April housing starts fell 6.8% to a 1.63 million annual rate, but the decline is not seen as a trend suggesting weakness
Read More →Factory output fell 0.6% in April after declining 0.1% in each of the two previous months, according to the Federal Reserve Board
Read More →April retail sales held their big gain in March, so the spring quarter has begun with sales 1% above the winter quarter average, according to Jim Haughey, senior economist for Newport Communications.
Read More →The amount of economic damage from the SARS virus cannot yet be fully measured because World Health Organization reports suggest that there are likely some contagious people not yet quarantined in several regions in China.
Read More →Manufacturing activity declined marginally in April after a big drop in February, with the ISM index of manufacturing activity falling to 45.4 from 46.2 based on a survey of industrial buyers
Read More →The consumer confidence index from the monthly Conference Board survey increased to 81.0 in April from 61.4 in March.
Read More →Personal income gained 0.4% in March after a 0.2% rise in February, according to the Commerce Department
Read More →Manufacturers shipped 1.0% more durable goods in March than February and booked 2.0% more orders, according to a Commerce Department report.
Read More →More than 75% of the fleets polled by CK Marketing & Communications this month, indicated that they plan to purchase both power units and trailer
Read More →The Conference Board reported that its index of leading economic indicators fell 0.2% in March on top of a 0.6% decline over the prior two months.
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