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May 2021 Empire State Manufacturing Index Declines
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey index marginally declined but remained in expansion.
Rail Week Ending Saturday May 1 - Growth Surge Over Lockdown One Year Ago
Week 17 of 2021 shows the same week total rail traffic (from the same week one year ago) improved according to the Association of American Railroads traffic data.
May 2021 New York Fed Weekly Economic Index (WEI): Index Improvement Continues
The New York Fed's Weekly Leading Index (WLI) improved mostly due to the economic sharp deterioration which occurred one year ago. This index recovery is improving based on the 13-week rolling average.
March 2021 Headline Manufacturing New Orders Improve
US Census says manufacturing new orders improved month-over-month with unfilled orders again improving. Our analysis shows the rolling averages improved and remain in expansion.
March 2021 CoreLogic Home Prices: Millennials Propel Home Buying
CoreLogic's Home Price Index (HPI) home prices recorded an 11.3% annual gain, the highest since March 2006.
April 2021 FOMC Meeting Statement: Few Changes And No Change To The Federal Funds Rate
The Federal Reserve's meeting statement included no rate change (as it is already at zero).
April 2021 Conference Board Consumer Confidence Nears Pre-Pandemic Levels
The latest Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index's headline number improved again in April. The Index now stands at 121.7 (1985=100), up from 109.0 in March.
Rail Week Ending Saturday April 17 - Carload Growth Now In Positive Territory Year-To-Date Compared To 2020
Week 15 of 2021 shows the same week total rail traffic (from the same week one year ago) improved according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) traffic data.
March 2021 Coincident Indices Generally Improved Month-Over-Month
The year-over-year rate of growth of the majority of coincident indices improved or was little changed relative to last month - but only half of the indices are in expansion.
March 2021 Headline Existing Home Sales: Rate Of Growth Again Slows
Sales down 3.7 % month-over-month, up 12.3 % year-over-year (reported last month +9.1 % year-over-year).
April 2021 Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Expands At A Faster Pace
The three regional manufacturing surveys released to date for April are in expansion.
March 2021 Leading Economic Index Rose Sharply
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 1.3 percent in March to 111.6 (2016 = 100), following a 0.1 percent decrease in February and a 0.5 percent increase in January.
March 2021 Trucking Is Either Outstanding Or Contracting
Headline data for the CASS Freight Index show that truck volumes show volumes improved month-over-month - and the year-over-year growth is now in double digits.
March 2021 Sea Container Imports Again Significantly Improved Pointing To A Strong Economic Recovery
The import container counts for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach rate of growth again jumped month-over-month partially due to the fact that the import data one year ago was impacted by the pandemic shutdown.
April 2021 Beige Book: Growth Improves To "Moderate"
The consolidated economic report from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts (Beige Book) stated: "National economic activity accelerated to a moderate pace from late February to early April".
March 2021 Import Year-Over-Year Inflation Grows To +6.9%
Year-over-year import price indices inflation grew from +1.4 % to +3.0 %.
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