tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9904876772752627622024-03-13T17:14:54.755-07:00John Booke On the Economy War and Foreign ExchangeJohn Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-78335528624465798332010-02-01T07:29:00.000-08:002010-02-01T07:33:17.452-08:00Housing Consumption Continues down<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/S2bz96WpaBI/AAAAAAAAAYM/X3IppNN6U3U/s1600-h/Housing+Consumption.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433298245430896658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/S2bz96WpaBI/AAAAAAAAAYM/X3IppNN6U3U/s400/Housing+Consumption.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>2/1/2010 Personal consumption of housing related expenses continued to drop in December.</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-91638342013942164432010-01-30T06:07:00.001-08:002010-01-30T06:13:24.011-08:00Social Security Total Spike in January<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/S2Q9NGhZz0I/AAAAAAAAAYE/_n-quNZj0sk/s1600-h/January+Changes.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432534345813970754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/S2Q9NGhZz0I/AAAAAAAAAYE/_n-quNZj0sk/s400/January+Changes.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>1/29/2010 Total Social Security retirees for January increase compared to December. This is the second highest January change on record. The January 2010 spike was bigger probably because of the big 2009 COLA increase. This year there was no COLA change. This year's January spike probably reflects 1) continued high unemployment and 2) demographic shift (Baby Boomers retiring).</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-91135935305224896012010-01-15T07:10:00.001-08:002010-01-15T07:13:23.051-08:00Real Weekly Earnings<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/S1CFfFamQ9I/AAAAAAAAAX8/z6TN5EMXctc/s1600-h/Real+Weekly+Earnings.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426984320057623506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/S1CFfFamQ9I/AAAAAAAAAX8/z6TN5EMXctc/s400/Real+Weekly+Earnings.GIF" border="0" /></a> 1/15/2010 y/y change in weekly Real average earnings continue to slide deeper into negative territory. One reason would be the massive spike in gasoline prices in December.<br /><div></div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-20342026594490035632010-01-09T13:13:00.000-08:002010-01-09T13:17:41.128-08:00Biggest Spike Ever<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/S0jxhzYxljI/AAAAAAAAAX0/6t6l7WJlYuQ/s1600-h/12+month+spike+in+Additional+retirees.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424851314199860786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/S0jxhzYxljI/AAAAAAAAAX0/6t6l7WJlYuQ/s400/12+month+spike+in+Additional+retirees.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />1/9/2010 The total number of Social Security retirees spiked big time in 2009. Probably a big reason why so many people stopped looking for a job last year. Demographics, a high unemployment rate and last year's big increase in the Cost of Living allowance explains the spike.John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-29821957104339335292009-12-15T17:57:00.001-08:002009-12-15T18:02:09.005-08:00Port of LA Export Spike Continues in November<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Syg-qFCr7II/AAAAAAAAAXs/0iLMquKC0v8/s1600-h/Port+of+LA+Containers+November+2009.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415647444541893762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Syg-qFCr7II/AAAAAAAAAXs/0iLMquKC0v8/s400/Port+of+LA+Containers+November+2009.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />12/15/2009 Today's November Port of LA container data showed y/y increase in loaded outbound containers and a y/y drop for loaded in-bound containers. This data may indicate an improvement in US trade balance for 4th quarter.John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-62551139244874758032009-12-04T06:26:00.001-08:002009-12-04T06:28:32.188-08:00Jobs For November 2009<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SxkcRyyPEBI/AAAAAAAAAXk/EgcowkiUa24/s1600-h/Temps+and+Total+Hours.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411387519278190610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SxkcRyyPEBI/AAAAAAAAAXk/EgcowkiUa24/s400/Temps+and+Total+Hours.