Durable Goods Orders (January 2021)

- New Orders - month/month        3.4%. Previous was 1.2%

- Ex-Transportation - month/month    1.4%. Previous was 1.7%

- Core Capital Goods - month/month    0.5%. Previous was 1.5%

Source:  Census  Details: https://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/adv/pdf/durgd.pdf

 

GDP (4thQ 2020)

- quarter/quarter annualized +4.1%.  Previous was 4.0%

- Personal Consumption Inflation Metris +2.4%. Previous was 2.5%

Source:  BEA  Details: https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product

 

Initial Jobless Claims (week ended 2/20/2021)

- Initial Claims seasonally adjusted  730,000. Previous was 841,000

- Initial Claims  unadjusted, totaled 710,313 a decrease of 131,734 (or -15.6 percent) from previous 

- 4-Week Moving Average seasonally adjusted  807,750. Previous was  828,250

Total receiving regular state UI decreased by 68,890

Total receiving Pandemic UI decreased by 166,906 

Total receiving Emergency Pandemic UI increased by 1,003,701 

Total receiving any UI increased by 701,102

Source:  Labor Department   Details: https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf

 

Pending Home Sales Index  (January 2021)

- Month/month -2.8%. Previous was -0.3%

Source:  NAR