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March 2013 Business Inventories and Sales Continues to Show Little Improvement

Written by Steven Hansen Econintersect‘s analysis of final business sales data (retail plus wholesale plus manufacturing) for March 2013 is closer to the headline data. business sales with this month’s data is continuing to trend less good (positive growth, slower … Continue reading

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Retail Sales Stronger than Expected in April 2013

Written by Steven Hansen Retail sales came in much stronger than anticipated. the unadjusted data was stronger than the seasonally adjusted data this month; the headline numbers show backward revisions were slightly upward; the weakness in the data was gasoline … Continue reading

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February 2013 Business Inventories and Sales A Nasty Data Point

Written by Steven Hansen Econintersect‘s analysis of final business sales data (retail plus wholesale plus manufacturing) for February 2013 is much worse than the headline data. business sales with this month’s data is trending less good (positive growth, slower rate … Continue reading

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Retail Sales Again Were Terrible in March 2013

Written by Steven Hansen Retail sales were terrible – headlines which says sales were down marginally.  Our analysis also points to terrible retail sales. using unadjusted data – inflation adjusted sales actually contracted year-over-year for the second month in a … Continue reading

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Business Inventories and Sales Improve in January 2013

Written by Steven Hansen Econintersect‘s analysis of final business sales data (retail plus wholesale plus manufacturing) for January 2013 is better than the headline data. business sales now seem to be flat (rate of growth unchanged). The inventory levels are … Continue reading

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Retail Sales Were Terrible in February 2013

Written by Steven Hansen Do not read this if you do not like contrary news.  Retail sales were terrible despite headlines which says sales were strong. using unadjusted data – inflation adjusted sales actually contracted year-over-year; the headline numbers show … Continue reading

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Business Inventories and Sales Mixed in December 2013

Written by Steven Hansen Econintersect‘s analysis of final business sales data (retail plus wholesale plus manufacturing) for December 2012 is worse than the headline data. business sales remain in a long term downtrend. The inventory levels are not sending any … Continue reading

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Retail Sales Are Relatively Strong in January 2013

Written by Steven Hansen Advance Retail Sales was positive in January 2013. The headlines say retail was up marginally this month, but Econintersect‘s analysis is much better than the headline data. there were general strengths across most categories with sporting … Continue reading

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Business Inventories and Sales Continue Slowing Trend November 2012

Written by Steven Hansen Econintersect‘s analysis of final business sales data (retail plus wholesale plus manufacturing) for November 2012 is worse than the headline data. business sales remain in a long term downtrend. The inventory levels are not sending any … Continue reading

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Retail Sales Weak in December 2012

Written by Steven Hansen Advance Retail Sales were again mixed in December 2012 depending if you follow the headlines or dive into the data. The headlines say retail was up moderately this month. This month, Econintersect‘s analysis is a lot … Continue reading

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Business Inventories and Sales Seem OK in October 2012

Written by Steven Hansen Econintersect‘s analysis of final business sales data (retail plus wholesale plus manufacturing) for October 2012 is better than the headline data. business sales remain in a long term downtrend – but are now near the upper … Continue reading

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Retail Sales Showed Average Growth in November 2012

Written by Steven Hansen Advance Retail Sales were again mixed in November 2012 depending if you follow the headlines or dive into the data. The headlines say retail was up slightly this month. This month, Econintersect‘s analysis is a little … Continue reading

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Business Inventories and Sales in September 2012 Have Recessionary Whiff

Written by Steven Hansen Econintersect‘s analysis of final business sales data (retail plus wholesale plus manufacturing) for September 2012 is not as good as the headline data. business sales remain in a long term downtrend. The inventory levels have been … Continue reading

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Retail Sales Look Good in October 2012

Written by Steven Hansen Advance Retail Sales were again mixed in October 2012 depending if you follow the headlines or dive into the data. The headlines say retails slacked off this month, but the data definitely is was better than … Continue reading

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Business Inventories and Sales Are Mixed in August 2012

Written by Steven Hansen The final business sales data (retail plus wholesale plus manufacturing) for August 2012 is not as good as the headline data. business sales remain in a long term downtrend. The inventory buildup this month is unchanged … Continue reading

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Retail Sales Seem A Little Soft in September 2012

Written by Steven Hansen Advance Retail Sales were mixed in September 2012 depending if you follow the headlines or dive into the data. The headlines say everything is good, but the data definitely is not as good as last month … Continue reading

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Business Inventories Are Still High in July 2012

Written by Steven Hansen The final business sales data (retail plus wholesale plus manufacturing) for July 2012 is not as good as either the numbers show on Econintersect‘s or the US Census analysis of the data. The reason the data … Continue reading

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Retail Sales Improve in August 2012; Little Backward Revision

Written by Steven Hansen Advance Retail Sales improved in August 2012. Pundits are cheering because many were worried that retail sales would fall – with some worrying that a recession marking trend was in play. But for sure, one needs … Continue reading

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Business Inventories Situation Nasty in June 2012

Written by Steven Hansen The final business sales data (retail plus wholesale plus manufacturing) for June 2012 clearly turned ugly – barely growing year-over-year. Hopefully next month’s data will improve if this morning’s retail sales are an indication. There was … Continue reading

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Retail Sales Better in July 2012

Written by Steven Hansen Advance Retail Sales were marginally better in July 2012.  Pundits are cheering because many were worried that retail sales would fall – with some worrying that a recession marking trend was in play.  But for sure, … Continue reading

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