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Consumer Price Index March 2024 M/M Change: +0.4% Y/Y Change: +3.5% Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
Core Consumer Price Index March 2024 M/M Change: +0.4% Y/Y Change: +3.8% Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index March 2024 M/M Change: +0.3% Y/Y Change: +2.8% A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
Producer Price Index March 2024 M/M Change: +0.2% Y/Y Change: +2.1% Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Initial Jobless Claims Week ending April 27, 2024 208,000 Change: 0 4-week Moving Average: 213,500 Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
Consumer Confidence April 2024 Index: 97.0 Change: -6.1 Details consumer attitudes, buying intentions, vacation plans, and consumer expectations for inflation, stock prices, and interest rates; 1985=100.
ADP Employment: April 2024 Change in U.S. Private Employment: +192,000 Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders Excluding Aircraft March 2024 $73.8B M/M Change: +0.2% Y/Y Change: -0.8% A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
New Residential Construction March 2024 1,321,000 M/M Change: -14.7% Y/Y Change: -4.3% Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.