Today's Economy Economic Roundup: Confidence in the U.S. Labor Market Builds The number of quits is nearly double the number of layoffs. Online Food Shopping Begins to Ripen E-commerce makes up less than 1% of U.S. food and beverage store sales, but its prevalence is rising. Colombia’s Labor Market Shows Resilience The national unemployment rate is stable despite weak GDP growth. Economic Briefing: Australia Had a Shabby Q1 The RBA is going nowhere in a hurry. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary Forecasters' Mailbag: Delving Into India's GST Inflation will likely cool, but the different rates will make the tax difficult to implement. Webinar on Demand: Potential Bumps Ahead for U.S. Financial Markets The economy has already weathered bouts of financial stress during this expansion. U.S. Chartbook: May Employment Disappoints Calendar and seasonal effects understated job gains and won’t deter the Fed. Forecasters' Mailbag: Post-May U.S. Employment Q&A Have a question on the economy? Send it along. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
United States CoreLogic Home Price Index Apr. 2017: 6.9% The CoreLogic Home Price Index rose 6.9% on a year-over-year basis in April for its 63rd straight month of year-over-year growth. Australia Monetary Policy Jun. 2017: 1.5% Conflicting economic data will keep Australia’s central bank on the sidelines throughout 2017. Euro Zone Retail Sales Apr. 2017: 0.1% Retail sales in the euro zone fell slightly short of expectations and added only 0.1% m/m in April, after sales growth for March was revised down to 0.2% from 0.3%. Colombia Consumer Price Index May. 2017: 4.4% Colombia’s annual inflation rate decelerated further in May thanks in part to more stable food prices. United States Semiconductor Billings Apr. 2017: 1.3% Russian Federation Consumer Price Index May. 2017: 0.4% Russian annual inflation, as measured by the consumer price index held steady at 4.1% year over year in May, though prices did accelerate to 0.4% month over month, a 0.1 point increase. United States Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Apr. 2017: 4.0% openings rate April's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey confirms the case for a steadily improving labor market. Canada Purchasing Managers' Index May. 2017: 53.8 The seasonally adjusted Ivey Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 53.8 in May from 62.4 in April. United States Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index June 02: 107.3 The trend in policy uncertainty continues to weaken and is the least favorable this year. Australia GDP 2017Q1: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |