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May 13, 2021
The Immigration Opportunity: The Economic Benefits of Immigration
There’s more to immigration reform than legalization. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains why immigration is the key to economic growth.
Multimedia
May 13, 2021
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
There’s more to immigration reform than legalization. AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin explains why immigration is the key to economic growth.
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March 2024
+0.2%
+2.1%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
March 2024
+0.4%
+3.5%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
February 2024
+0.3%
+2.8%
A measure of prices that paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation
Week ending April 6, 2024
211,000
214,250
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
March 2024
51.4
-1.2
A level above 50 indicates expansion
March 2024
50.3
+2.5
A level above 50 indicates expansion
March 2024
151.0
+3.4
Details consumer attitudes, buying intentions, vacation plans, and consumer expectations for inflation, stock prices, and interest rates; 1985=100
March 2024
+184,000
Measures private sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.
$73.9B
+0.7%
+3.0%
A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery. Capital goods include nondefense; excludes aircraft
1,321,000
-14.7%
-4.3%
Privately-owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate