Economic Indicators

Bureau of Labor Statistics One of the most important economic releases to come out each month is the Employment Situation Summary report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  This report presents a range of data series related to the nation’s employment and unemployment.  The report is … [Read more...]

US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis The Personal Income and Outlays report is issued by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) monthly. This report provides a measure of income received from wages and salaries, as well as investment income, as well as an estimate of personal … [Read more...]

Federal Housing Finance Agency The Federal Housing Finance Agency releases a monthly quarterly home price index (the HPI) reporting on home price changes at both the national and census division level.  The HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in … [Read more...]

US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the Federal government’s measurement of monthly and annual inflation at the retail level.  The statistic is created by the Bureau of Labor Statistics using a “secret shopper” survey whereby firms throughout the … [Read more...]

US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics The Producer Price Index is one of two key market pricing series put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on a monthly basis.  It is one of the oldest continuous data series collected by the Federal government, having begun in the 1890s. It … [Read more...]