{"id":5325,"date":"2006-01-19T15:46:25","date_gmt":"2006-01-19T18:46:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-01-30T13:10:06","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T16:10:06","slug":"us-economic-indicators","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/amchamchile.cl\/en\/noticia\/us-economic-indicators\/","title":{"rendered":"US Economic Indicators"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US Chamber recently released the January economic conditions of the economy of the United States.   The GDP grothw projection is 4.1%, with a 4.9% of unemployment rate in december 05 and a consumer price index of 0.1% in the same period.  <\/p>\n

 <\/span>Current Economic Conditions<\/font><\/span><\/h1>\n

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INDICATOR<\/p>\n

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DEFINITION<\/p>\n

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LATEST FIGURE & NEXT RELEASE DATE<\/p>\n

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COMMENTARY<\/p>\n

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Gross domestic product<\/p>\n

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Total value of goods and services produced in the United States; the standard measure of economic performance; quarterly, BEA.<\/p>\n

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+4.1% (ar) in 3rd<\/sup> qtr. 05<\/p>\n

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+3.3% (ar) in 2nd<\/sup> qtr. 05<\/p>\n

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+3.8% (ar) in 1st<\/sup> qtr. 05<\/p>\n

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+3.7% Year Ago 3rd<\/sup> qtr. 05<\/p>\n

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The final reading for annualized real GDP growth in the third quarter of 2005 was 4.1%, down slightly from last month’s preliminary estimate of 4.3%, but still a very healthy growth rate. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Unemployment rate<\/p>\n

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Share of work force looking for but unable to find a job; indication of economic slack; monthly, taken from BLS household survey.<\/p>\n

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4.9% in December<\/p>\n

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5.0% in November<\/p>\n

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4.9% in October<\/p>\n

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(2\/3)<\/p>\n

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The unemployment rate fell to 4.9% in December.  <\/span><\/span>The decline was largely due to lower unemployment for blacks and teenagers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Payroll employment<\/p>\n

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Number of private and public nonfarm jobs; monthly, taken from BLS establishment survey.<\/p>\n

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+108,000 in December<\/p>\n

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+305,000 in November<\/p>\n

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+  <\/span>25,000 in October<\/p>\n

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The economy created 108,000 payroll jobs in December. Seasonally adjusted retail and construction employment fell, while manufacturers added jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Employment cost index<\/p>\n

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Change in the cost of workers’ pay and benefits; quarterly, BLS.<\/p>\n

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+0.8% in 3rd<\/sup> qtr. 05<\/p>\n

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+0.7% in 2nd<\/sup> qtr. 05<\/p>\n

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+3.0% in Y\/Y 3rd<\/sup> qtr. 05<\/p>\n

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(1\/31)<\/p>\n

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Employer costs rose 0.8% in the third quarter.  <\/span>Benefit costs remain the biggest driver of overall costs, although growth has moderated some over the past year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Consumer price index<\/p>\n

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Cost of a “market basket” of consumer goods.  <\/span>Change in index is most widely cited measure of inflation; many costs and payments are tied to it; monthly, BLS.<\/p>\n

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-0.1% in December<\/p>\n

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-0.6% in November<\/p>\n

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+0.2% in October<\/p>\n

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+3.4% Year Ago Nov. 05<\/p>\n

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(2\/22)<\/p>\n

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The consumer price index fell 0.1% in December, largely because of declining energy prices. The core index, excluding food and energy prices, rose 0.2% in December.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Producer price index<\/p>\n

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Change in prices <\/span>producers<\/span> charge for items along the production process, before sale to end-user; monthly, BLS.<\/p>\n

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+0.9% in December<\/p>\n

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-0.7% in November<\/p>\n

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+0.7% in October<\/p>\n

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+5.3% in Year Ago Nov. 05<\/p>\n

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The PPI for finished goods jumped 0.9% in December.  <\/span>The increase was almost entirely due to a 3.1% jump in prices for finished energy goods.  <\/span>Core prices, which exclude food and energy, rose 0.1%.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Retail & food service sales<\/p>\n

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Change in sales at retail and food service outlets; monthly, Census.<\/p>\n

