2008-03-26 US Economic Releases
MBAVPRCH Index (Mar 21) Survey n/a Actual 403.7 Prior 365.0 Revised n/a More evidence of a turn in housing: Mortgage applications spike after Fed action
MBAVPRCH Index (Mar 21) Survey n/a Actual 403.7 Prior 365.0 Revised n/a More evidence of a turn in housing: Mortgage applications spike after Fed action
Weak winter sales, but the absolute number of homes in inventory did go down again and is well off the highs. A modest pickup in
MBAVPRCH Index (Feb 22) Survey n/a Actual 358.2 Prior 357.6 Revised n/a While still winter numbers, this is nonetheless looking very weak. No way to
New Home Sales (Dec) Survey 647K Actual 604K Prior 647K Revised 634K New Home Sales MoM (Dec) Survey 0.0% Actual -4.7% Prior -9.0% Revised -12.6%
Food, crude, metals up, dollar down, inflation up all over the world, well beyond CB ‘comfort levels.’ Nov new home sales continue weak, though there
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
GCP Annualized (3QP) Survey 4.8% Actual 4.9% Prior 3.9% Revised n/a Keeps coming in above expectations. Personal Consumption (3QP) Survey 2.9% Actual 2.7% Prior 3.0%