Recent economic data releases -- mixed news

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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Historical Note:
2017 Real GDP up +2.4%, over 2016 (Trump)
2018 Real GDP up +2.9%, over 2017 (Trump)
2019 Real GDP up +2.3%, over 2018 (Trump)
   Trump averaged +2.5% for 2017, 2018 and 2019***
  Obama averaged +2.2%, after the recession ended***
                                                              (Obama's last 7.5 years)

*** Best economy 
in American history, 
according to BS'er Trump (2.5%)

*** Worst economy in history 
since the Great Depression, 
according to BS'er Trump (2.2%)
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         2/4/20  

Factory  Orders
- December 2019        up +1.8%
- November 2019    down -1.2%
- October 2019             up +0.2%
- September 2019    down -0.8%
- August 2019          down -0.1%
- July 2019                   up +1.4%
- June 2019                  up +0.5%
- May 2019               down -1.3%
- April 2019              down -1.2%
- March 2019                up +1.3%
- February 2019       down -1.0%
- January 2019     up only +0.1%

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        2/3/20
Construction  Spending
- December 2019   down -0.2%
- November 2019       up +0.7%
- October 2019           up +0.4%
- September 2019      up +0.7%
- August 2019            up +1.1%
- July 2019                 up +0.5%
- July 2019                 up +0.5%
- June 2019            down -0.9%
- May 2019             down -0.7%
- April 2019                up +0.6%
- March 2019              up +0.8%
- February 2019          up +0.5%
- January 2019           up +1.4%

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Full list of data releases in past month:
                 www.ELblog2019.Blogspot.com