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US Purchasing Managers Index, Canada Producer Price Index
March data pointed to a positive month for U.S. manufacturing business conditions, with momentum building again after a slowdown at the turn of the year, said Markit Wednesday. This was highlighted by stronger rates of output and new business growth, alongside sustained job creation during the latest survey period. New export sales remained a source…
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US Producer Prices, Building Materials: February 2015
Inflation in US prices received by producers (prior to sales to consumers) declined 0.5 per cent in February, according to the The Bureau of Labor Statistics March 13. The decline was dominated by a decline in prices for services and within services prices for trade, transportation, and warehousing. Prices for goods also declined led by…
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Producer Price Index, US: January 2015
US producer prices posted a record decline in January, weighed down by plunging energy costs, pointing to very benign inflation pressures in the near term. The Labor Department said Wednesday its producer price index for final demand dropped 0.8 per cent, the biggest drop since the revamped series started in November 2009, after falling 0.2…
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Canada Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: Dec 2014
Canada’s manufacturing sales rose 1.7 per cent in December, despite a 9.3 per cent drop in sales of petroleum and coal products, said Statistics Canada Friday. Excluding the petroleum and coal product industry, manufacturing sales were up 3.2 per cent. The gain reflected higher sales in the transportation equipment industry Overall, sales were higher in…
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Producer Price Index Canada, ISM Index US
Canada’s Industrial Product Price Index decreased 1.6 per cent in December, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The Raw Materials Price Index declined 7.6 per cent in December, mainly due to lower prices for crude energy products. Meanwhile the US ISM Non-manufacturing index in January was at 56.7 per cent, up from 56.5 per cent in December,…
