January Empire State Manufacturing At 13.5
Empire State Manufacturing General Business Conditions Index for Januray came out at 13.5 vs. 11.0 consensus and prior reading of 8.2.
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U.S. Retail Sales Rose 0.1% In December
U.S. retail sales rose 0.1% in December vs. 0.3% consensus. November reading was at 0.4% (revised from 0.2%). In 2011 retail sales were up 6.5%.
U.S. GDP Growth in Q3 2011 Revised To 1.8%
U.S. GDP growth for Q3 was revised from 2.0% to 1.8%; consensus was at 2.0%. Q2 2011 reading was at 1.3%.
November Chicago Fed National Activity Index At -0.37
Chicago Fed National Activity Index for November was reported at -0.37 vs. revised October reading of -0.11. Chicago Fed National Activity Index 3-month moving average is at -0.24.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 364.000; Down 4.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 364.000 vs. 380.000 consensus and last week revised (up 2.000) reading of 368.000.
ECRI Weekly Leading Index Update
ECRI Weekly Leading Index for week ending December 9, 2011 was reported down 7.5% y-o-y. Prior reading was at -7.7%.
U.S. Consumer Price Index Unchanged In November
U.S. consumer price index was unchanged in November vs. 0.1% consensus and October reading of -0.1%. On year level CPI inflation is running at 3.4%.
December Empire State Manufacturing At 9.5; Philadelphia Fed General Business Conditions Index At 10.3; U.S. Industrial Production Fell 0.2% In November
Empire State Manufacturing General Business Conditions Index for December came out at 9.5 vs. 3.0 consensus and prior reading of 0.6.
Philadelphia FED General Business Conditions Index rose from 3.6 to 10.3. Consensus was at 5.0.
PMI are showing signs of recovery.
U.S. industrial production fell 0.2% in November. Consensus was at 0.1%, October reading was at 0.7%.
U.S. Producer Price Index Rose 0.3% In November
U.S. producer price index rose 0.3% in November vs. 0.2% consensus. October reading was at -0.3%. On year level PPI is up 5.9%.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 366.000; Down 19.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 366.000 vs. 390.000 consensus and last week revised (up 4.000) reading of 385.000.
November ISM Manufacturing Index At 52.7
(For November 2011) ISM Manufacturing Index was reported at 52.7 vs. prior reading of 50.8 and consensus of 51.8.
November Chicago Purchasing Managers Index At 62.6
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index was reported at 62.6. Consensus was at 58.5, prior reading at 58.4.
November Challenger Job-Cuts At 42,474
Challenger’s count of layoff announcements was reported at 42,474 in November vs. 42,759 in October.
ADP Employment Rose 206,000 In November
ADP Employment rose 206,000 in November vs. revised (up 20,000) gain of 130,000 in October.
U.S. New Home Sales Rose 1.3% In October
U.S. new home sales rose 1.3% to 307.000 SAAR; Consensus was at 315.000 SAAR, prior reading (revised downward 10.000) was at 303.000 SAAR.