The State of the Economy: Friday 2/15/13

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Let's start with today's economic releases...

• Empire Manufacturing Rebounds in February
  After some dismal readings that past few months, the index finally popped up...
  
• Industrial Production/Capacity Utilization
  Industrial Production pulled back in January but Capacity Utilization rose...
  
• University of Michigan Sentiments Bounces Back
  Now that the fiscal cliff has been resolved, consumers are feeling better...

The State of the Economy: By Category

Below are the most recent reports on the key economic data. The goal of sorting the reports by economic category is to make it easier to spot the trend of the data.

The State of the Jobs Market:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Improving

• Weekly Jobless Claims Drop 27K
  
• Jobs Report: Economy Added 157K Jobs in January
  
• ADP: Private Sector Jobs Expand in December
  
• Employment Trends Index Up in December
  
• Challenger Reports Planned Job Cuts up 19.6%

The State of the Housing Market:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Rebounding

• CoreLogic Home Price Index Up Again in December
  
• Construction Spending Above Expectations
  
• Case-Shiller Home Price Index Up in November
  
• Pending Home Sales Pull Back in December
  
• New Home Sales Fall in December
  
• FHFA House Price Index Up Again in November
  
• Existing Home Sales Pull Back in December
  
• Housing Starts Surge in December
  
• NAHB Homebuider Confidence Holds Steady

The State of the Consumer:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Rebounding

• University of Michigan Sentiments Bounces Back
  
• Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Improves
  
• Retail Sales Above Expectations in January
  
• Consumer Credit Expands Again in December
  
• Consumer Confidence Dives Again in January
  
• Personal Income and Spending Improve in November

The State of the Economic Growth:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Slow Growth

• GDP Shocker: 1st Estimate for Q4 Shows Economic Growth Fell -0.1%
  
• Durable Goods Orders Above Expectations
  
• Leading Economic Index Above Expectations
  
• Architecture Billing Index Pulls Back Slightly
  
• Philly Fed Business Index Outlook Reverses Lower in January
  
• Final Reading for Q3 GDP Above Expectations
  
• Chicago Fed National Activity Index Down in October

The State of the Manufacturing Sector:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Weak Advance

• Empire Manufacturing Rebounds in February
  
• Industrial Production/Capacity Utilization Wholesale Inventories Down -0.1% in December
  
• Factory Orders Below Consensus in December
  
• ISM Manufacturing Improves Again
  
• Flash PMI Up Again in January
  
• Richmond Fed Report: Manufacturing Pulls Back in January
  
• Chicago PMI Improves in December

The State of the Services Sector:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Improving

• ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Holds Steady in January
  
• Richmond Fed Report: Services Sector Improving in January
  
• ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Better Than Expected in December

The State of Inflation:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Stable

• Nonfarm Productivity Down, Unit Labor Costs Up in Q4
  
• CPI Report: No Inflation Here Either
  
• PPI Report: No Inflation at Producer Level in December
  
• Import Prices Up in October, Export Prices Down
  
• Employment Cost Index Below Consensus

The State of Small Business:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Weakening

• NFIB Barely Budges in January
  
• NFIB Small Business Optimism Remains Weak in December

 

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