Monthly Archives: August 2015

the key reports this past week were the 2nd estimate of 2nd quarter GDP from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which was released on Thursday, and the July report on Personal Income and Spending, also from the BEA, which was … Continue reading →

oil prices:

the key report released this week was the Consumer Price Index for July from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; other widely watched releases included the New Residential Construction report for July (pdf) from the Census Bureau, and the National Association … Continue reading →

the past week brought the release of the first handful of major monthly reports for July: retail sales from the Census Bureau, Industrial production and capacity utilization from the Fed, and the producer price index from the Bureau of Labor … Continue reading →

July retail sales:

  in addition to the Employment Situation Summary for July from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this week also saw the release of four reports that together made up a large part of the June contribution to last week’s estimate … Continue reading →

August 7th oil prices: August 1 refinery inputs

the key report that we’ll review this week is the advance estimate of 2nd quarter GDP from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which included revisions of previously published GDP data back to 2012…other widely watched reports included the June advance … Continue reading →

2nd quarter GDP plus revisions: