Press Release
July 28, 2011
PRESS RELEASE: HOLTZ-EAKIN: TIME FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA, SENATE TO STEP UP ON DEBT CEILING DEAL
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Economic Indicators: Topline Numbers
Consumer Price Index
July 2025
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M/M Change:
+0.2%
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Y/Y Change:
+2.7%
Measures the change in prices of all goods and services purchased for consumption by urban households.
Core Consumer Price Index
July 2025
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M/M Change:
+0.3%
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Y/Y Change:
+3.1%
Consumer Price Index excluding food and energy.
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index
July 2025
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M/M Change:
+0.3%
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Y/Y Change:
+2.9%
A measure of prices paid for goods and services excluding food and energy; the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation.
Producer Price Index
July 2025
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M/M Change:
+0.9%
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Y/Y Change:
+3.3%
Measures the change in selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
Initial Jobless Claims
Week ending August 30, 2025
237,000
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Change:
+8,000
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4-week Moving Average:
231,000
Weekly unemployment insurance claims reported by each state’s unemployment insurance program offices.
ISM Services Index
August 2025
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Index:
52.0
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Change:
+1.9
A level above 50 indicates expansion
ISM Manufacturing Index
August 2025
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Index:
48.7
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Change:
+0.7
A level above 50 indicates expansion
Consumer Sentiment
August 2025
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Index:
58.2
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Change:
-3.5
The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiment: personal finances, business conditions, and buying conditions.
ADP Employment:
August 2025
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Change in U.S. Private Employment:
+54,000
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
July 2025
$76.4 B
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M/M Change:
+1.1%
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Y/Y Change:
+4.5%
A new order is a communication of an intention to buy for immediate or future delivery.
New Residential Housing Starts
July 2025
1,428,000
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M/M Change:
+5.2%
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Y/Y Change:
+12.9%
Privately owned housing starts; seasonally adjusted at an annual rate.