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Newsby Evan LockridgeMay 17, 2015

Economic Watch: Factory Output, Consumer Sentiment Decline

U.S. industrial production fell 0.3% in April for its fifth consecutive monthly loss, according to a Federal Reserve report issued Friday.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeApril 17, 2015

Economic Watch: Inflation, Leading Indicators, Consumer Sentiment Increase

Consumer prices moved up for the second straight month in March after falling during much of the winter, but remain at their lowest level in years.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeMarch 13, 2015

Economic Watch: Producer Prices Fall Again, Consumer Optimism Dips

Prices at the wholesale level fell again in February, down 0.5% from the month before, the fourth straight month this has happened, and is the largest drop since 2009.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeMarch 2, 2015

Economic Watch: Consumer Spending Falls Slightly, GDP Revised Downward

U.S. consumer spending fell slightly in January as gasoline prices remained low, according to new Commerce Department report released Monday.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJanuary 30, 2015

Economic Watch: GDP Growth Slows, Consumer Sentiment Best in 11 Years

A first look at one of the widest measures of the U.S. economy shows activity cooled in the fourth quarter of 2014.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeJanuary 16, 2015

Economic Watch: Inflation, Industrial Production Down; Consumer Sentiment High

Consumer prices fell 0.4% in December from the month before, according to new U.S. Labor Department report, the biggest decline in six years.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeDecember 29, 2014

Economic Watch: Consumer Sentiment Soars, New Home Sales Drop

Consumer confidence reached its most favorable level this month since the last cyclical peak was set in January 2007, according to the Thompson Reuters/University of Michigan Survey of Consumers, released just before Christmas.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeDecember 12, 2014

Economic Watch: Producer Prices Retreat, Consumer Sentiment Best in 7 Years

Prices at the wholesale level in November gave up all the gains made the month before, led by declining energy costs, while consumers in the U.S. are feeling better than they have in many years.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeNovember 14, 2014

Economic Watch: Retail Sales Rebound, Consumer Sentiment Upbeat

Retail sales in the U.S. rebounded in October due to broad-based gains, as consumers get ready to head into the Christmas shopping season, according to a U.S. Commerce Department report.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeOctober 17, 2014

Economic Watch: Home Construction Rises, Consumer Sentiment Hits Seven-Year High

Residential construction in the U.S. has rebounded but remains volatile, hitting an annual rate of just more than 1 million units for only the third time this year in September, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.

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