Thursday, May 31, 2018

Recent economic data releases from 5/23/18 to 5/30/18


Note: 
During healthy 
economic growth, 
at least three-quarters
of data releases 
are good news,
(in black ink), 
so bad news
(in red ink) 
will be rare:
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       5/30/18
1Q  2018 GDP 
 Real final sales  
excludes volatile inventory changes
        ( second estimate )
1Q 2018 was +2.1%        
4Q 2017 was +3.4%
3Q 2017 was +2.4%
2Q 2017 was +3.0%
1Q 2017 was +2.7%
4Q 2016 was only +0.7%
3Q 2016 was +2.6% 
2Q 2016 was +2.9% 
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         5/29/18
 Case-Shiller  Home  Price Index
    (20-city not seasonally adjusted)
- March 2018         up +1.0% from February 2018
- February 2018    up +0.7%  
- January 2018      up +0.3% 
- December 2017  up +0.2% 
- November 2017  up +0.2% 
- October 2017      up +0.2%
- September 2017 up +0.4% 
- August 2017       up +0.4 
- July 2017            up +0.7% 
- June 2017           up +0.7% 
- May 2017            up +0.9% 
- April 2017           up +1.0% 
    
       Note: Year-over-Year Gain
- March 2018 up +6.8% over March 2017          
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           5/25/18
Durable  Goods  Orders
- April 2018        down -1.7%
- March 2018         up +2.7%
- February 2018    up +4.5%
- January 2018  down -4.2%
- December 2017  up +3.2%
- November 2017  up +2.2%
- October 2017  down -4.1%
- September 2017 up +4.7%
- August 2017       up +2.7%
- July 2017        down -7.4%
- June 2017           up +7.1%
- May 2017        down -1.2%

Excluding the volatile 
transportation industry orders:
   Up +0.9% in April 2018
   Up +0.4% in March 2018 
   Up +1.3% in February 2018
Down -0.3% in January 2018
   Up +0.8% in December 2017
   Up +0.4% in November 2017
   Up +1.4% in October 2017
   Up +1.1% in September 2017
   Up +0.7% in August 2017
   Up +0.5% in July 2017
   Up +0.2% in June 2017
   Up +0.1% in May 2017
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           5/23/18
New  Home  Sales  
- April 2018         down -4.6%
- March 2018           up +4.0% 
- February 2018      up +3.6% 
- January 2018    unchanged
- December 2017 down -9.4%
- November 2017   up +13.0% 
- October 2017     down -3.6%
- September 2017  up +14.3% 
- August 2017       down -0.1%
- July 2017            down -8.9%
- June 2017              up +2.1% 
- May 2017               up +1.3% 

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