This is a minor indicator that I follow. From ATA: ATA Truck Tonnage Index Edged Higher In February The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.6% in February after increasing 1% in January. (The 1% gain in January was revised down from a 2.4% increase ATA reported on...
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From the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB): Small-Business Owner Confidence Barely Budges Small-business owner confidence continues to drag, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index. The Index gained 0.9 points, rising to 88.9, failing to regain the losses caused by last month’s “fiscal cliff” scare. Expectations for...
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This is a quarterly index from the the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and is similar to the overall housing market index (HMI). The NAHB started this index in Q4 2008, so all readings are very low. From the NAHB: Builder Confidence in the 55+ Housing Market Continues to Improve in the Third...
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Some earlier news … • From Chicago ISM: Chicago Business Barometer gained incrementally The PMI increased to 53.7 from 52.9. Expectations were for a decrease to 52.5. The employment index decreased to 53.5 from 60.4, and new orders increased to 52.9 from 51.9. • From Reuters: Consumer confidence rises in July The Conference Board,...
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BuildFax Remodeling Index Residential remodels authorized by building permits in the United States in April were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 2,729,000. This is 2 percent above the revised March rate of 2,683,000 and is 12 percent above the April 2011 estimate of 2,447,000. Seasonally-adjusted annual rates of remodeling across the country in...
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This is an unofficial list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources. Here is the unofficial problem bank list for May 25, 2012. (table is sortable by assets, state, etc.) Changes and comments from surferdude808: As expected, this week the FDIC released the Official Problem Bank List through March 2012 and it enforcement...
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Form the MBA: Refinance Applications Up, Purchase Applications Down in Latest MBA Weekly Survey The Refinance Index increased 13.5 percent from the previous week. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index decreased 11.2 percent from one week earlier. … The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 75.2 percent of total applications from 70.5 percent the...
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From the National Restaurant Association: Restaurant Industry Outlook Improves as Restaurant Performance Index Stood Above 100 for 4th Consecutive Month Bolstered by positive same-store sales and traffic results and an optimistic outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) remained above 100 for the fourth consecutive month in February. The...
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From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: Upper-midscale hotels top weekly gains Overall, the U.S. hotel industry’s occupancy was up 5.5% to 51.7%, its ADR increased 3.1% to US0.45 and RevPAR was up 8.7% to US.98. This is the weak season for hotel occupancy, but this is solid improvement over the same week last year. Note: ADR: Average...
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The following graphs are for inbound and outbound traffic at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in TEUs (TEUs: 20-foot equivalent units or 20-foot-long cargo container). Although containers tell us nothing about value, container traffic does give us an idea of the volume of goods being exported and imported – and possible...
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