FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Was…
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index showed substantial improvement in January, rising to a -1.71 reading from December’s -6.1. Stronger freight volume and rates partially offset we...
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Real Hourly Earnings Down 0.1…
All Employees Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.1% from January to February, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. This result...
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CPI for All Items Rises…
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4% in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.5% in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
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Retail Sales, Food Services Down…
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February 2023, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were...
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U.S. Import Prices Fall 0.1%…
Prices for U.S. imports edged down 0.1% in February, after declining 0.4% in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Lower fuel prices in February more than offset h...
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Payroll Employment up by 311,000…
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 311,000 to 155.4 million in February 2023. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, retail trade, government, and health care...
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Fed Will Make Available Additional…
The Federal Reserve Board announced it will make available additional funding to eligible depository institutions to help assure banks have the ability to meet the needs of all the...
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Manufacturing PMI® at 47.7%
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in February for the fourth consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation’s supply executi...
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U.S. Import Prices Fell 0.2…
Prices for U.S. imports fell 0.2% in January and have not recorded a monthly advance since June 2022. In total, U.S. import prices declined 4.9% from June 2022 to January 2023. Des...
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