Economic Indicators

Birth and Death in Non Farm Payrolls

The Non Farm Payrolls (NFP) is the most influential American economic statistic. In tracking the formation and destruction of employment in the United States the NFP provides a reliable view of the future course of the economy. If the United States cannot generate jobs to replace the more than seven

EIA Inventory Reports

Each Wednesday the Energy Information Administration (EIA), a branch of the Department of Energy (DOE) releases inventory reports outlining activity in the energy sector at 10:30 AM EST. The reports summarize weekly energy supplies and consumer consumption rates. The EIA petroleum inventory reports

Chicago PMI

The National Association of Purchasing Management’s Chicago PMI measures manufacturing activity in the Chicago area. See also: Regional Manufacturing Surveys, National Association of Purchasing Management Related Sites: napm-chicag

Existing Homes Sales

Source: The National Association of Realtors. Release Time: 10:00 ET around the 25th of the month (data for month prior). Web: http://www.realtor.org/Research.nsf/Pages/EHSdata The Existing Homes Sales survey shows the level of sales for existing homes, and reflects the

Establishment Survey

The establishment survey is a survey of businesses used in the Employment Report published monthly by the Bureau of Labour Statistics.

Balance of Trade

Balance of trade refers to the value of a countries exports minus it’s imports.

Current Account Balance

Importance: Moderate Volatility: Moderate Source: The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce. Release Time: 8:30 ET released two and a half months after the reference quarter ends. Frequency: Quarterly. Web: http://www.bea.gov/ This report is the broadest ac

Monster Employment Index

Launched in 2004, the Monster Employment Index is a monthly analysis of online job demand. The index is based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities drawn from over 1,500 different websites, including career sites, job boards and Monster.com itself. Monster publishes indexes