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2020 economic news archive
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Clear filtersPersonal Income and Outlays, June 2020 and Annual Update
Personal income decreased $222.8 billion (1.1 percent) in June according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (tables 3 and 5). Disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $255.3 billion (1.4 percent) and…
Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2020 (Advance Estimate) and Annual Update
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 32.9 percent in the second quarter of 2020 (table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.
June 2020 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
The price index for U.S. imports rose 1.4 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, following a 0.8-percent increase in May. Both the June and May advances were driven by rising fuel prices. U.S. export prices…
June 2020 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis after falling 0.1 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all…
June 2020 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.2 percent in June, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This decrease followed a 0.4-percent increase in May and a 1.3-percent decline in April. (See…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: May 2020
The number of hires increased by 2.4 million to a series high of 6.5 million in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was the largest monthly increase of hires since the series began. Total separations decreased…
June 2020 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 4.8 million in June, and the unemployment rate declined to 11.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. These improvements in the labor market reflected the continued…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2020-06-10
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The System Open Market Account (SOMA) manager first discussed developments in financial markets over the intermeeting period. Risk asset prices were buoyed by optimism about…
Personal Income and Outlays: May 2020
Personal income decreased $874.2 billion (4.2 percent) in May according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (tables 3 and 5). Disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $911.1 billion (4.9 percent) and…
Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2020 (Third Estimate); Corporate Profits, 1st Quarter 2020 (Revised Estimate)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 5.0 percent in the first quarter of 2020 (table 1), according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real GDP…
May 2020 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
Prices for U.S. imports increased 1.0 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after declining 2.6 percent in April and 2.4 percent in March. The May advance was led by higher fuel prices. The price index for…
May 2020 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.4 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This increase followed declines of 1.3 percent in April and 0.2 percent in March. (See table A.)…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.
May 2020 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.1 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis after falling 0.8 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: April 2020
The number of total separations decreased by 4.8 million to 9.9 million in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Despite the over the month decline, the total separations level is the second highest in series…
May 2020 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 2.5 million in May, and the unemployment rate declined to 13.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. These improvements in the labor market reflected a limited resumption…
2020 First Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity decreased 0.9 percent in the first quarter of 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output decreased 6.5 percent and hours worked decreased 5.6 percent. (All quarterly…
Personal Income and Outlays: April 2020
Personal income increased $1.97 trillion (10.5 percent) in April according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (tables 3 and 5). Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $2.13 trillion (12.9 percent) and…
Gross Domestic Product, 1st Quarter 2020 (Second Estimate); Corporate Profits, 1st Quarter 2020 (Preliminary Estimate)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 5.0 percent in the first quarter of 2020 (table 1), according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real GDP…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2020-04-29
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The System Open Market Account (SOMA) manager first discussed developments in financial markets. Financial conditions had shown notable improvement over recent weeks. Equity…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: March 2020
The number of total separations increased by 8.9 million to a series high of 14.5 million in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Within separations, the quits rate fell to 1.8 percent and the layoffs and…
April 2020 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices declined 2.6 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, following a 2.4-percent decrease in March. Both monthly declines were led by falling fuel prices. Prices for U.S. exports fell 3.3…
April 2020 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand declined 1.3 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This decrease is the largest since the index began in December 2009. Final demand prices…
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