Pending Home Sales up.
Personal Income and Outlays (February 2015)
– Personal Income month/month +0.4%. Previous was +0.4%.
– Consumer Spending month/month +0.1%. Previous was -0.2%.
– PCE Price Index month/month +0.2%. Previous was -0.4%.
– Core PCE price index month/month +0.1%. Previous was +0.1%.
– Personal Income year/year +4.5%. Previous was +4.7%.
– Consumer Spending year/year +3.3%. Previous was +3.7%.
– PCE Price Index year/year +0.3%. Previous was +0.2%.
– Core PCE price index year/year +1.4%. Previous was +1.3%.
The notable thing lately has been that Personal Income is Increasing while Personal Spending is flat.
Pending Home Sales Index (February 2015)
– Pending Home Sales Index 106.9. Previous was 103.7.
There was also an increase in first-time homebuyers.
Dallas Federal Reserve Manufacturing Survey (March 2015)
– Business Activity Index -17.4. Previous was -11.2.
– Production Index -5.2. Previous was +0.7.
This is a survey Index of Manufacturing in Texas.