2008-06-24 Daily US Economic Releases


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S&P/Case Shiller Home Price Index (Apr)

Survey
Actual 169.9
Prior 172.2
Revised 172.2

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S&P/Case Shiller Composite 20 YoY (Apr)

Survey -16.0%
Actual -15.3%
Prior -14.4%
Revised -14.3%

Karim writes:

  • Conf board survey drops to 16yr low, from 58.1 to 50.4
  • Current conditions drop 9.7pts and future expectations fall 6.3pts
  • 1yr fwd inflation expex unch at 7.7
  • All following drop to new cycle lows
  • Jobs plentiful less jobs hard to get (-12.2 to -16.4; pretty good leading indicator of unemployment rate)
  • Plans to buy auto in next 6mths from 5.1 to 4.8
  • Plans to buy a home from 2.4 to 2.2
  • Plans for a domestic vacation from 33.4 to 29.6
  • Plans for foreign vacation from 8.2 to 7.5

Inflation is biting harder than the lower Fed funds rate is helping.

The Fed has to decide whether a slightly higher Fed funds rate will bring more relief/benefit to consumers on the inflation side than possible additional drag from the interest rate side.
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Consumer Confidence (Jun)

Survey 56.0
Actual 50.4
Prior 57.2
Revised 58.1

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Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index (Jun)

Survey -5
Actual -12
Prior -5
Revised n/a

Not looking good.

Weakness and ‘inflation’ continue.
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House Price Index MoM (Apr)

Survey -0.4%
Actual -0.8%
Prior -0.4%
Revised -0.6%

Back down, but at least not through the lows.

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ABC Consumer Confidence (Jun 22)

Survey
Actual
Prior -44
Revised


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2008-05-22 US Economic Releases


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2008-05-22 Initial Jobless Claims

Initial Jobless Claims (May 17)

Survey 373K
Actual 365K
Prior 371K
Revised 374K

Settling down at levels far below recession levels.

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2008-05-22 Continuing Claims

Continuing Claims (May 10)

Survey 3065K
Actual 3073K
Prior 3060K
Revised 3073K

Still far from recession levels but moving up.
Might be some unemployment benefits that have been extended – can’t remember.

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2008-05-22 House Price Purchase Index MoM

House Price Index MoM (Mar)

Survey n/a
Actual -0.4%
Prior 0.6%
Revised 0.4%

Showing signs of stabilizing.

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2008-05-22 House Price Total Index QoQ

House Price Index QoQ (1Q)

Survey -1.3%
Actual -0.2%
Prior 0.1%
Revised 0.3%

Showing signs of stabilizing.


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