Category Archives: Economic Indicators

January Business Inventories +0.8%; Sales +1.5%

Posted on March 15, 2008 by John Rutledge

(March 13, 2008) – The Census Bureau released their Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales: January 2008 report, announcing that seasonally adjusted business inventories rose 0.8% in January 2008, to $1,457.9 billion, an increase of 4.8% from January 2007. Sales … Continue reading →

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February CPI +0.3%

Posted on March 15, 2008 by John Rutledge

(March 14, 2008) – The BLS released the Consumer Price Index: February 2008 report this morning, showing the CPI-U (All Urban Consumers) increased 0.3% in February, before seasonal adjustment, and 4.0% year-over-year. The CPI-W (Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers) … Continue reading →

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