Archive for 'Economic Indicators'
Factory Orders
Posted on05. Apr, 2007 by admin.
Importance (A-F): This release merits a D+.
Source: The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce.
Release Time: 10:00 ET around the first business day of the month (data for two months prior).
Factory orders consist of the earlier announced durable goods report plus non-durable goods orders. The report is very predictable with nondurables the only new component. [...]
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Export / Import Prices
Posted on05. Apr, 2007 by admin.
Importance (A-F): This release merits an D.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
Release Time: Typically in the second week of the month at 8:30 ET for the prior month
Though not a market-moving release, export/import prices are a useful indication of inflation pressures created by changes in foreign exchange rates. For example, when the [...]
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Existing Home Sales
Posted on05. Apr, 2007 by admin.
Importance (A-F): This release merits a C.
Source: The National Association of Realtors.
Release Time: 10:00 ET around the 25th of the month (data for month prior).
The name speaks for itself – this report provides a measure of the level of sales of existing home sales. The report is considered a decent indicator of activity in the [...]
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Employment Cost Index
Posted on05. Apr, 2007 by admin.
Importance (A-F): This release merits a B+.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Time: 8:30 ET, near the end of the first month of the quarter for the prior quarter.
In Brief:
Since the employment cost index was mentioned by Fed Chairman Greenspan in July 1996, it has risen into the upper echelon of economic [...]
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Durable Goods Orders
Posted on05. Apr, 2007 by admin.
Importance (A-F): This release merits a B.
Source: The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce.
Release Time: 8:30 ET around the 26th of the month (data for month prior).
The durable orders release measures the dollar volume of orders, shipments, and unfilled orders of durable goods (defined as goods whose intended lifespan is three years or more). [...]
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CPI: Consumer Price Index
Posted on05. Apr, 2007 by admin.
Importance (A-F): This release merits a B+.
Source: Bureau of Labor statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
Release Time: 8:30 ET, about the 13th of each month for the prior month.
The Consumer Price Index is a measure of the price level of a fixed market basket of goods and services purchased by consumers. CPI is the most widely [...]
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Consumer Credit
Posted on05. Apr, 2007 by admin.
Importance (A-F): This release merits a D-.
Source: Federal Reserve.
Release Time: 15:00 ET on the fifth business day of the month (data for two months prior).
This monthly measure of consumer debt is volatile and subject to massive revisions. It is also released well after every other consumer spending indicator, including weekly chain store sales, auto sales, [...]
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Construction Spending
Posted on05. Apr, 2007 by admin.
Importance (A-F): This release merits a D.
Source: The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce.
Release Time: 10:00 ET on the first business day of the month (data for two months prior).
The construction spending report is broken down between residential, non-residential, and public expenditures on new construction. The monthly changes are both volatile and subject to [...]
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Conference Board Consumer Confidence
Posted on05. Apr, 2007 by admin.
Importance (A-F): This release merits a B-.
Source: The Conference Board.
Release Time: 10:00 ET on the last Tuesday of the month (data for current month).
The Conference Board conducts a monthly survey of 5000 households to ascertain the level of consumer confidence. The report can occasionally be helpful in predicting sudden shifts in consumption patterns, though most [...]
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Chicago PMI
Posted on05. Apr, 2007 by admin.
Importance (A-F): The Chicago PMI merits a B.
Source: Chicago Purchasing Managers Association.
Release Time: Last business day of the month at 10 ET for the current month.
In Brief: There are many regional manufacturing surveys, and they tend to be ranked in order of timeliness and the importance of the region. The Philadelphia Fed’s survey is first [...]
