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Tuesday, June 06, 2017

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.

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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:

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