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June 2024
-0.1%
+3.0%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
June 2024
+0.1%
+3.3%
Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
June 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.
June 2024
+0.2%
+2.6%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Week ending July 27, 2024
249,000
+14,000
238,000
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
June 2024
48.8
-5.0
A level above 50 indicates expansion
July 2024
46.8
-1.7
A level above 50 indicates expansion
July 2024
66.4
-1.8
The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiment: personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions.
June 2024
+122,000
Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
June 2024
$74.0B
+1.0%
-2.0%
A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
June 2024
1,353,000
+3.0%
-4.4%
Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.
