Category Archives: U.S. Economy

Finally, a Positive Number! February Real Earnings +0.3%

Posted on March 14, 2008 by John Rutledge

(March 14, 2008) – After 4 months of falling real hourly earnings, workers caught a (small) break. But don’t get used to it. It happened because the CPI was flat in February–entirely a result of volatile oil prices. Next month … Continue reading →

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February Retail Sales Down 0.6%

Posted on March 13, 2008 by John Rutledge

(March 13, 2008) – The Census Bureau released Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: February 2008 this morning, announcing that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and … Continue reading →

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