Multimedia
July 12, 2018
Jacqueline Varas
Will President Trump’s tariffs work to deter other nations’ unfair trade practices? Or simply inspire retaliation? AAF’s Jackie Varas discusses the impact of trade barriers in this new 60-second video.
The American Action Forum is a 21st century center-right policy institute providing actionable research and analysis to solve America’s most pressing policy challenges.
September 2024
+0.2%
+2.4%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
September 2024
+0.3%
+3.3%
Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
September 2024
+0.3%
+2.7%
A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
September 2024
+0.2%
+1.8%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Week ending October 26, 2024
216,000
-12,000
236,500
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
September 2024
54.9
+3.4
A level above 50 indicates expansion
October 2024
46.5
-0.7
A level above 50 indicates expansion
October 2024
70.5
+0.4
The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiment: personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions.
September 2024
+143,000
Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
September 2024
$74.1B
+0.5%
-3.5%
A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
September 2024
1,354,000
-0.5%
-0.7%
Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.
