MBAVPCH Index
MBA Mortgage Applications (Dec 21)
| Survey | n/a |
| Actual | -7.6% |
| Prior | 19.5% |
| Revised | n/a |
Goes down this time every year and bounces back early January.
Durable Goods Orders (Nov)
| Survey | 2.0% |
| Actual | 0.1% |
| Prior | -0.4% |
| Revised | -0.4% |
Durable Goods Ex Transportation (Nov)
| Survey | 0.5% |
| Actual | -0.7% |
| Prior | -0.7% |
| Revised | -0.9% |
Still drifting lower over time.
Domestic demand has been gradually softening for about a year and a half, as the lower deficit hiked the financial obligation ratios to levels where the rate of consumer credit expansion peaked.
Initial Jobless Claims (Dec 22)
| Survey | 340K |
| Actual | 349K |
| Prior | 346K |
| Revised | 348K |
Continuing Claims (Dec 15)
| Survey | 2645K |
| Actual | 2713K |
| Prior | 2646K |
| Revised | 2638K |
Drifting up very modestly.
Consumer Confidence (Dec)
| Survey | 86.5 |
| Actual | 88.6 |
| Prior | 87.3 |
| Revised | 87.8 |
CNBC gloominess peaked?
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