Personal Income and Consumption April 2023
Personal income rose 0.4% in April (-0.3% including revisions to prior months), matching consensus expectations. Personal consumption rose 0.8% in […]
Personal income rose 0.4% in April (-0.3% including revisions to prior months), matching consensus expectations. Personal consumption rose 0.8% in […]
New orders for durable goods rose 1.1% in April (+1.6% including revisions to prior months), easily beating the consensus expected […]
View from the Observation Deck On Friday May 5, 2023, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that […]
Real GDP growth in Q1 was revised higher to a 1.3% annual rate from a prior estimate of, and consensus […]
View from the Observation Deck Today’s blog post compares the performance of energy-related stocks to the broader market, as measured […]
New single-family home sales increased 4.1% in April to a 0.683 million annual rate, beating the consensus expected 0.665 million. […]
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Existing home sales declined 3.4% in April to a 4.280 million annual rate, narrowly lagging the consensus expected 4.300 million. […]
Housing starts increased 2.2% in April to a 1.401 million annual rate, narrowly beating the consensus expected 1.400 million. Starts […]
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Industrial production increased 0.5% in April (0.0% including revisions to prior months) versus a consensus expected 0.0%. Utilities output fell […]
Retail sales rose 0.4% in April, lagging the consensus expected gain of 0.8%. Retail sales are up 1.6% versus a […]