(NAR) US sales of existing homes improved at an annual rate of 7% to 6.29 million in September from August, with increases in supply accounting for the uptick in activity.…
(Philadelphia Fed) The diffusion index gauging current general activity in US manufacturing fell by 7 points to 23.8 in October. 40% of firms had increases in activity, compared to 34%…
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims were 290,000 for the week that ended October 16, down by 6,000 from the previous week. The claims were lower than expected 300,000. At…
(Eurostat) Annual inflation was 3.6% in the EU in September, up from 3.2% the previous month, and 0.3% a year ago. The inflation was 3.4% in the euro area, higher…
(ECB) The euro area posted a current account surplus of 13 billion euros in August, down from 23 billion euros in July. Goods posted a surplus of 17 billion euros,…
(ONS) The UK annual inflation growth eased to 3.1% in September from 3.2% in August. Including owner occupier’s housing growth, CPI eased to 2.9% from 3% in the prior month.…
(Census Bureau) Building permits for privately-owned housing units were 1.589 million in September, down 7.7% from August. The permits were little changed from September 2020. Housing starts averaged an annual…
(Eurostat) Production in the construction sector declined by 1.3% in the euro area in August from July, a slower fall compared to a 1.8% decrease in the EU. Compared to…
(NAHB) US builder sentiment index was 80 in October, up by 4 points as strong consumer demand boosted optimism. The current sales conditions index improved by five points to a…
(Fed) US industrial production plunged by 1.3% in September, after another decline of 0.1% in August. Manufacturing output was down 0.7%. About 0.6% of the fall in industrial production was…
(NBS) China’s economic growth averaged 4.9% in the third quarter from the prior year, less than the forecasted 5.2% expansion. On a quarter over quarter basis, growth was 0.2%, compared…
(BLS) The US posted a 0.5% increase in producer prices, with the index up by 0.5% in September, after an increase of 0.7% in August. The producer prices were up…