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Economy
Indicators covering the aggregate economy, including gross domestic product, productivity and composite leading indicator indexes. Click here for the Economic Indicators Table.

 

Financial Markets
Highlights summary of the latest financial market developments, including interest rates and currencies.

 

Labour Market
Employment-related indicators, such as non-farm payrolls (including the unemployment rate and earnings) and weekly initial jobless claims.

 

Consumers 
Consumer sector indicators, including retail sales, department store sales and key indicators of consumer confidence.

 

Manufacturing

Manufacturing sector indicators, including industrial production, capacity utilization, durable goods, total factory orders and purchasing managers' indexes.

 

Housing Market 
Housing starts, new and existing home sales, building permits and house price index.

 

Construction

Overview of total construction spending, both residential and non-residential, in the U.S economy.

 

International Trade
International trade balance and current account reports.

 

Inflation
Inflation reports, including the consumer price index, core consumer inflation, producer price index and the employment cost index.

 

Federal Reserve
FOMC rate announcements, the Beige Book, FOMC meeting minutes, testimonies and speeches.

 


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