Preliminary estimates, released today, now estimate growth of the U. S. economy in the fourth quarter of last year at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.6% vs. the advance estimate 1.1% reported earlier. A third and final estimate [...]
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Global| Feb 27 2006New One-Family Home Sales Decline: Inventories Rise
Sales of new one-family houses were reported by the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.233 million in January. Sales were 5.0% below the December level and were at [...]
- Global| Feb 27 2006
New One-Family Home Sales Decline: Inventories Rise
Sales of new one-family houses were reported by the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.233 million in January. Sales were 5.0% below the December level and were at [...]
- Global| Feb 21 2006
A Stunning Rise in French New Industrial Orders: Better GDP Growth Ahead?
French real Gross Domestic Product rose only 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2005 over the third quarter. For the year, GDP was up 1.4%. A growing deficit on foreign trade continued to offset modest gains in domestic demand, that is, [...]
- Global| Feb 20 2006
Cross Currents in the Italian Economy: Industrial Sales and New Orders Rising, Trade Deficit Exploding
Italian industrial sales rose 2.3% in December and new orders rose 3.0%. At year end sales were 11.7% above December 2004 and new orders were up 3.3% The strong performance of industrial sales and new orders in 2005 is shown in the [...]
- Global| Feb 20 2006
Cross Currents in the Italian Economy: Industrial Sales and New Orders Rising, Trade Deficit Exploding
Italian industrial sales rose 2.3% in December and new orders rose 3.0%. At year end sales were 11.7% above December 2004 and new orders were up 3.3% The strong performance of industrial sales and new orders in 2005 is shown in the [...]
- Global| Feb 14 2006
Estimates of GDP Growth in Europe Confirm the Slowdown in Q4, 2005 But Investors Remain Confident That Improvement [...]
According to flash estimates published today, growth in real gross domestic product of the twenty-five countries of the European Union slowed to 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2005, down from a 0.6% increase in the third quarter. [...]
- Global| Feb 13 2006
First Y/Y Increase in Japanese Corporate Prices of Final Goods Since 1998
Japan's corporations raised the average selling price of domestic goods 0.3% in January over January 2005. This was the first year-to-year increase since early 1998. The ability to raise prices, however small, was a welcome sign that [...]
- Global| Feb 07 2006
Germany: December Industrial Production Suggests a Slow Q4 in 2005, Labor Unrest Ahead?
There was more news from Germany that economic activity slowed significantly in the fourth quarter. Declines in December retail sales, new orders and sales in manufacturing and mining have already been reported and today we learn that [...]
- Global| Feb 06 2006
German New Orders and Sales Decline in December
German manufacturing and mining new orders faltered in December after having risen for the three previous months. The index (2000=100) for new orders declined by 1.61% from 118.1 in November to 116.2 in December but was 4.12% above [...]
- Global| Jan 31 2006
Economic Sentiment and Consumer Confidence in Europe Improve
Economic sentiment in the European Union, and particularly the Euro Zone is improving. The Business Climate Indicator (long-term average = 100) for the individual countries of the European Union, together with the aggregates for the [...]
- Global| Jan 30 2006
Industrial Production in Japan Rises for Fifth Successive Month
Industrial production in Japan rose for the fifth successive month in December giving further credence to Carol Stone's comment of last week: "So perhaps there is in fact room for encouragement about the state of the Japanese [...]
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