Recent Economic Data Releases

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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       6/28/18

1Q  2018 GDP 

      Real final sales  

excludes volatile inventory changes

     ( third estimate )

1Q 2018 was +2.0%        

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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         6/26/18

 Case-Shiller  Home  Price Index

    (20-city not seasonally adjusted)

- April 2018           up +0.8% from March 2018 

- March 2018         up +1.0% 

- 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%   

       Note: Year-over-Year Gain

- April 2018 up +6.6% over April 2017          

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           6/27/18

Durable  Goods  Orders

- May 2018        down -0.6%

- April 2018       down -1.0%

- 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%

Excluding the volatile 

transportation industry orders:

Down -0.3% in May 2018

    Up +1.9% in April 2018

   Up +0.5% 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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           6/25/18

New  Home  Sales  

- May 2018              up +6.7% 

- April 2018         down -3.7%

- March 2018           up +1.2% 

- February 2018      up +4.7% 

- January 2018     unchanged

- December 2017 down -10.7%

- November 2017    up +15.2% 

- October 2017     down -3.0%

- September 2017  up +14.3% 

- August 2017       down -0.1%

- July 2017            down -8.9%

- June 2017               up +2.1% 

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        6/19/18  

Housing  Starts  

- May 2018               up +5.5%

- April 2018          down -3.1%

- March 2018              up 2.9%

- February 2018   down -3.3%

- January 2018      up +10.2%

- December 2017 down -7.1%

- November 2017     up +3.0%

- October 2017         up +8.8%

- September 2017 down -1.1%

- August 2017       down -1.1%

- July 2017            down -2.6%

- June 2017               up +7.8%