New Home Sales down.

MBA Mortgage Applications (week ended 10/21/2016)

– Purchase Index Week/Week -7.0%. Previous weeks were +3.0%, -3.0%, -0.1%, +1.0%, -7.0%, +9.0%, +1.0%, +1.0%, -0.3%, -4.0%, +3.0%, -2.0%, and -3.0%.
– Refinance Index Week/Week -2.0%. Previous weeks were -1.0%, -8.0%, +5.0%, -2.0%, -8.0%, +2.0%, +1.0%, +4.0%, -3.0%, +10.0%, -3.0%, -15.0%, and -1.0%.
– Composite Index Week/Week -4.1%. Previous weeks were -0.6%, -6.0%, +2.9%, -0.7%. -7.3%, +4.2%, +0.9%, +2.8%, -2.1%, +7.1%, -3.5%, and -11.2%.

Seasonally adjusted Purchase Applications fell to the lowest level since January.

 

 

International Trade in Goods (September 2016)

– Goods Trade Deficit $56.1 Billion. Previous was $58.4 Billion.

 

 
PMI Services Flash (October 2016)

– Level 54.8. Previous was 51.9
This is the Markit PMI Services Flash index. It is based on surveys from 400 companies.

 

 
New Home Sales (September 2016)

– New Home Sales seasonally adjusted, annualized 593,000. Previous was 575,000 revised down from 609,000.