Redbook Chain Store Sales (week ended 2/20/2021)

- Chain Store Sales year/year 3.9%. Previous was 4.0%

- Chain Store Sales month/month -0.8%. Previous was -0.9%.

Source: Redbook Research Inc.

 

Case-Shiller House Price Index (December 2020)

- 20-City Adjusted month/month    1.3%. Previous was 1.4%

- 20-City Unadjusted month/month    0.8%. Previous was 1.1%

- 20-City Unadjusted year/year       10.1%. Previous was 9.1%

Flat supply + increased demand = higher prices.

Source: Core Logic

 

FHFA House Price Index  (4thQ 2020)

- month/month +1.1%. Previous was +1.0%

- year/year +11.4%. Previous was +11.1%

My recent newsletter postulates that cities which depend on public transit may see home prices adversely affected by COVID.

Source:  FHFA  Details: https://www.fhfa.gov/AboutUs/Reports/Pages/US-House-Price-Index-Report-2020-Q4.aspx

 

Consumer Confidence  (December 2020)

- Index 91.3. Previous was 88.9.

This is the metric from the Conference Board.  This is supposed to indicate Consumer Spending in the next 6 months