…goods decreasing the most. The Department of Commerce writes The May to June change in exports of goods reflected decreases in capital goods ($2.6 billion); industrial supplies and materials ($1.3…
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A “weird” case for a higher interest rate
…increase demand for newly-produced goods. Rather, it is because I think that a sustained increase in demand for goods would have such a strong self-reinforcing effect on desired investment and…
Who Owns the US Post Office?
…away from the broadly inclusive economics of the New Deal towards a model of unadulterated self-interest that sought to privatize gains while undermining public goods and leaving losses to be…
Is the Road to Hell Paved with Pareto Improvements?
…of their products. The individuals derive utility from the goods they produce and, presumably, can increase their utility by exchanging some of the goods they produce for the different goods…
Global Firms, National Policies
…international trade and finance occurs when the residents of one economy exchange goods and services or financial assets with those of another. The balance of payments keeps track of the…
Manufacturing slowdown apparent, but no contraction
…months YoY growth in goods-producing jobs has declined to less than 0.5%, and usually outright declined. That translates to an annual pace of not more than 7000 goods producing jobs…
CPI Rose 0.6% in January, Fed Reports 6% YOY
…energy goods was 1.0% higher in January, while the more heavily weighted composite for all services less energy services rose 0.4%…. Among the goods components, which will be used by…
Retail Sales Up 3.8% January, 4th Qtr GDP Increases
…PL when evaluating options amid fluctuating costs…since the CPI report showed that the composite price index for all goods less food and energy goods was 1.0% higher in January, we…
GAO: Food Prices: Information on Trends, Factors, and Federal Roles
…according to BLS and USDA data. Note: The CPI is a statistical estimate of the average change over time in the prices consumers paid for certain goods. BLS selects these…
Manufacturing and construction make up the vast bulk of the goods producing sector, and they are still trending postive
…the vast bulk of the goods producing sector, and that in the aggregate has always turned down in advance of a recession; but it is still increasing: In summary, when…
