. Manufacturing PMI growth rate increased to 54.8% during April 2012. The U.S. Manufacturing PMI is an index that estimates the economic progress of the U.S.…
The bureau of economic analysis published today its first estimate of the growth rate of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter of 2012. The report showed the U.S GDP rose by 2.2% in Q1 2012. According…
According to the latest U.S. pending homes sales report, which was published today by the National Association of Realtors, the real estate market has changed direction again as pending home sales rose during March 2012; furthermore the March 2012 U.S.…
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau updated on the number of new homes sold in the U.S during March 2012: new homes sales declined again compared with the number of homes sold during February 2012. According to the recent report, during…
Following the fall in the U.S consumer confidence index during March, this index didn’t move much during April. According to the latest U.S. consumer confidence survey, the consumer confidence index didn’t move much in April compared with March’s index: The…
Today, the fourth survey of 2012 for the Philly Fed Manufacturing Index for April was released: this survey estimates the U.S. manufacturing conditions continue to grow but at a slightly slower pace in April than in March; the Philly Fed…
According to the recent monthly U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the new residential construction statistics for March 2012 there was a decrease in housing starts but a slight increase in building permits. Privately owned Housing starts decreased in March 2012:…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published yesterday the latest report of the U.S inflation for March 2012. According to the report the consumer price index increased by 0.3% and in annual terms the US CPI increased by 2.9%. The consumer…
According to the recent producer price index report, which came out today, the PPI for finished goods remained unchanged in March compared with February’s index. This report serves as an indicator for the path of the U.S core CPI to…