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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. Since earlier in the year, labor market conditions have generally eased, and the unemployment rate has moved up but remains low. Inflation has…
November 2024 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
Prices for U.S. imports increased 0.1 percent for the second consecutive month in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Higher fuel prices led the November advance. U.S. export prices were unchanged in November…
November 2024 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.4 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices increased 0.3 percent in October and 0.2 percent in September. (See…
November 2024 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in November, after rising 0.2 percent in each of the previous 4 months, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.…
2024 Third Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 2.2 percent in the third quarter of 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, reflecting no revision from the preliminary estimate. Output and hours worked were also…
November 2024 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 227,000 in November, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment trended up in health care, leisure and hospitality,…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: October 2024
The number of job openings was little changed at 7.7 million on the last business day of October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires changed little at 5.3 million. The number of total separations…
Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2024 (Second Estimate) and Corporate Profits (Preliminary)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the "second" estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP…
Personal Income and Outlays, October 2024
Personal income increased $147.4 billion (0.6 percent at a monthly rate) in October, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (tables 2 and 3). Disposable personal income (DPI), personal income less…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2024-11-07
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to a review of developments in financial markets. Nominal Treasury yields rose notably over the period; factors driving the increases in yields…
October 2024 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices increased 0.3 percent in October following a 0.4-percent decline in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Higher nonfuel and fuel prices contributed to the October advance. The price index for…
October 2024 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices advanced 0.1 percent in September and 0.2 percent in August. (See…
October 2024 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in October, the same increase as in each of the previous 3 months, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over…
2024 Third Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 2.2 percent in the third quarter of 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 3.5 percent and hours worked increased 1.2 percent. (All quarterly…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. Since earlier in the year, labor market conditions have generally eased, and the unemployment rate has moved up but remains low. Inflation has…
October 2024 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in October (+12,000), and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in health care…
Personal Income and Outlays, September 2024
Personal income increased $71.6 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in September, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (tables 2 and 3). Disposable personal income (DPI), personal income less…
September 2024 Employment Cost Index
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.8 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries increased 0.8 percent and…
Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2024 (Advance Estimate)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: September 2024
The number of job openings was little changed at 7.4 million on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires changed little at 5.6 million. The number of total separations…
September 2024 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
Prices for U.S. imports declined 0.4 percent in September following a 0.2-percent decrease the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Lower fuel prices in September more than offset higher nonfuel prices.…
September 2024 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand was unchanged in September, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices advanced 0.2 percent in August and were unchanged in July. (See table A.)…
September 2024 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in August and July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2024-09-18
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to a review of developments in financial markets. Nominal Treasury yields declined notably over the period, driven by weaker-than-expected data…
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