August 11, 2021

CPI (July 2021)

- CPI month/month, seasonally adjusted  +0.5% . Previous was 0.9%

- CPI year/year not seasonally adjusted   5.4%. Previous was 5.4%.

- Ex-Food & Energy month/month, seasonally adjusted  +0.3%. Previous was 0.9%

- Ex-Food & Energy not seasonally adjusted   year/year  4.3%. Previous was 4.5%

Source:  BLS  Details: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.toc.htm

 

MBA Mortgage Applications (week ended 8/6/2021)

- Purchase Index week/week +1.8%. Previous weeks were -2.0%, -2.0%. -6.0%, +8.0%, -1.0%, -5.0%, +1.0%, +2.0%, +0.3%, -3.0%, -4.0%, -4.0%, +1.0%, -3.0%, and -5.0%

- Refinance Index week/week  +3.2%. Previous weeks  were -2.0%, +9.0%,  -3.0%, -+20.0%, 2.0%, 8.0%, 3.0%, 5.5%, 6.0%, -5.0%, -5.0%, -7.0%, 4.0%, +3.0%, and +0.1%

- Composite Index week/week +2.8%.  Previous weeks were -1.7%,  +5.7%, -4.0%, +16.0%, 1.8%, -6.9%, 2.1%, +4.2%, -3.1%, -4.0% , -4.2%., -4.2%, +2.2%, -0.9%, -2.5%, and -1.0%.

Source:  MBA    Details: https://www.mba.org/2021-press-releases/august/mortgage-applications-increase-in-latest-mba-weekly-survey