Durable Goods Soft. Home Prices Still Increasing.

S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index  (November 2013)

– 20-city, Seasonally Adjusted Month/Month  +0.9%. Previous was +1.1%

– 20-city, Not Seasonally Adjusted Month/Month -0.1%. Previous was +0.2%

– 20-city, Not Seasonally Adjusted Year/Year +13.7% Previous was +13.6%

If home prices increases are easing they are easing very slightly according to this data.

ICSC-Goldman Store Sales (week ended 1/25/2015)

– Store Sales Week/Week -1.9 % 0.2%. Previous was -1.9%

– Store Sales Year/Year +2.2 %. Previous was +0.9%

Redbook Store sales (week ended 1/25/2015)

– Store Sales Year/Year +3.2%. Previous was +3.1%

Durable Goods Orders (December 2013)

– New Orders Month/Month  -4.3%. Previous was +2.6%

– Ex-transportation Month/Month -1.6%. Previous was +0.1%

This is a leading indicator of the manufacturing sector.

 Consumer Confidence (January 2014)

– Consumer Confidence 80.7. Previous was 77.5.

This is the Conference Board’s confidence measure.  This is supposed to measure predisposition to spend.

Richmond Federal Reserve Manufacturing Index (January 2014)

– level change 12.  Previous was 13.

This measures manufacturing in the Richmond Federal Reserve District.