2008-01-31 US Economic Releases
Personal Income (Dec) Survey 0.4% Actual 0.5% Prior 0.4% Revised n/a Personal Income TABLE A bit better than expected, holding up reasonably well, as declining
January 31, 2008
Personal Income (Dec) Survey 0.4% Actual 0.5% Prior 0.4% Revised n/a Personal Income TABLE A bit better than expected, holding up reasonably well, as declining
Chicago Purchasing Manager (Dec) Survey 51.7 Actual 56.6 Prior 52.9 Revised n/a Graph Looks Ok. New Home Sales (Nov) Survey 717K Actual 647K Prior 728K
Summary:Nothing particularly alarming regarding balance of risks.Personal income and spending lower than expected. Questions are whether exports will continue pick up and support gdp, and