Category Archives: USA

Local area US unemployment data

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Vishnu Padmanabhan

The latest additions to the Timetric database are up-to-date US figures from the Bureau of Labour Statistics showing unemployment rates broken down by region, state and even city area. Tweet

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US PPI – February figures on Wednesday

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Paula VanLaningham

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases its monthly survey of the Producer Price Index (PPI) on Wednesday. The PPI – which used to be known as “the Wholesaler’s Price Index” – measures the average prices domestic producers receive … Continue reading →

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US Inflation – New figures released Thursday

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Vishnu Padmanabhan

Thursday sees the monthly update of the US CPI for February. However, unlike the UK, inflation is not a concern for American policymakers. During 2008, the annual rate of inflation reached a peak of over 5%. Since then, inflation has remained … Continue reading →

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US Retail Sales – New figures today

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Vishnu Padmanabhan

Later today the US Census Bureau releases the Advance Monthly Retail report for February. For a consumption-driven economy like the US (consumption accounts for more than two-thirds of GDP), these figures (which measure sales of goods to consumers at retail … Continue reading →

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Taking the long view – historical macroeconomic data on Timetric

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Vishnu Padmanabhan

Inspired by this rather interesting post on VisualizingEconomics, comparing Egypt and China’s long term growth, we’ve added the complete world macroeconomic dataset to the Timetric site in all its glory. This is truly historic as it goes all the way … Continue reading →

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