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Today's Economic Indicators
United Kingdom
Retail Sales
Sep. 2019: 3.12%
British retail sales solidly beat expectations, jumping to 3.1% y/y in September from 2.7% in August. Canada
ADP Canada National Employment Report
Sep. 2019: 28,200
Good news continued for Canada's labor market in September. Canada
Survey of Manufacturing
Aug. 2019: 0.8%
Manufacturing sales snapped a two-month losing streak, but problems remain. United States
Moody's Analytics Beige Book Index
Oct. 2019: 72.2
The Moody's Analytics Beige Book Index decreased to 72 in October, continuing the index’s downward trajectory over the last 12 months. United States
Jobless Claims
October 12: 214,000
All is well with the U.S. labor market as initial filings for unemployment insurance benefits remain low. United States
Philadelphia Fed Survey
Oct. 2019: 5.6
Manufacturing activity increased in October, according to the Philadelphia Fed’s manufacturing outlook survey, though business activity rose at a slower rate. United States
New Residential Construction (C20)
Sep. 2019: 1.256 mil
Housing starts slowed in September and were 9.4% below the revised August estimate but 1.6% above total starts from September 2018. United States
Industrial Production
Sep. 2019: -0.4%
Industrial production fell 0.4% in September, its second decline in the last three months. United States
St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index
October 11: -1.18
Financial market stress declined in the week ended October 11, the first weekly decline in four weeks. United States
Natural Gas Storage Report
October 11: 104 bil cubic feet
Natural gas inventories rose by 104 billion cubic feet during the week ended October 11, falling short of expectations of a 132-bcf build. United States
Oil Inventories
October 11: 434.9 mil barrels
Commercial crude oil inventories rose by 9.3 million barrels in the week ended October 11, easily surpassing analyst predictions of a 2.9-million barrel build. Russian Federation
Retail Sales
Sep. 2019: 0.7%
Retail sales growth cooled to 0.7% y/y in September from 0.8% in August. Russian Federation
Unemployment
Sep. 2019: 4.5%
Russia’s unemployment rate climbed to 4.5% in September after hitting a record low of 4.3% in August. Japan
Consumer Price Index
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China
Fixed Asset Investment
Sep. 2019:
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GDP
2019Q3:
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Industrial Production
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Retail Sales
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