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BEA Indicators- Outdoor Recreation Economic Statistics, U.S. and States, 2024 March 5, 2026
- GDP (Advance Estimate), 4th Quarter and Year 2025 February 20, 2026
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- Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State, 2024 February 19, 2026
- U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December and Annual 2025 February 19, 2026
- Gross Domestic Product by County and Personal Income by County, 2024 February 5, 2026
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Recent Posts
BEA Indicators- Outdoor Recreation Economic Statistics, U.S. and States, 2024
- GDP (Advance Estimate), 4th Quarter and Year 2025
- Personal Income and Outlays, December 2025
- Real Personal Consumption Expenditures by State and Real Personal Income by State, 2024
- U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, December and Annual 2025
Category Archives: Economic Indicators
Bank Loans to Businesses Still Falling Means Weak Jobs Report Next Week.
The new U.S. Financial Data report out today from the St. Louis Fed shows that bank loans to business are still falling. This fits what we hear from entrepreneurs, that large banks have been systematically reducing availability of working capital … Continue reading
Posted in All, Economic Indicators, U.S. Economy
Tagged bank loans, banks, Economy, employments, Jobs, lending, Rutledge
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Household Balance Sheet Q4/2008-Net Worth Down $11.2 trillion From Year Earlier
As you know from my recent posts, I spend a lot more time thinking about balance sheets and a lot less thinking about GDP, than most economists. In this post I want to look at the balance sheet of the … Continue reading
Posted in All, Economic Indicators, U.S. Economy
Tagged assets, balance sheet, Economy, Flow of Funds Report, GDP, households, Rutledge
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