From the Census Bureau : New orders for manufactured durable goods in June decreased $2.0 billion or 1.0 percent to $190.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This was the second consecutive monthly decrease and followed a 0.8 percent May decrease.
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The Census Bureau reported the homeownership and vacancy rates for Q2 2010 this morning.
Ignore all the month to previous month comparisons.
Obama Housing Scorecard
Jul 20
The Obama Administration released the June Housing Scorecard today. The graphs are a little hard to read, but they do provide a list of sources. On modifications they provide a graph showing 2.95 million total modifications for Hope Now, HAMP, and FHA loss mitigation (page 3).
A quick summary of the week
Jul 17
NFIB Survey showed small businesses were more pessimistic in June Ceridian Diesel Fuel index showed a sharp decline in June The Census Bureau reported the trade deficit increased in May. The BLS reported low labor turnover in May.
The Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales report from the Census Bureau today showed that the inventory adjustment is over: Inventories. Manufacturers’ and trade inventories, adjusted for seasonal variations but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $1,355.7 billion, up 0.1 percent (±0.1%)* from April 2010, but down 1.5 percent (±0.3%) from May 2009. Inventories/Sales Ratio
Overall construction spending declined in May, and private construction spending, both residential and non-residential, also decreased. From the Census Bureau: May 2010 Construction at $841.9 Billion Annual Rate The U.S
The Census Bureau reported this morning that state and local tax revenues grew 0.8% in the first quarter 2010 compared to Q1 2009. This was the second straight quarter of growth compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Individual income tax increased 2.7% compared to Q1 2009
Housing Supply Metrics
Jun 28
Here is a table of various housing supply measures (just putting this in one place with links to the source data). Note: here is the Weekly Summary and a Look Ahead .