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>12/4/2009 Increased Temporary workers leading increased total hours. </div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-49847682876840388302009-11-30T14:14:00.001-08:002009-11-30T14:19:17.935-08:00Number of Social Security Retires Spikes Up<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SxRD9P7hg0I/AAAAAAAAAXc/7D7pjtje0j8/s1600/The+Retire+Spike.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410023771906081602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SxRD9P7hg0I/AAAAAAAAAXc/7D7pjtje0j8/s400/The+Retire+Spike.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>11/30/2009 The number of people in the US with Social Security retirement benefits has increased by 1,176,000 from the beginning of the year to 33,453,000 . It's the biggest 11 month increase on record.</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-23889174427852068842009-11-17T05:49:00.000-08:002009-11-17T05:53:20.956-08:00Core Intermediate<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SwKqGNOsDqI/AAAAAAAAAXU/JE8zHgmn_Ek/s1600/Core+Intermediate.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405069526405222050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SwKqGNOsDqI/AAAAAAAAAXU/JE8zHgmn_Ek/s400/Core+Intermediate.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>11/17/2009 PPI core intermediate prices (pipeline prices) dropped compare to last month and was down over 6% compared to last year. But the year over year comparison was better than last month's comparison which was lower by over 7%.</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-64376903716791247102009-11-14T12:10:00.000-08:002009-11-14T12:13:22.243-08:00Port Of LA Export Spike<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Sv8O-1uZ6vI/AAAAAAAAAXM/PicgMDH-_wg/s1600-h/Export+Spike.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404054550604278514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Sv8O-1uZ6vI/AAAAAAAAAXM/PicgMDH-_wg/s400/Export+Spike.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>11/14/2009 Loaded outbound containers at the Port of Los Angeles spiked to a 11.8% y/y increase. That is the first increase in more than a year.</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-80289359499300769582009-11-01T03:44:00.000-08:002009-11-01T03:48:15.867-08:00Y/Y drop in new Social Security Retirees<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Su1066fLPtI/AAAAAAAAAXE/7HRW6lJ_w80/s1600-h/First+Drop+in+11+Months.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399100083768344274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Su1066fLPtI/AAAAAAAAAXE/7HRW6lJ_w80/s400/First+Drop+in+11+Months.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>11/1/2009 October recorded the first y/y drop in 11 months for new Social Security retirees.</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-19174352302026224612009-09-30T17:18:00.001-07:002009-09-30T17:21:59.499-07:00Sept New SS Retirees Tie Sept in 1980<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SsP1nl6wW-I/AAAAAAAAAW8/5naryacXccw/s1600-h/Soc+Sec+thru+Sep.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387419639807499234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SsP1nl6wW-I/AAAAAAAAAW8/5naryacXccw/s400/Soc+Sec+thru+Sep.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>9/30/2009 Jan-Sept total new retirees ties 1980 record. 1980 was the first dip in a double dip recession. The second dip occurred a year later in mid 1982.</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-69627259234354175082009-09-15T15:10:00.000-07:002009-09-15T15:14:53.926-07:00Y/Y August Retails Sales<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SrARHySkcZI/AAAAAAAAAW0/5KC9fplw9K8/s1600-h/Retail+Sales+For+August.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381820380164157842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SrARHySkcZI/AAAAAAAAAW0/5KC9fplw9K8/s400/Retail+Sales+For+August.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>9/15/2009 August Y/Y retail sales x Autos X gasoline x building materials improves but negative for 10 consecutive months.</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-2852560078380487012009-09-15T14:55:00.000-07:002009-09-15T15:09:18.180-07:00August 2009 Port of LA In-Bound Containers and Weekly Intermodal Rail Freight Car Loadings<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SrANuoyw4rI/AAAAAAAAAWs/9iChsWKVoYs/s1600-h/Port+of+LA+Monthly+Inbound+Containers+and+Weekly+Intermodal+Rail+Freight+Loadings.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381816649583223474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SrANuoyw4rI/AAAAAAAAAWs/9iChsWKVoYs/s400/Port+of+LA+Monthly+Inbound+Containers+and+Weekly+Intermodal+Rail+Freight+Loadings.