![2008-01-15 Producer Price Index MoM](http://www.mosler-economics.net/wp-content/graphs/2008/01/small-2008-01-15-producer-price-index-mom.gif)
Producer Price Index MoM (Dec)
Survey |
0.2% |
Actual |
-0.1% |
Prior |
3.2% |
Revised |
n/a |
![2008-01-15 PPI Ex Food & Energy MoM](http://www.mosler-economics.net/wp-content/graphs/2008/01/small-2008-01-15-ppi-ex-food-energy-mom.gif)
PPI Ex Food & Energy MoM (Dec)
Survey |
0.2% |
Actual |
0.2% |
Prior |
0.4% |
Revised |
n/a |
![2008-01-15 Producer Price Index YoY](http://www.mosler-economics.net/wp-content/graphs/2008/01/small-2008-01-15-producer-price-index-yoy.gif)
Producer Price Index YoY (Dec)
Survey |
7.1% |
Actual |
6.3% |
Prior |
7.2% |
Revised |
n/a |
![2008-01-15 PPI Ex Food & Energy YoY](http://www.mosler-economics.net/wp-content/graphs/2008/01/small-2008-01-15-ppi-ex-food-energy-yoy.gif)
PPI Ex Food & Energy YoY (Dec)
Survey |
2.0% |
Actual |
2.0% |
Prior |
2.0% |
Revised |
n/a |
Inflation pressures remain alarming.
2007 highest inflation since the early 1980s, when inflation was on the way down.
Last hit this number on the way up was in the 1970s.
![2008-01-15 Advance Retail Sales](http://www.mosler-economics.net/wp-content/graphs/2008/01/small-2008-01-15-advance-retail-sales.gif)
Advance Retail Sales (Dec)
Survey |
0.0% |
Actual |
-0.4% |
Prior |
1.2% |
Revised |
1.0% |
Previous month still very high, two month average looks OK.
![2008-01-15 Retail Sales YoY % Change](http://www.mosler-economics.net/wp-content/graphs/2008/01/small-2008-01-15-retail-sales-yoy-change.gif)
Retail Sales YoY % Change
Year over year numbers still modestly moving back up.
![2008-01-15 Retail Sales Less Autos](http://www.mosler-economics.net/wp-content/graphs/2008/01/small-2008-01-15-retail-sales-less-autos.gif)
Retail Sales Less Autos (Dec)
Survey |
-0.1% |
Actual |
-0.4% |
Prior |
1.8% |
Revised |
1.7% |
Same as above.
![2008-01-15 Empire Manufacturing](http://www.mosler-economics.net/wp-content/graphs/2008/01/small-2008-01-15-empire-manufacturing.gif)
Empire Manufacturing (Jan)
Survey |
10.0 |
Actual |
9.0 |
Prior |
10.3 |
Revised |
9.8 |
![2008-01-15 Empire Manufacturing TABLE](http://www.mosler-economics.net/wp-content/graphs/2008/01/small-2008-01-15-empire-manufacturing-table.gif)
Empire Manufacturing TABLE
A close look at the table shows prices still very strong.
![2008-01-15 Business Inventories](http://www.mosler-economics.net/wp-content/graphs/2008/01/small-2008-01-15-business-inventories.gif)
Business Inventories (Nov)
Survey |
0.4% |
Actual |
|
Prior |
0.1% |
Revised |
|
Chart looks OK – no excessive build.
Data not in, until 5PM EST..
ABC Consumer Confidence (Jan 13)
Survey |
-21 |
Actual |
|
Prior |
-20 |
Revised |
|
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