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Current Peak in U.S. Economic Activity was February 2020 and Last Trough was April 2020
Last Peak in U.S. Economic Activity was December 2007 and Last Trough was June 2009
Previous Peak in U.S. Economic Activity was March 2001 and Previous Trough was November 2001

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Economic Events This Week
5/6Mon10:00AM : Apr Conference Board Employment Trends Index
5/7Tue03:00PM : Mar Consumer Credit
5/8Wed07:00AM : Weekly MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
5/8Wed10:00AM : Mar Wholesale Inventories
5/8Wed10:00AM : Apr Conference Board Help Wanted Online
5/8Wed10:30AM : Weekly U.S. Petroleum Status Report
5/9Thu06:00AM : 2Q2024 Conference Board US CEO Confidence
5/9Thu08:30AM : Weekly Initial Jobless Claims
5/10Fri10:00AM : 2Q2024 Philadelphia Fed Survey of Professional Forecasters
5/10Fri10:00AM : Mid-May Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index
5/10Fri02:00PM : Apr U.S. Treasury Budget
5/11Sat08:30AM : Apr Personal Income
5/11Sat08:30AM : Apr Personal Spending
Recent Economic News Results
Wholesale Inventories down 1.3% in March 2024

05/08/24 - March 2024 sales of merchant wholesalers, except manufacturers’ sales branches and offices, after adjustment for seasonal variations and trading day differences but not for price changes, were $662.8 billion, down 1.3 percent (±0.5 percent) from …more…

Purchase Apps down, Refi's down in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

05/08/24 - Mortgage applications increased 2.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 3, 2024. The Market Composite Index, a measure of …more…

Consumer Credit Increased at an annual rate of 1.5% in March 2024

05/07/24 - Consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.2 percent during the first quarter. Revolving credit increased at an annual rate of 5.7 percent, while nonrevolving credit increased at an annual rate of 2.2 percent. In …more…

Employment Trends Index decreased in April 2024 to 111.25

05/06/24 - The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) decreased in April to 111.25, from a downwardly revised 112.16 in March. The Employment Trends Index is a leading composite index for employment. When the Index increases, employment is likely …more…

ISM Non-Manufacturing Index decrease to 49.4% in April 2024

05/03/24 - Economic activity in the services sector contracted in April for the first time since December 2022, ending a period of 15 consecutive months of growth, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report …more…