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>9/15/2009 Weekly Intermodal Freight Car Loadings through Sept 4, 2009 and Monthly Port of LA In-Bound Containers through August 2009. The Weekly Container Index (not shown) for last week dropped to a near recent record low. </div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-71374146418198445082009-09-15T06:18:00.000-07:002009-09-15T06:21:55.915-07:00PPI Core Intermediate Prices<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Sq-UoWNTnlI/AAAAAAAAAWk/bTU-CpVIBH0/s1600-h/Core+Intermediate+Prices+To+Aug+2009.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381683500608101970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Sq-UoWNTnlI/AAAAAAAAAWk/bTU-CpVIBH0/s400/Core+Intermediate+Prices+To+Aug+2009.GIF" border="0" /></a> 9/15/2009 Producer pipeline prices of core goods still falling in August 2009. Good news for consumers.<br /><div></div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-33031507240228018902009-08-31T15:05:00.000-07:002009-08-31T15:11:38.920-07:00Record Retirements Continue in August<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SpxJgX-Aw7I/AAAAAAAAAWc/91TmgsjfKdk/s1600-h/Soc+Sec+2009.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376252875712283570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SpxJgX-Aw7I/AAAAAAAAAWc/91TmgsjfKdk/s400/Soc+Sec+2009.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>8/31/09 922,000 new Social Security retirees so far this year. Breaks the recent record in 2000 of 601,000. Most of these people probably stopped looking for work and will help keep the August unemployment rate below 10%.</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-23587122449187780412009-08-28T07:07:00.000-07:002009-08-28T07:10:18.264-07:00Payments to Docs Rising Fast<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Spfk7Mii9pI/AAAAAAAAAWU/_ZJyKdP58-o/s1600-h/Payments+to+Docs.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375016385919514258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Spfk7Mii9pI/AAAAAAAAAWU/_ZJyKdP58-o/s400/Payments+to+Docs.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>8/28/09 Greedy Doctors? July Y/Y payment to doctors jumped close to 5 % while wages of the general public fell 5%. </div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-23090734896057536402009-08-15T04:07:00.001-07:002009-08-15T04:09:58.488-07:00July Retail Sales<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SoaXFFHhn0I/AAAAAAAAAWM/diXFfmkmtg4/s1600-h/Retail+Sales+through+July+2009.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370145719214776130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SoaXFFHhn0I/AAAAAAAAAWM/diXFfmkmtg4/s400/Retail+Sales+through+July+2009.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>August 15 2009 - The July Retail Sales report - Retail sales x autos x gasoline stations x Building material continues to fall.</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-65714993567135452062009-08-14T18:38:00.000-07:002009-08-14T18:45:28.116-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SoYSEzVpV3I/AAAAAAAAAWE/tw8wkj5k-ig/s1600-h/MZM+End+of+July.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369999479395669874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SoYSEzVpV3I/AAAAAAAAAWE/tw8wkj5k-ig/s400/MZM+End+of+July.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />8/14/09 MZM is a monetary aggregate that I call the official money "under the mattress." Its all the cash and money in banks that you can get your hands on quickly without a hassle when you really want to buy something and a credit card just won't do. At the end of July this supply of money was still near a record high level. My hunch is that this high level is sustained by cash (USD) held by foreigners.John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-46465583868070912072009-08-14T17:11:00.000-07:002009-08-14T17:16:42.922-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SoX9NsU8TAI/AAAAAAAAAV8/_2BAQbIvJFY/s1600-h/PLA+July+Outbound.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369976542388308994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SoX9NsU8TAI/AAAAAAAAAV8/_2BAQbIvJFY/s400/PLA+July+Outbound.