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Today's Economic Indicators
United States
CoreLogic Home Price Index
Nov. 2020: 8.2%
The CoreLogic Home Price Index rose 1.1% in November from the previous month and advanced 8.2% year over year. Germany
Retail Sales
Nov. 2020: 1.9%
Real, calendar and seasonally adjusted retail sales excluding motor vehicles rose unexpectedly in November, despite the second lockdown. Germany
Unemployment
Dec. 2020: 6.1%
The German unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.1% in December for the second consecutive month. United States
Semiconductor Billings
Nov. 2020: 1.0%
Global sales of semiconductors increased for the fifth consecutive month in November, totaling $39.4 billion. Canada
Industrial Product and Raw Materials Price Indexes
Nov. 2020: -0.6%
Producer prices moved down for the third consecutive month in November after five straight months of gains in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. United States
Moody's Analytics Used Vehicle Price Indexes
Dec. 2020: 13.9%
U.S. used-vehicle demand is cooling. United States
ISM - NY Report
Dec. 2020: 61.3
After a troubling November ISM-New York Report on Business, last month’s results provide some reassurance about New York City’s economic trajectory. United States
ISM Manufacturing Index
Dec. 2020: 60.7
The U.S. economy has slowed this quarter but manufacturing is holding up well, and this should continue through the winter. United States
Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index
January 01: 327.5
The four-week moving average in our U.S. policy uncertainty index fell from 330.5 to 327.5 in the week ended January 1. Australia
Datium Insights - Moody’s Analytics Used Vehicle Price Index
Dec. 2020: 35.2%
Demand for wholesale used vehicles remains high in Australia. United States
Monthly GDP
Nov. 2020: 0.3%
We were a little surprised that U.S. monthly GDP rose in November, but digging deeper, the gain was mostly attributed to a build in inventories. Uruguay
Consumer Price Index
Dec. 2020: 9.4%
Annual inflation came in at 9.4% in December, down from 9.6% in November. Colombia
Consumer Price Index
Dec. 2020:
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