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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       9/27/18

2Q  2018  GDP

Real final sales  

Excludes volatile inventory changes

     ( third estimate )

2Q 2018 was +5.4% 

1Q 2018 was +1.9%        

4Q 2017 was +3.2%

3Q 2017 was +1.8%

2Q 2017 was +2.8%

1Q 2017 was +2.6% Trump

4Q 2016 was only +0.8% Obama

3Q 2016 was +2.5% Obama
https://www.bea.gov/system/files/2018-09/gdp2q18_3rd.pdf

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           9/27/18

Durable  Goods  Orders

August 2018  up +4.5%

- July 2018        down -1.2%

- June 2018            up +0.9%

- 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%
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/durable-goods-orders

Durable Goods excluding 

volatile transportation orders:

Up only +0.1% in August 2018 

   Up +0.2% in July 2018

   Up +0.1% 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
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/durable-goods-orders-ex-transportation

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           9/26/18

New  Home  Sales  

August 2018  up +3.5%

- July 2018           down -1.6%

- June 2018          down -5.5%

- May 2018               up +3.2% 

- April 2018          down -5.9%

- March 2018            up +1.5% 

- February 2018       up +4.7% 

- January 2018     down -0.5%

- December 2017 down -10.7%

- November 2017     up +15.2% 

- October 2017      down -3.0%

- September 2017   up +14.3% 
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/new-home-sales

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         9/25/18

Case-Shiller  Home  Price Index

    (20-city not seasonally adjusted)

July 2018  up +0.3% from June 2018 

- June 2018           up +0.5%  

- May 2018            up +0.8%  

- April 2018           up +0.8% 

- 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% 
http://global-premium.econoday.com/byshoweventfull.asp?fid=486178&cust=mam&year=2018&lid=0&prev=/byweek.asp#top

 Note: Year-over-Year Home Price Gain

July 2018 up +5.9% over July 2017

- June 2018 up +6.3% over June 2017   

-  May 2018 up +6.5% over May 2017         

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        9/19/18  

Housing  Starts  

August 2018  up +9.2%

- July 2018            down -0.3%     

- June 2018         down -11.4%

- May 2018                up +3.0%

- April 2018           down -3.7%

- 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%
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/housing-starts



Prior data releases here:
http://el2017.blogspot.com/2018/09/economic-data-releases-in-past-week_17.html