Economic Data for Friday, October 1, 1999
Personal Income August = +0.5%
Personal Spending = +0.9%
bea.doc.gov
Personal income increased $39.1 billion, or 0.5 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $46.2 billion, or 0.7 percent, in August, according to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $54.4 billion, or 0.9 percent. In July, personal income increased $16.8 billion, or 0.2 percent, DPI increased $8.5 billion, or 0.1 percent, and PCE increased $22.0 billion, or 0.4 percent, based on revised estimates.
NAPM for Sept. = + 57.8%
Prices Paid = + 67.6%
napm.org
Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) at 57.8%, Growth in Production, New Orders, New Export Orders Prices Excelerating
Accelerating! <g>
NAPM's Price Index gained 7.8 percentage points to 67.6, rising above the 50 mark for the fifth consecutive month. The index indicates higher prices paid by manufacturers during September when compared to August, and the highest the index has been since May 1995.
Alert: Napm Us Manufacturing Supplier Deliveries Index 55.9 in Sept. Vs 51.1
Alert: Napm U.S. Manufacturing New Orders Index 64.4 in September Vs 56.6
Alert: Napm U.S. Manufacturing Production Index 61.7 in September Vs 56.7
Alert: Napm U.S. Manufacturing Activity Index 57.8 in September Vs 54.2
Alert: Napm U.S. Manufacturing Employment Index 51.5 in September Vs 53.4
Alert: Napm U.S. Manufacturing Inventories Index 43.2 in September Vs 46.6
Construction Spending Aug. = -0.4%
census.gov
Construction put in place during August 1999 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $692.0 billion, nearly the same (+/-5 percent) as the revised July estimate of $694.8 billion, according to the U.S. Commerce Department's Census Bureau.
The August figure represents a 3(+/-5) percent increase over August 1998.
Alert: U.S. Aug Construction Spending -0.4 Pct, July Rev to -0.6 Pct (-0.5 Pct) - Reuters Securities - 10:01 am
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University of Mich. Sentiment Sept. = 107.2
Alert: Umich Consumer Sentiment Index 107.2 Sept Final Vs 104.5 Aug Final - Reuters Securities - 10:00 am
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