Month: July 6, 2020

Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in May for the second consecutive month, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufact...

Accommodation and food services; finance and insurance; and health care and social assistance industries were the leading contributors to the 5.0% (annual rate) decrease in gross d...

FTR reports preliminary North American Class 8 net orders rebounded in June to 15,500 units, up 130% from May, as well as, up y/y by 20%.  Class 8 net orders for the last twelve m...

Preliminary NA Class 8 net orders in June were 16,000 units, rising 139% from May, and up 23% from a very easy year-ago comparison. The NA Classes 5-7 market saw orders improve 77%...

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in June, with the overall economy notching a second month of growth after one month of contraction, say the nation’s supply exe...

Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $194.7 billion (preliminary) in 2019. Expenditures were down 37.7% from $312.5 bil...

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 4.8 million in June, and the unemployment rate declined to 11.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. These improvements in...

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $54.6 billion in May, up $4.8 billion from $49.8 billion in ...

How hard can it be to figure out whether a person is employed or unemployed? Turns out, it can be hard. When the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) put out the employment and unemplo...