Jobless Claims at 14-year Low.

Jobless Claims (week ended 10/11/2014)

– New Claims (seasonally adjusted) 264,000. Previous was 287,000

– New Claims  totaled 271,590  an increase of 14,031 from the previous week

– 4-week Moving Average   283,500.

 

Industrial Production (September 2014)

– Production month/month +1.0%. Previous was -0.2%

– Capacity Utilization Rate 79.3%. Previous was 78.7%

– Manufacturing month/month +0.5%. Previous was -0.5%.

 

Philadelphia Federal Reserve Survey (October 2014)

– General Business Conditions Index  20.7. Previous was 22.5.

 

NAHB Housing Market Index (October 2014)

– Housing Market Index 54. Previous was 59.

This is a survey index of from National Association of Home Builders.