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September 2015 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand declined 0.5 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices were unchanged in August and rose 0.2 percent in July. On an…
September 2015 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
Prices for U.S. imports edged down 0.1 percent in September, after a 1.6-percent decrease in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The continued downward trend in nonfuel import prices more than offset an advance…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2015-09-17
Developments in Financial Markets, Open Market Operations, and Policy Normalization The manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) reported on developments in domestic and foreign financial markets. The deputy manager followed…
September 2015 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in September, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care and information, while…
Personal Income and Outlays, August 2015
Personal income increased $52.5 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $47.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, in August, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)…
Gross Domestic Product, 2nd quarter 2015 (third estimate); Corporate Profits, 2nd quarter 2015 (revised estimate)
Real gross domestic product -- the value of the goods and services produced by the nation’s economy less the value of the goods and services used up in production, adjusted for price changes -- increased at an annual rate of 3.9 percent…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July suggests that economic activity is expanding at a moderate pace. Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing moderately, and the housing…
August 2015 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index rose 0.2 percent…
August 2015 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand was unchanged in August, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices rose 0.2 percent in July and 0.4 percent in June. On an unadjusted basis,…
August 2015 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices declined 1.8 percent in August following a 0.9-percent drop the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The August decrease was primarily driven by lower fuel prices, although falling…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: July 2015
The number of job openings again rose to a series high of 5.8 million on the last business day of July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of hires and separations edged down to 5.0 million and 4.7 million,…
August 2015 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 173,000 in August, and the unemployment rate edged down to 5.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care and social assistance and in…
2015 Second Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 3.3-percent annual rate during the second quarter of 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 4.7 percent and hours worked increased 1.4…
Personal Income and Outlays, July 2015
Personal income increased $67.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $61.5 billion, or 0.5 percent, in July, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)…
Gross Domestic Product, 2nd quarter 2015 (second estimate); Corporate Profits, 2nd quarter 2015 (preliminary estimate)
Real gross domestic product -- the value of the goods and services produced by the nation's economy less the value of the goods and services used up in production, adjusted for price changes -- increased at an annual rate of 3.7 percent…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2015-07-29
Developments in Financial Markets, Open Market Operations, and Policy Normalization In a joint session of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the manager of the System Open…
July 2015 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index rose 0.2 percent…
July 2015 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand advanced 0.2 percent in July, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices rose 0.4 percent in June and 0.5 percent in May. On an unadjusted…
July 2015 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices declined 0.9 percent in July, after recording no change the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Both fuel prices and nonfuel prices contributed to the July decrease. The price index for…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: June 2015
The number of job openings was little changed at 5.2 million on the last business day of June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of hires and separations were little changed at 5.2 and 4.9 million,…
2015 Second Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 1.3 percent annual rate during the second quarter of 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 2.8 percent and hours worked increased 1.5…
July 2015 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 215,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in retail trade, health care, professional and…
Personal Income and Outlays, June 2015; Includes historical revisions
Personal income increased $68.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $60.6 billion, or 0.5 percent, in June, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE)…
June 2015 Employment Cost Index
Compensation costs for civilian workers was little changed at 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending June 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries (which make up about 70…
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