Crude Oil Inventories Decline
Dec 28, 10:52 AM EST |
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| U.S. crude oil imports averaged over 9.1 million barrels per day last week, up 227,000 barrels per day from the previous week. |
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| U.S. commercial crude oil inventories dropped by 8.1 million barrels compared to the previous week. However, at 321.0 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories remain above the upper end of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories rose by 3.0 million barrels last week, and are just above the lower end of the average range. |
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Existing Home Sales Rise by 0.6% in November
Dec 28, 10:26 AM EST |
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| Single-family home sales increased 0.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.52 million in November. |
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| Total existing-home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – rose 0.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.28 million units in November from a level of 6.24 million in October, but were 10.7% below the 7.03 million-unit pace in November 2005. |
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Consumer Confidence Index Gains in December
Dec 28, 10:19 AM EST |
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| The Expectations Index improved to 95.1 from 91.9 last month. |
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| The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which was virtually unchanged in November, improved in December. The Index now stands at 109.0, up from 105.3 in November. The Present Situation Index increased to 129.9 from 125.4. |
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Jobless Claims Advance by 1,000
Dec 28, 8:51 AM EST |
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| The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9% for the week ending Dec. 16, unchanged from the last week unrevised rate of 1.9%. |
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| In the week ending Dec. 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 317,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week''''s revised figure of 316,000. The 4-week moving average was 315,750, a decrease of 10,250 from the previous week''''s revised average of 326,000. |
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New Home Sales Rise 3.4% in November
Dec 27, 10:20 AM EST |
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| The median sales price of new houses sold in November 2006 was $251,700; the average sales price was $294,900. |
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| Sales of new one-family houses in November 2006 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,047,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 3.4% above the revised October rate of 1,013,000, but is 15.3% below the November 2005 estimate of 1,236,000. |
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The Leading Index Rises in November
Dec 21, 10:40 AM EST |
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| The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. leading index increased 0.1%, the coincident index increased 0.2% in November. |
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| The leading index increased for the third consecutive month in November. From May to November, the leading index rose 0.2%. Initial claims for unemployment insurance and building permits made the largest negative contributions to the leading index in November. In addition, strengths and weaknesses remained roughly balanced among the leading indicators in recent months. |
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Final Estimates- GDP Advances in Q3
Dec 21, 9:01 AM EST |
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| Real exports of goods and services increased 6.8% in the third quarter, compared with an increase of 6.2% in the second. |
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| Real gross domestic product - the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States - increased at an annual rate of 2.0% in the third quarter of 2006, according to final estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 2.6%. |
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Jobless Claims Rise by 9,000
Dec 21, 8:44 AM EST |
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| The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9% for the week ending Dec. 9, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9%. |
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| In the week ending Dec. 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 315,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week''''s revised figure of 306,000. The 4-week moving average was 325,750, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week''''s revised average of 327,750. |
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Crude Oil Inventories Decline
Dec 20, 10:57 AM EST |
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| U.S. crude oil imports averaged 8.9 million barrels per day last week, down 696,000 barrels per day from the previous week. |
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| U.S. commercial crude oil inventories dropped by 6.3 million barrels compared to the previous week. However, at 329.1 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories remain well above the upper end of the average range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories increased by 1.0 million barrels last week, but remain below the lower end of the average range. |
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Housing Starts Advance 6.7% in November
Dec 19, 9:31 AM EST |
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| Privately-owned housing completions in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,915,000. |
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| Privately-owned housing starts in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,588,000. This is 6.7% above the revised October estimate of 1,488,000, but is 25.5% below the November 2005 rate of 2,131,000.Single-family housing starts in November were at a rate of 1,281,000; this is 8.1% above the October figure of 1,185,000. The November rate for units in buildings with five units or more was 277,000. |
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