ISM Manufacturing (Mar)
| Survey | 47.5 |
| Actual | 48.6 |
| Prior | 48.3 |
| Revised | n/a |
Still soft, but better than expected and not at recession levels of 44 or less.
ISM Prices Paid (Mar)
| Survey | 75.0 |
| Actual | 83.5 |
| Prior | 75.5 |
| Revised | n/a |
ISM TABLE
Prices paid up and employment up -inflation and a lower output gap- not the direction the Fed wants the economy to be going.
Construction Spending MoM (Feb)
| Survey | -1.0% |
| Actual | -0.3% |
| Prior | -1.7% |
| Revised | -1.0% |
Better than expected, prior month revised up, and the chart still looks lower but not all that bad.
ABC Consumer Confidence (Mar 30)
| Survey | -n/a |
| Actual | -33 |
| Prior | -31 |
| Revised | n/a |
Seems to have bottomed, and today’s stock market action should give it a boost.
Total Vehicle Sales (Mar)
| Survey | 15.2M |
| Actual | 15.1M |
| Prior | 15.3M |
| Revised | n/a |
Domestic Vehicle Sales
| Survey | 11.6M |
| Actual | 11.1M |
| Prior | 11.7M |
| Revised | n/a |
Still working its way lower.
