-
Recent Posts
Categories
Archives
Yearly Archives: 2013
March Residential Construction, Consumer Prices, Industrial Production
Starts Hit Million Unit Rate, Consumer Prices Dip, Output Boosted by Weather Housing Starts for March increased by 7.0 percent to a 1,036,000 unit annual rate. Permits for new residential construction dipped in March by 3.9 percent to a 902,000 … Continue reading
April Consumer Sentiment, March Retail Sales, PPI, Feb. Biz Inventories
Q1 Expected to Show Moderate to Strong Expansion, False Positives, False Negatives University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment sank in April to 72.3 after three months of gains. March Retail Sales decreased by 0.4 percent as gasoline prices dropped and … Continue reading
Posted in Daily, United States
Comments Off
The Inventory Swing and the Fiscal Cliff Increase Odds of Mid‐Year Lull
Real GDP growth for the recently completed first quarter of 2013 appears likely to exceed earlier expectations when the first estimate is released on April 26. Despite the drag from fiscal tightening, real GDP growth is set to register in … Continue reading
Comerica Economic Weekly
U.S. economic data at the close of the first quarter was mixed, consistent with the view that economic momentum continued through the quarter, but conditions remain far from normal in part due to ongoing uncertainty about fiscal tightening and other … Continue reading
Posted in United States, Weekly
Comments Off
February Income and Spending
Income Still Distorted by Tax Changes, Spending Solid U.S. Personal Income increased by 1.1 percent in February after declining by 3.7 percent in January. Real Disposable Personal Income gained 0.7 percent after declining by 4.0 percent in January. Real … Continue reading
Posted in Daily, United States
Comments Off
Florida Index Bounces Back in January
Comerica Bank’s Florida Economic Activity Index rebounded in January, jumping to a level of 116.5. The January index reading is 36 points, or 45 percent, above the index cyclical low of 80.6. The index averaged 110 in 2012, 11 points … Continue reading
Arizona Index Climbs in January
Comerica Bank’s Arizona Economic Activity Index climbed in January, rising 1.9 percentage points to a level of 95.2. The January index reading is 24 points, or 34 percent, above the index cyclical low of 71.0. The index averaged 87 points … Continue reading
California Index Drops in January
Comerica Bank’s California Economic Activity Index dropped in January, falling 2.2 points to a level of 98.6. January’s reading is 25 points, or 35 percent, above the index cyclical low of 73.2. The index averaged a revised 103 points for … Continue reading
Texas Index Dips in January
Comerica Bank’s Texas Economic Activity Index fell slightly in January, declining 0.4 percentage points to a level of 101.1. The January reading is 29 points, or 41 percent, above the index cyclical low of 71.7. The index averaged 98 points … Continue reading
March Durable Goods and Consumer Confidence, Feb. New Home Sales, Jan. House Prices
Mixed Data Suggests Ongoing Momentum, but Also Ongoing Uncertainty March New Orders for Durable Goods gained 5.7 percent as aircraft orders rebounded. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell sharply in March to 59.7. New Home Sales for February fell … Continue reading
Posted in Daily, United States
Comments Off
Subscribe to feed
Follow us on Twitter