Jobless Claims at 14-year Low.
Jobless Claims (week ended 10/11/2014)
– New Claims (seasonally adjusted) 264,000. Previous was 287,000
– New Claims totaled 271,590 an increase of 14,031 from the previous week
– 4-week Moving Average 283,500.
Industrial Production (September 2014)
– Production month/month +1.0%. Previous was -0.2%
– Capacity Utilization Rate 79.3%. Previous was 78.7%
– Manufacturing month/month +0.5%. Previous was -0.5%.
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Survey (October 2014)
– General Business Conditions Index 20.7. Previous was 22.5.
NAHB Housing Market Index (October 2014)
– Housing Market Index 54. Previous was 59.
This is a survey index of from National Association of Home Builders.