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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
March 2013 Wholesale Sales Contraction Continues
Written by Steven Hansen March 2013 wholesale sales and inventories data continues to go up one month, down the next. This data series is very noisy, and suffers from data gathering anomalies as well as poor headline methodolgy. This analysis … Continue reading
Durable Goods Orders Show US Manufacturing Continuing Secular Decline
by Lee Adler, Wall Street Examiner New orders for manufactured durable goods in March decreased $13.1 billion or 5.7 percent to $216.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This decrease, down two of the last three months, followed a … Continue reading
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
February 2013 Wholesale Sales & Inventories Had a Very Bad Month
Written by Steven Hansen February 2013 wholesale sales and inventories data continues to go up one month, down the next. This data series is very noisy, and suffers from data gathering anomalies as well as poor headline methodolgy. This analysis … Continue reading
Factory Data Shows US Manufacturing Dead In The Water As Headlines Mislead
by Lee Adler, Wall Street Examiner The headlines today blared of a 3% increase in factory orders in February, completely obscuring the truth of just how bad the US manufacturing trend is. The real story lies in the fact that … 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
January 2013 Wholesale Sales & Inventories Had a Good Month
Written by Steven Hansen January 2013 wholesale sales and inventories data continues to go up one month, down the next. This data series is very noisy, and must suffer from data gathering anomalies. This analysis continues to be the opposite … Continue reading
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
December 2012 Wholesale Sales & Inventories Has Recessionary Feel
Written by Steven Hansen December 2012 wholesale sales and inventories did not look as good as last months weak but OK data. This data series is very noisy, and must suffer from data gathering anomalies. This analysis continues to be … Continue reading
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
November 2012 Wholesale Sales & Inventories Show Sluggish Economy
Written by Steven Hansen November 2012 wholesale sales and inventories did not look as good as last months strong data – but still ok. This data series is very noisy, and must suffer from data gathering anomalies. This analysis continues … Continue reading
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
October 2012 Wholesale Sales & Inventories Show Nice Rebound
Written by Steven Hansen October 2012 wholesale sales and inventories rebounded strongly from last months poor data. This data series is very noisy, and must suffer from data gathering anomalies. This analysis continues to be the opposite of the published … Continue reading
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
September 2012 Wholesale Sales & Inventories Shows Recessionary Signs
Written by Steven Hansen September 2012 wholesale sales and inventories showed clear recessionary signs – although one month of extremely terrible data does not a recession make. This is the first year-over-year contraction after 34 months of expansion. This analysis … Continue reading
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
Wholesale Sales & Inventories Soft in August 2012
Written by Steven Hansen August 2012 wholesale sales and inventories were soft – which was consistent with soft manufacturing data for August. Econintersect Analysis: sales down 3.7% month-over-month, and up 1.8% year-over-year sales (inflation adjusted) up 3.3% year-over-year inventories down … Continue reading
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
Wholesale Sales & Inventories Improve in July 2012
Written by Steven Hansen After last month’s terrible data, the July 2012 wholesale data reassured that the economy was not falling off a cliff. This data set showed that the wholesale sector is consistent with the other business sectors. Econintersect … Continue reading
