Recent economic data releases

Note:
If for some reason,
my numbers 
do not match
the charts, then
the charts are right,
and I desperately need 
new reading glasses!

Source of most data,
and all charts:
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/indicators

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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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       2/1/19
Construction  Spending
- November 2018        up +0.8% 
- October 2018   up only +0.1%
- September 2018   down -1.8%
- August 2018         down -0.4%
- July 2018                   up +0.2%
- June 2018             down -0.7%
- May 2018                   up +0.7%
- April 2018                  up +1.7%
- March 2018           down -0.9%
- February 2018          up +2.3%
- January 2018           up +0.3%
- December 2017       up +1.2%

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           1/31/19

New  Home  Sales  

- November 2018    up +16.9%
- October 2018      down -8.3% 

- September 2018     up +2.0%

- August 2018        down -0.8%

- July 2018             down -1.0%

- June 2018            down -6.3%

- 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%

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        1/29/19

 Case-Shiller  Home  Price Index

          (20-city not seasonally adjusted)

- November 2018 down -0.1% from October 2018
- October 2018      unchanged
- September 2018 unchanged

- August 2018        unchanged

- July 2018             up +0.3%

- 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% 

 Note: Year-over-Year Home Price Gain

-   November 2018 up +4.7% over November 2017
-       October 2018 up +5.0% over Oct. 2017
-  September 2018 up +5.2% over Sept. 2017

-        August 2018 up +5.5% over August 2017

-             July 2018 up +5.9% over July 2017

-            June 2018 up +6.3% over June 2017   

-             May 2018 up +6.5% over May 2017