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ISM Manufacturing (Aug)
Survey |
50.0 |
Actual |
49.9 |
Prior |
50.0 |
Revised |
n/a |
Not bad; far from recession levels in a sector that will continue to decline as a percentage of GDP indefinately.
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ISM Prices Paid (Aug)
Survey |
82.0 |
Actual |
77.0 |
Prior |
88.5 |
Revised |
n/a |
Less than expected, but still very high. Indication that most companies still paying higher prices even as commodities declined.
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ISM TABLE (Aug)
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Construction Spending MoM (Jul)
Survey |
-0.4% |
Actual |
-0.6% |
Prior |
-0.4% |
Revised |
0.3% |
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Construction Spending YoY (Jul)
Survey |
n/a |
Actual |
-4.8% |
Prior |
-5.1% |
Revised |
n/a |
Still very weak, but smaller declines.
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Construction Spending TABLE 1 (Jul)
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Construction Spending TABLE 2 (Jul)
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ABC Consumer Confidence (Aug 31)
Survey |
-49 |
Actual |
-47 |
Prior |
-50 |
Revised |
n/a |
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