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March 2006 US Economic Indicators
2006/03/31 - New orders for manufactured goods in February increased 0.2%, to $401.9 billion. Shipments decreased 1.1%, to $405 billion. Unfilled orders rose 0.9%, to $642.4 billion. And inventories fell 0.4%, to $473.8 billion.
2006/03/31 - Personal income in February 2006 was $10,639.5 billion, up 0.3% from January. Nominal and real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) rose 0.1%, while nominal and real disposable personal income (DPI) increased 0.2%. Personal savings as a percentage of DPI was negative 0.5%.
2006/03/30 - Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 1.7% in the fourth quarter of 2005, according to today's final estimate. This follows a growth rate of 4.1% in the third quarter.
2006/03/25 - New home sales in February 2006 were 1,080,000, down 10.5% from January and down 13.4% from one year ago.
2006/03/24 - New orders for manufactured durable goods in February 2006 were $215.8 billion, up 2.6% from January. Overall shipments were $218.9 billion, up 0.2% from last month, while non-defense capital goods shipments were $70.5 billion, up 0.6%. Inventories decreased 0.5% to $287.3 billion.
2006/03/16 - Housing starts in February 2006 were 2,120,000, down 7.9% from January and down 4.8% from February 2005. Permits were 2,145,000, down 3.2% from last month but up 2.5% from one year ago.
2006/03/15 - Business inventories in January 2006 were $1,310.1 billion, up 0.4% from December and up 4.0% from January 2005. Sales were $1,059.5 billion, up 1.3% from last month and up 8.5% from one year ago.
2006/03/14 - Retail sales in February 2006 were $362.3 billion, down 1.3% from January but up 6.7% from February 2005. Excluding automobiles, retail sales were $252.9 billion, down 0.4% from last month but up 8.9% from one year ago.
2006/03/14 - The U.S. current account deficit grew 21.3%, to - $224.9 billion, in the fourth quarter of 2005.
2006/03/09 - The U.S. international trade in goods and services deficit in January 2006 increased 5.3% from December, to - $68.5 billion. Exports were $114.4 billion, up 2.5%, and imports were $182.9 billion, up 3.5%.
2006/03/06 - New orders for manufactured goods in January decreased 4.5%, to $398.2 billion. Shipments rose 0.3%, to $410 billion. Unfilled orders fell 0.7%, to $633.7 billion. And inventories increased 0.5%, to $472.8 billion.
2006/03/01 - Construction spending in January 2006 was $1,163.4 billion, up 0.2% from December. Total non-residential construction spending was $506.6 billion, up 0.3% from the previous month.
2006/03/01 - Personal income in January 2006 was $10,231.5 billion, up 0.7% from the previous month. Nominal personal consumption expenditures (PCE) rose 0.9%, while real PCE increased 0.4%. Nominal disposable personal income (DPI) increased 0.5%, while real DPI rose 0.1%. Personal savings as a percentage of DPI was -0.7%.