ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (week ended 2/8/2014) – Store Sales week/week -0.3%. Previous was +0.3% – Store Sales year/year +2.3%. Previous was +0.0% Bad weather may be keeping some folks home. Redbook (week ended 2/8/2014) – Store Sales year/year +2.8%. Previous was +2.7% JOLTS (December 2013) – Job Openings 4,000,000. This is the Labor Department’s report
February 2014
BLS Employment Situation Report (January 2014) – Nonfarm Payrolls Month/Month +113,000. Previous was 75,000 – Unemployment Rate 6.6%. Previous was 6.7% – Average Hourly Earnings $24.21. Previous was $24.16 – Average Workweek 34.4 hours. Previous was 34.4 hours – Labor Participation Rate 63.0%. Previous was 62.8%
Jobless Claims (week ended 2/1/2014) – Initial Claims (seasonally adjusted) 331,000. Previous week was revised up to 351,000. – Initial Claims (not seasonally adjusted) were 355,224 a decrease of 2,432 from the previous week. Productivity and Costs (4thQ2013) – Nonfarm productivity (Quarter/quarter seasonally adjusted, annualized) +3.2%. Previous was +3.6% – Unit labor costs (Quarter/quarter
MBA Mortgage Applications (week ended 1/24/2014) – Purchase Index Week/Week -4.0%. Previous weeks were +2.0%, -4.0%, +12.0%, -1.0%, -4.0%, -6.0%, +1.0%, -4.0%, -0.2%, +6.0%, -1.8%, and -1.0%. – Refinance Index Week/Week +3.0%. Previous weeks were -2.0%, +10.0%, +11.0%, +5.0%, -8.0%, +2.0%, -18.0%, -0.2%, +6.0%, -4.0%, and +9.0%. – Composite Index Week/Week +0.4%. Previous weeks were
MBA Mortgage Applications (week ended 1/24/2014) – Purchase Index Week/Week -4.0%. Previous weeks were +2.0%, -4.0%, +12.0%, -1.0%, -4.0%, -6.0%, +1.0%, -4.0%, -0.2%, +6.0%, -1.8%, and -1.0%. – Refinance Index Week/Week +3.0%. Previous weeks were -2.0%, +10.0%, +11.0%, +5.0%, -8.0%, +2.0%, -18.0%, -0.2%, +6.0%, -4.0%, and +9.0%. – Composite Index Week/Week +0.4%. Previous weeks were
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (week ended 2/1/2014) – Store Sales week/week +0.3%. Previous was +0.2% – Store Sales year/year +0.0%. Previous was +2.2% Redbook (week ended 2/1/2014) – Store Sales year/year +2.7%. Previous was +3.0%. Winter weather may have something to do with this but the fact is that sales were down. Furthermore, the Consumer Metrics
ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (week ended 2/1/2014) – Store Sales week/week +0.3%. Previous was +0.2% – Store Sales year/year +0.0%. Previous was +2.2% Redbook (week ended 2/1/2014) – Store Sales year/year +2.7%. Previous was +3.0%. Winter weather may have something to do with this but the fact is that sales were down. Furthermore, the Consumer Metrics
PMI Manufacturing Index (January 2014) – Index level 53.7. Previous was 55.0. Growth but at a slower rate which seems to be the theme of late. ISM Manufacturing Index (January 2014) – Index level 51.3. Previous was 57.0. Both of these show growth but at a slower rate which seems to be the theme
PMI Manufacturing Index (January 2014) – Index level 53.7. Previous was 55.0. Growth but at a slower rate which seems to be the theme of late. ISM Manufacturing Index (January 2014) – Index level 51.3. Previous was 57.0. Both of these show growth but at a slower rate which seems to be the theme