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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       7/28/18

2Q  2018  GDP 

 Real final sales  

excludes volatile inventory changes

  ( first estimate )

2Q 2018 was +5.1% 

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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           7/26/18

Durable  Goods  Orders

- June 2018            up +1.0%

- May 2018         down -0.3%

- 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%

Durable Goods excluding 

volatile transportation orders:

   Up +0.4% in June 2017

   Up +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

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           7/25/18

New  Home  Sales  

- June 2018         down -5.3%

- May 2018               up +3.9% 

- April 2018         down -4.6%

- March 2018           up +1.4% 

- 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%