Are you curious to see how the economic slump is affecting retail sales? Using the Census Bureau’s Monthly Retail Trade Series you can do just that. Retail numbers are released monthly and are then compiled annually in the Annual Retail Sales Survey. For example, when you compare national jewelry store sales during the past two [...]
With the DJI average flirting with 7,000 this morning, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the historical DJI numbers. There are several great places to find this information online. Stockcharts.com has a graphical representation of the DJI averages from 1900 to the present. You can also break the chart into [...]
And speaking of bankruptcy statistics (see last blog post) … did you know that your can get current bankruptcy statistics from the federal judiciary’s web site, USCourts.gov? There is an entire section on bankruptcy filing statistics dating back to 1990. You can find quarterly or annual statistics on a national, judicial circuit, state or judicial [...]
Are you looking for MSA or county level economic data? Try the FDIC’s RECON site. It includes current and historical data on employment / unemployment, personal bankruptcy filings, new home permits and more. From the FDIC’s web site: Regional Economic Conditions (RECON) was originally designed to assist the FDIC in the examination process by providing [...]
From the Wall Street Journal Online: Sen. Shelby Says GM, Chrysler Viability Plans ‘Fall Far Short’ Sen. Richard Shelby from Alabama reignited his criticism of two of Detroit’s domestic auto makers Thursday, saying the viability plans submitted to Congress “fall far short of providing credible strategies” and “contain few concrete commitments” by the companies’ stakeholders [...]
Are you curious to see just how the nearly $800 billion dollars from the stimulus bill is being spent? Money will start flowing to the states within days and you can track it using the new web site Recovery.gov. Using the web site, you will be able to track the federal money and its impact [...]
If you really want to find out the details of the stimulus package (the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009) passed by Congress last week, take a look at the Conference Report available in the Congressional Record. It includes the complete text of the final bill with an analysis of each section. Because of [...]