Inflation Remains well Contained.
Consumer Price Index (October 2014)
– CPI month/month +0.0%. Previous was +0.1%
– CPI year/year +1.7%. Previous was +1.7%
– CPI core (less food & energy) month/month +0.2%. Previous was +0.1%
– CPI core (less food & energy) year/year +1.8%. Previous was +1.7%.
Jobless Claims (week ended 11/15/2014)
– New Claims (seasonally adjusted) 291,000. Previous was +293,000
– New Claims unadjusted were 285,263 a decrease of 24,075 from the previous week
– 4-week Moving Average (seasonally adjusted) 287,500. Previous was 285,000.
PMI Manufacturing Index Flash (November 2014)
– Index level 54.7. Previous was 56.2.
Philadelphia Federal Survey (November 2014)
– General Business Conditions Index 40.8. Previous was 20.7.
Existing Home Sales (October 2014)
Existing Home Sales seasonally adjusted, annualized 5,260,000. Previous was 5,180,000.
Leading Indicators (October 2014)
– Leading Indicators +0.9%. Previous was +0.8%.