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />8/14/09 Port of LA Containers report for July shows a m/m increase in outbound containers but year over year there was a 20% decline. When will the effects of a weaker dollar kick in? Does China's peg to the USD negate the advantage of a weak dollar with our trading partners in Asia?John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-6305636409091948322009-08-01T17:39:00.001-07:002009-08-01T17:42:09.677-07:00New Social Security Retirees so far this year<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SnTgeJt3dUI/AAAAAAAAAV0/inv0qS053lo/s1600-h/New+Retirees+From+January+through+July.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365159864714097986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SnTgeJt3dUI/AAAAAAAAAV0/inv0qS053lo/s400/New+Retirees+From+January+through+July.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>8/1/09 Record increase in new Social Security retirees this year. What's driving this increase? Demographics or a bad economy?</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-20578608822495017402009-07-29T07:38:00.001-07:002009-07-29T07:40:00.211-07:00Diesel Fuel Supplies at another record high<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SnBe91YKw4I/AAAAAAAAAVs/eMcrZkZlQtY/s1600-h/Diesel+as+of+July+24.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363891572591739778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SnBe91YKw4I/AAAAAAAAAVs/eMcrZkZlQtY/s400/Diesel+as+of+July+24.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>7/29/09 Another new record high truck fuel supply as of last week - goes along with drop in ATA truck tonnage fall.</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-6887553000284167042009-07-22T07:52:00.001-07:002009-07-22T07:55:17.237-07:00Diesel Fuel Supplies at record high<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Smcn6-Ds9zI/AAAAAAAAAVk/2-LRFEnmcfs/s1600-h/Truck+Diesel+Fuel+Supplies+at+an+all+time+high.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361297775452288818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Smcn6-Ds9zI/AAAAAAAAAVk/2-LRFEnmcfs/s400/Truck+Diesel+Fuel+Supplies+at+an+all+time+high.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>7/22/09 The US Energy Information Agency reported data today that shows that last week's supply of diesel fuel for trucks hit an all time high. </div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-12366945670984598962009-07-14T12:23:00.001-07:002009-07-14T12:25:46.637-07:00Retail Sales and GDP<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SlzbPsg9U1I/AAAAAAAAAVc/_MMdR2Wf3oM/s1600-h/GDP+Retail+Sales+June+2009.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358398719357965138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 365px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SlzbPsg9U1I/AAAAAAAAAVc/_MMdR2Wf3oM/s400/GDP+Retail+Sales+June+2009.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>7/14/09 Retail Sales less Autos, Gasoline and Building Materials (The Retail Sales used in GDP calculations) continued its y/y drop in June. How will this effect 2nd Quarter GDP does it make any difference to short term FX traders?</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-19668012136426043372009-07-14T06:38:00.000-07:002009-07-14T06:40:32.465-07:00Y/Y Core Intermediate PPI<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SlyKmnq9hfI/AAAAAAAAAVU/ehBi_hm2NyY/s1600-h/yY+Change+in+Core+Intermediate+PPI+June+2009.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358310052752885234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 365px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/SlyKmnq9hfI/AAAAAAAAAVU/ehBi_hm2NyY/s400/yY+Change+in+Core+Intermediate+PPI+June+2009.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>7/14/09 Core Intermediate PPI Y/Y decline continues in June.</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-990487677275262762.post-69483617921060746972009-07-02T12:18:00.000-07:002009-07-02T12:21:04.597-07:00Consumption of Physician Services and Shipments of Medical Monitors, Devices and Supplies<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Sk0IGv64gLI/AAAAAAAAAVM/ODU82UzWZIE/s1600-h/Consumption+of+MD+Services+and+Shipments+of+Medical+Monitors,+Devices+and+Supplies.GIF"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353944444049064114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NEJ_ZXt1dgE/Sk0IGv64gLI/AAAAAAAAAVM/ODU82UzWZIE/s400/Consumption+of+MD+Services+and+Shipments+of+Medical+Monitors,+Devices+and+Supplies.GIF" border="0" /></a><br /><div>7/2/09 The American Medical Association is pushing for adjustments in Medicare's Physician Expense component of the Relative Value Units. Why?</div>John Bookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833262429548854739noreply@blogger.com0