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Economic Indicators: Topline Numbers

Consumer Price Index

September 2024

  • M/M Change:

    +0.2%

  • Y/Y Change:

    +2.4%

Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Core Consumer Price Index

September 2024

  • M/M Change:

    +0.3%

  • Y/Y Change:

    +3.3%

Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index

September 2024

  • M/M Change:

    +0.3%

  • Y/Y Change:

    +2.7%

A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Producer Price Index

September 2024

  • M/M Change:

    +0.2%

  • Y/Y Change:

    +1.8%

Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Initial Jobless Claims

Week ending October 26, 2024

216,000

  • Change:

    -12,000

  • 4-week Moving Average:

    236,500

Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.

U.S. Department of Labor

ISM Services Index

September 2024

  • Index:

    54.9

  • Change:

    +3.4

A level above 50 indicates expansion

Institute for Supply Management

ISM Manufacturing Index

October 2024

  • Index:

    46.5

  • Change:

    -0.7

A level above 50 indicates expansion

Institute for Supply Management

Consumer Sentiment

October 2024

  • Index:

    70.5

  • Change:

    +0.4

The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiment: personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions.

University of Michigan

ADP Employment:

September 2024

  • Change in U.S. Private Employment:

    +143,000

Measures change in private-sector employment using ADP payroll data covering more than half a million companies with more than 25 million employees.

ADP

Nondefense Capital Goods Orders Excluding Aircraft

September 2024

$74.1B

  • M/M Change:

    +0.5%

  • Y/Y Change:

    -3.5%

A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.

U.S. Census Bureau

New Residential Housing Starts

September 2024

1,354,000

  • M/M Change:

    -0.5%

  • Y/Y Change:

    -0.7%

Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.

U.S. Census Bureau