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2024 economic news archive
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Clear filtersSeptember 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…
September 2024 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 254,000 in September, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in food services and…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: August 2024
The number of job openings was little changed at 8.0 million on the last business day of August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires changed little at 5.3 million. Total separations changed little…
Personal Income and Outlays, August 2024
Personal income increased $50.5 billion (0.2 percent at a monthly rate) in August, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (tables 2 and 3). Disposable personal income (DPI), personal income less…
Gross Domestic Product (Third Estimate), Corporate Profits (Revised Estimate), and GDP by Industry, Second Quarter 2024 and Annual Update
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the "third" estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. Job gains have slowed, and the unemployment rate has moved up but remains low. Inflation has made further progress toward the Committee's 2…
August 2024 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
U.S. import prices declined 0.3 percent in August following increases of 0.1 percent in July and June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Lower fuel and nonfuel prices contributed to the August decrease. Prices for U.S.…
August 2024 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2 percent in August, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices were unchanged in July and rose 0.2 percent in June. (See table A.)…
August 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 July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items…
August 2024 Employment Situation
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 142,000 in August, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in construction and health care.
2024 Second Quarter (Revised) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 2.5 percent in the second quarter of 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 3.5 percent and hours worked increased 1.0 percent. (All quarterly…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: July 2024
The number of job openings was little changed at 7.7 million on the last business day of July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires changed little at 5.5 million. Total separations increased to 5.4…
Personal Income and Outlays, July 2024
Personal income increased $75.1 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in July, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (tables 2 and 3). Disposable personal income (DPI), personal income less…
Gross Domestic Product (Second Estimate), Corporate Profits (Preliminary Estimate), Second Quarter 2024
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the second quarter of 2024 (table 1), according to the "second" estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP…
FOMC meeting minutes: 2024-07-31
Developments in Financial Markets and Open Market Operations The manager turned first to a review of developments in financial markets. Financial conditions eased modestly over the intermeeting period, reflecting lower long-term…
July 2024 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes
Prices for U.S. imports ticked up 0.1 percent in July, after being unchanged the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Higher nonfuel and fuel prices each contributed to the July advance. U.S. export prices…
July 2024 Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis, after declining 0.1 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all…
July 2024 Producer Price Index
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.1 percent in July, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices rose 0.2 percent in June and were unchanged in May. (See table A.) On…
July 2024 Employment Situation
The unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent in July, and nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 114,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in health care, in construction, and in…
2024 Second Quarter (Preliminary) Productivity and Costs
Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 2.3 percent in the second quarter of 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 3.3 percent and hours worked increased 1.0 percent. (All quarterly…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace. Job gains have moderated, and the unemployment rate has moved up but remains low. Inflation has eased over the past year but remains somewhat…
June 2024 Employment Cost Index
Compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.9 percent, seasonally adjusted, for the 3-month period ending in June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries increased 0.9 percent and benefit…
Job Openings and Labor Turnover: June 2024
The number of job openings was unchanged at 8.2 million on the last business day of June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, both the number of hires and total separations were little changed at 5.3…
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