2009-03-19 USER


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Initial Jobless Claims (Mar 14)

Survey 655K
Actual 646K
Prior 654K
Revised 658K

 
Karim writes:

  • Initial claims fall 12k to 646k (prior week revised up 4k)
  • Continuing claims rise another 185k to 5473k, +349k in last 2 weeks and more than double Jan 2008 level
  • Continuing claims correlated to longer duration of unemployment, drawing down of savings (assuming expenses greater than jobless benefit), and less pressure on wages

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Continuing Claims (Mar 7)

Survey 5323K
Actual 5473K
Prior 5317K
Revised 5288K

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Jobless Claims ALLX (Mar 7)

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Leading Indicators (Feb)

Survey -0.6%
Actual -0.4%
Prior 0.4%
Revised 0.1%

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Leading Indicators ALLX (Feb)

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Philadelphia Fed (Mar)

Survey -39.0
Actual -35.0
Prior -41.3
Revised n/a

 
Karim writes:

  • Philly Fed headline (not a wtd avg of components) improves from -41.3 to -35
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    Philadelphia Fed TABLE 1 (Mar)

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    Philadelphia Fed TABLE 2 (Mar)


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