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Consumer Price Index May 2024 M/M Change: +0.0% Y/Y Change: +3.3% Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
Core Consumer Price Index May 2024 M/M Change: +0.2% Y/Y Change: +3.4% Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index May 2024 M/M Change: +0.1% Y/Y Change: +2.6% A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
Producer Price Index May 2024 M/M Change: -0.2% Y/Y Change: +2.2% Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Initial Jobless Claims Week ending June 29, 2024 238,000 Change: +4,000 4-week Moving Average: 238,500 Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
Consumer Sentiment June 2024 Index: 68.2 Change: -0.9 The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiment: personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions.
ADP Employment: June 2024 Change in U.S. Private Employment: +150,000 Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders Excluding Aircraft May 2024 $73.6B M/M Change: -0.6% Y/Y Change: -0.2% A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
New Residential Housing Starts May 2024 1,277,000 M/M Change: -5.5% Y/Y Change: -19.3% Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.
