business inventories
Data Round-Up: Retail Sales Point to +2.75% Real Consumption Gain in 18Q4
written by Michael Lewis on November 15, 2018
FMI’s analyses of this morning’s mass of data including: October Retail Sales, September Business Inventories, plus an updated look at 18Q3 GDP Data Revisions to Date, November Philadelphia Fed and NY Fed Empire regional manufacturing indices, October Import Export Prices, plus U.S. Dollar Analysis and Weekly Initial UI Claims & Rail Traffic.
Data Round-Up: Retail Sales Break Slump; Real Consumption Likely Rose +1.25% in 18Q1
written by Michael Lewis on April 16, 2018
FMI’s analyses of this morning’s March Retail Sales and February Business Inventories reports, plus notes on this morning’s April NY Fed Empire regional manufacturing index and the National Association of Home Builders April Housing Market index.
Data Round-Up: Real Consumption Likely Grew a Solid +3.75% in 17Q4
written by Michael Lewis on January 12, 2018
FMI’s analyses of this morning’s December Retail Sales, November Business Inventories and December CPI reports, plus December Bank Lending & Money Supply results.
Data Round-Up: After Resting this Spring, Shoppers Came Out in Force in July
written by Michael Lewis on August 15, 2017
FMI’s analyses of this morning’s July Retail Sales, June Business Inventories and July U.S. Dollar and Trade Prices results, plus an updated look at 17Q2 GDP Sources and Assumptions and implications for revisions in the upcoming 17Q2 GDP Second Report.
Data Round-Up: After Slow March, Real Growth and Inflation Should Rebound
written by Michael Lewis on April 14, 2017
FMI’s analyses of this morning’s March CPI, March Retail Sales, and February Business Inventories reports, as well as a review of March Bank Lending & Money Supply results.
Data Round-Up: Real Consumption On Track for +2.75% in 16Q3
written by Michael Lewis on September 15, 2016
FMI’s analyses of this morning’s mass of data: August Retail Sales, July Business Inventories, September Philadelphia Fed and NY Fed Empire regional manufacturing surveys, August Industrial Production, and August PPI, as well as the latest Weekly UI Claims & Rail Traffic results.
Data Round-Up: Real Consumption On Track for +3% Gain in 16Q3
written by Michael Lewis on August 12, 2016
FMI’s analyses of today’s mass of economic data including Retail Sales, Business Inventories, PPI, and Bank Lending & Money Supply
Labor Market Still Healthy; Jobs to Trend Up Near +150K/Month
written by Michael Lewis on June 14, 2016
FMI’s analyses of today’s mass of data including: May Retail Sales, April Business Inventories, May U.S. Dollar & Trade Prices, May NFIB Small Business Optimism Index and 16Q3 Manpower Employment Index
Data Round-Up: Real Consumption & GDP Likely Posted +2.5% Growth in 15Q2
written by Michael Lewis on July 14, 2015
FMI’s analyses of today’s June Retail Sales, May Business Inventories, and June NFIB Small Business Optimism reports, as well as our review of June Import-Export Prices
Data Round-Up: After Soft Start in Retail, Consumption on Track for +2% Real Gain in 15Q2
written by Michael Lewis on May 13, 2015
FMI’s analyses of today’s April Retail Sales and March Business Inventories reports, an updated look at 15Q1 GDP Sources & Assumptions, and a review of April US Dollar and Trade Prices results.
