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U.S. Import Prices Rise 2.1%, Export Prices Surge 5.6% YoY in March 2026
U.S. trade prices accelerated sharply in March 2026, with import prices climbing 2.1% year-over-year and export prices surging 5.6% over the same period — the l
InflationProducer Price Index March 2026: Energy Surge Drives 4.0% Annual Rate
Producer prices at the final demand level rose 0.5 percent in March, matching February's pace and extending a run of firm monthly readings that has pushed the 1
LaborMarch 2026 Jobs Report: Payrolls Rebound 178K, Health Care Leads
The U.S. labor market posted a solid rebound in March 2026, with nonfarm payrolls rising 178,000 after an unusually sharp decline the prior month. The unemploym
InflationCPI March 2026: Energy Surge Drives Headline to 3.3% as Core Holds Steady
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in March 2026, a sharp acceleration from February's 0.3 percent
InflationPCE Inflation Holds at 0.4% in February, Core Stays Above 3%
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed no signs of cooling in February 2026, with both headline and core PCE price indexes rising 0.4 percent fr
GDPQ4 2025 GDP Final: Growth Revised Down to 0.5% as Shutdown Weighs
The Bureau of Economic Analysis delivered its definitive verdict on the fourth quarter of 2025: the U.S. economy expanded at an annualized rate of just 0.5 perc
ConsumerDurable Goods Orders Fall 1.4% in February 2026 as Aircraft Drag Masks Steady Core Capex
New orders for manufactured durable goods fell 1.4% in February 2026 to $315.5 billion, extending a pattern in which orders have declined four of the last five
ConsumerFebruary Retail Sales Rise 0.6%, Consumer Spending Holds Steady
U.S. retail and food services sales climbed 0.6 percent in February 2026 to $738.4 billion, according to advance estimates released by the Census Bureau on Apri
GDPGDP Second Estimate Q4 2025: Growth Revised Down to 0.7%
The Bureau of Economic Analysis revised fourth-quarter 2025 real GDP growth down sharply to an annualized rate of 0.7 percent, a full 0.7 percentage point below
InflationCore PCE Holds at 3.1% YoY, Headline at 2.8% in January 2026
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its Personal Income and Outlays report for January 2026 on March 13, delayed from its original February 26 schedule due
ConsumerQ4 2025 Services Revenue: Full Report Confirms 0.8% Gain, Information Sector Leads
The Census Bureau's full Quarterly Selected Services Survey for the fourth quarter of 2025 confirms that U.S. selected services revenue reached $6.16 trillion,
InflationCPI Holds at 2.4% YoY in February 2026, Core Steady at 2.5%
Inflation showed little sign of breaking from its recent holding pattern in February 2026, with the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rising 0.3 perc
LaborPayrolls Fall 92K in February as Strike Hits Health Care, Unemployment Holds at 4.4%
The U.S. labor market posted its first monthly payroll decline in recent memory in February 2026, with total nonfarm payrolls falling 92,000 — a result heavily
InflationProducer Prices Rise 2.9% YoY in January 2026, Core Up 3.4% as Services Surge
Producer prices at the final demand level rose 0.5 percent in January 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, accelerating from 0.4 percent in December a
GDPQ4 2025 Services Survey: Deceleration Signals GDP Revision Risk
The Census Bureau's Advance Quarterly Services Survey for Q4 2025 shows total selected services revenue rising 0.8 percent quarter-over-quarter to $6.16 trillio
GDPGDP Growth Slows to 1.4% in Q4 2025, Weighed by Government Shutdown
The U.S. economy expanded at an annualized rate of just 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025, a sharp deceleration from the 4.4 percent pace recorded in th
GDPQ2 2025 GDP Finalized at 3.8% — Strongest Quarter in Over a Year
The U.S. economy grew at a 3.8 percent annual rate in the second quarter of 2025, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis's final third estimate — a signif