By Doug Short: The May Advance Report on April Durable Goods was released this morning by the Census Bureau. Here is the Bureau's summary on new orders: New orders for manufactured durable goods in April increased $7.2 billion or 3.3 percent to $222.6 billion, the U.S. Show More Summary
By Mark J. Perry: Here are the highlights from today's report from the Census Bureau on new home sales in April: 1. Both the average sales price ($330,800) and the median sales price ($271,600) established new all-time record highs in April (see chart below). Show More Summary
By Sold At The Top: Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest nominal read of retail sales, showing an increase of 0.1% from March. It also showed a gain of 3.7% on a year-over-year basis on an aggregate of all items, including food, fuel, and healthcare services. Show More Summary
By Sold At The Top: Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest read of construction spending showing mixed results in March, with total private construction spending and private residential construction spending improving while non-residential construction spending declined. Show More Summary
By Ironman at Political Calculations: What is the market capitalization of the U.S. new home market? To find out, we first took the U.S. Census Bureau's seasonally-adjusted estimate of the number of new home sales for each month from...Show More Summary
By Doug Short: The April Advance Report on March Durable Goods was released this morning by the Census Bureau. Here is the Bureau's summary on new orders: New orders for manufactured durable goods in March decreased $13.1 billion or 5.7 percent to $216.3 billion, the U.S. Show More Summary
By Doug Short: The definitive source for weekly earnings of U.S. employees is the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses to catalog extensive historical data on its website. The BLS database gives public access to weekly earnings of the general population age 16 years and over. Show More Summary
By Sold At The Top: Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest nominal read of retail sales. It showed a decline of 0.4% from February, but a gain of 2.8% on a year-over-year basis on an aggregate of all items including food, fuel, and healthcare services. Show More Summary
ByHenry Tan: E-Commerce has been red hot for many years. According to data from the U.S Census Bureau, e-Commerce in the U.S. has been constantly growing above 15% for the more than one decade, excluding the period of financial crisis. Show More Summary
By Sold At The Top: Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest read of construction spending, showing improvement in February. Total construction spending, residential and non-residential construction spending increased on the month. Show More Summary
By Doug Short: Earlier today I posted an update on the March Advance Report on February Durable Goods Orders. This Census Bureau series dates from 1992 and is not adjusted for either population growth or inflation. Let's now review the same data with two adjustments. Show More Summary
By Doug Short: The March Advance Report on February Durable Goods was released this morning by the Census Bureau. Here is the Bureau's summary on new orders: New orders for manufactured durable goods in February increased $12.4 billion or 5.7 percent to $232.1 billion, the U.S. Show More Summary
By James Picerno: New orders for durable goods increased 5.7% in February, the best month since last September, the Census Bureau reports. But the good news was marred by a 2.7% retreat in business investment (new orders for capital goods less defense and aircraft) last month. Show More Summary
By Doug Short: Earlier Wednesday I posted my monthly update on Retail Sales. Those of us who routinely track this series know that the Advance Estimate, which is what I reported on yesterday, will be followed by a second estimate next month and a third estimate the month after. Show More Summary
By James Picerno: Retail sales increased at a faster pace in February, advancing 1.1% over January - the most since last September, on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Census Bureau reports. The gains were broad based, with most of the subsectors of sales showing positive monthly comparisons. Show More Summary
By Sold At The Top: Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest read of construction spending, showing mixed results in January. Total construction spending and non-residential construction spending declined, while single-family residential construction spending improved. Show More Summary
By Wall Street Strategies: By David Urani New-home sales for January clocked in at 437,000 annually according to the Census Bureau, which was a 15.6% gain (the largest since 1993), and the highest level of sales since August 2008. Certainly it was a pleasant surprise for the market, which had been expecting just a modest increase to 383,000. Show More Summary
By Doug Short: The February Advance Report on January Durable Goods was released this morning by the Census Bureau. Here is the Bureau's summary on new orders: New orders for manufactured durable goods in January decreased $11.8 billion or 5.2 percent to $217.0 billion, the U.S. Show More Summary
By Mark J. Perry: Some highlights of today's report on new home sales in January from the Census Bureau: 1. The number of new homes sold in January (437,000 at a seasonally adjusted annual rate) was the best month for new-home sales since July 2008, and the best January in five years. Show More Summary
By James Picerno: US housing starts dropped by a more-than-expected 8.5% last month, the Census Bureau reports. Meanwhile, newly issued building permits gained 1.8% over December's total, at a seasonally adjusted annual rate. More importantly, both series continue to advance at 20%-plus levels on a year-over-year basis. Show More Summary