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+0.3% in November<\/p>\n

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+0.3% in October<\/p>\n

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+0.3% in September<\/p>\n

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+6.3% in Y\/Y Nov. 05<\/p>\n

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Total retail sales rose 0.7% in December.  <\/span>Auto sales were responsible for much of the gain. Sales excluding autos rose 0.2% due to increased sales at gasoline stations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Leading economic indicators<\/p>\n

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Index of ten forward-looking indicators, suggesting the economy’s likely direction over the next six months; monthly, Conference Board.<\/span><\/p>\n

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+0.5% in November<\/p>\n

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+1.0% in October<\/p>\n

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-0.1% in September<\/p>\n

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The Conference Board index of leading indicators rose 0.5% in November, with seven of the ten components making up the index contributing to the gain. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Housing starts<\/p>\n

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Number of single-family and multifamily units started at an annual rate; monthly, Census.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1.933 mil (ar) in December<\/p>\n

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2.121 mil (ar) in November<\/p>\n

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Housing starts decreased 8.9% in December to 1.933 million units. Housing permits decreased 4.4% during the month.<\/p>\n

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Consumer confidence<\/p>\n

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Index of consumer feelings about current and expected economic conditions; monthly, Conference Board.<\/p>\n

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103.6 in December<\/p>\n

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98.3 in November<\/p>\n

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85.2 in October<\/p>\n

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Consumer confidence continues to firm. In December, consumer sentiment increased to 103.6, as both present conditions and future expectations notched gains.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Industrial production<\/p>\n

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Output of factories, mines and utilities; monthly, Federal Reserve.<\/p>\n

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+0.5% in December<\/p>\n

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+0.8% in November<\/p>\n

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+2.9% in Year Ago Dec. 05<\/p>\n

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Industrial production rose 0.6% in December, fueled by strong gains in utilities and mining output as refineries etc. in the Gulf continue to recover. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Capacity utilization<\/p>\n

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Share of industrial production capacity actually in use; monthly, Federal Reserve.<\/p>\n

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80.7% in December<\/p>\n

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80.3% in November<\/p>\n

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(2\/15)<\/p>\n

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The capacity utilization rate rose to 80.7, and is up 1.7 percentage points from a year ago.<\/p>\n

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Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)<\/p>\n

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A PMI reading above 50% indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50%, that it is declining;<\/span> monthly, ISM.<\/p>\n

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54.2 in December<\/p>\n

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58.1 in November<\/p>\n

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59.1 in October<\/p>\n

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(2\/1)<\/p>\n

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The PMI fell nearly four points to 54.2. Most of the component indices were lower, including significant declines in production, new orders, and employment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Trade balance<\/p>\n

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Net of all imports and exports of goods and services; monthly, Census and BEA.<\/p>\n

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$ -64.2 billion in November<\/p>\n

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$ -68.1 billion in October<\/p>\n

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$ -66.0 billion in September<\/p>\n

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$-617.7 billion 2004 total<\/p>\n

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(2\/10)<\/p>\n

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The nominal U.S. trade deficit narrowed in November following the previous month’s increase. In November, the U.S. trade deficit came in at $64.2 billion, down $3.9 billion from October’s revised $68.1 billion<\/span><\/p>\n

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Corporate profits<\/p>\n

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Total profits from current production for all U.S. companies (adjusted for inventories and capital consumption); quarterly, BEA.<\/p>\n

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$1293.1 billion (ar) in 3rd<\/sup> qtr.<\/p>\n

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$1347.5 billion (ar) in 2nd<\/sup> qtr.<\/p>\n

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Up 15.7% from a year ago<\/p>\n

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(3\/30)<\/p>\n

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Corporate profits fell $54.4 billion in the third quarter due to hurricane related losses.  <\/span>Without the storms, corporate profits would have set another record.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Federal funds target rate<\/p>\n

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Interest rate charged on overnight bank loans; the Federal Reserve Board can change the target rate at any time.<\/p>\n

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The federal funds target rate is 4.25%.  <\/span><\/p>\n

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Next meeting January 31st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

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The FOMC has raised the fed funds rate to 4.25%. This was the thirteenth consecutive meeting where the Fed has raised the rate by 25 basis points.<\/span><\/p>\n

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