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July 2024
+0.2%
+2.9%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
July 2024
+0.2%
+3.2%
Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
July 2024
+0.2%
+2.6%
A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
July 2024
+0.1%
+2.2%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Week ending August 31, 2024
227,000
-5,000
230,000
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
August 2024
51.5
+0.1
A level above 50 indicates expansion
August 2024
47.2
+0.4
A level above 50 indicates expansion
August 2024
67.9
+1.5
The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiment: personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions.
August 2024
+99,000
Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
July 2024
$73.6B
-0.1%
+2.1%
A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
July 2024
1,238,000
-6.8%
-16.0%
Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.
