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Enviado: 13/5/2004 13:378:29am 05/13/04 U.S. WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS UP 13,000 TO 331,000
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. 4-WK AVG JOBLESS CLAIMS DOWN 7,750 TO 335,750
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. 4-WK AVG JOBLESS CLAIMS LOWEST SINCE NOV 2000
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL RETAIL SALES FALL 0.5% VS. -0.3% EXPECTED
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL EX-AUTO RETAIL SALES -0.1% VS -0.3% EXPECTED
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. MARCH RETAIL SALES REVISED TO 2% VS. 1.8%
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL AUTO SALES OFF 1.8%, GARDEN SALES OFF 0.7%
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL DEPT. STORE SALES DOWN 1.7%, CLOTHING OFF 2%
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL CORE PPI UP 0.2%, IN LINE WITH FORECAST
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. MARCH PPI UNREVISED AT 0.5%, CORE UNREVISED 0.2%
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL PPI RISE IS LARGEST GAIN SINCE MARCH 2000
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL PPI UP 0.7% VS 0.3% FORECAST
U.S. new jobless claims up, 4-wk avg dips to 4-year low
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The number of people filing for unemployment insurance for the first time rose in the latest week while the average number of initial claims over the past four weeks fell to its lowest level since the month of the last presidential election, the Labor Department said Thursday.
First-time claims in the week ended May 8 rose by 13,000 to 331,000, while the average number of initial claims over the past four weeks fell by 7,750 to 335,750, the department said.
The four-week average is the lowest level since the week ended Nov. 25, 2000.
Economists say the four-week average is more accurate than volatile weekly number, which is subject to large revisions.
U.S. April PPI jumps 0.7%, core rate up 0.2%
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Wholesale food and energy prices jumped in April, driving the U.S. producer price index up a higher-than-expected 0.7 percent, the Labor Department estimated Thursday.
Core producer prices for finished goods (excluding food and energy goods) rose 0.2 percent, in line with expectations.
Economists surveyed by CBS MarketWatch had predicted a 0.3 percent rise in the overall PPI and a 0.2 percent rise in core prices.
In March, the PPI rose an unrevised 0.5 percent, while the core PPI rose an unrevised 0.2 percent.
Over the past year, the PPI has risen 3.7 percent, while the core PPI has risen 1.5 percent in the past year.
U.S. retail sales fall 0.5% in April
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - U.S. retail sales dropped 0.5 percent in April, reversing only part of March's 2 percent rise, the Commerce Department estimated Thursday.
It was the first decline in seasonally adjusted sales since September.
Economists were expecting a decline of about 0.3 percent, according to a survey conducted by CBS MarketWatch.
Excluding the 1.8 percent drop in auto sales, retail sales fell 0.1 percent compared with the expectation of a 0.3 percent drop.
Year-to-date sales are up 9.2 percent.
Building and garden store sales fell 0.7 percent in April after a record 11 percent gain in March.
Department store sales fell 1.7 percent.
Other sectors, including electronics, furniture and food, were strong.
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. 4-WK AVG JOBLESS CLAIMS DOWN 7,750 TO 335,750
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. 4-WK AVG JOBLESS CLAIMS LOWEST SINCE NOV 2000
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL RETAIL SALES FALL 0.5% VS. -0.3% EXPECTED
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL EX-AUTO RETAIL SALES -0.1% VS -0.3% EXPECTED
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. MARCH RETAIL SALES REVISED TO 2% VS. 1.8%
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL AUTO SALES OFF 1.8%, GARDEN SALES OFF 0.7%
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL DEPT. STORE SALES DOWN 1.7%, CLOTHING OFF 2%
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL CORE PPI UP 0.2%, IN LINE WITH FORECAST
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. MARCH PPI UNREVISED AT 0.5%, CORE UNREVISED 0.2%
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL PPI RISE IS LARGEST GAIN SINCE MARCH 2000
8:30am 05/13/04 U.S. APRIL PPI UP 0.7% VS 0.3% FORECAST
U.S. new jobless claims up, 4-wk avg dips to 4-year low
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The number of people filing for unemployment insurance for the first time rose in the latest week while the average number of initial claims over the past four weeks fell to its lowest level since the month of the last presidential election, the Labor Department said Thursday.
First-time claims in the week ended May 8 rose by 13,000 to 331,000, while the average number of initial claims over the past four weeks fell by 7,750 to 335,750, the department said.
The four-week average is the lowest level since the week ended Nov. 25, 2000.
Economists say the four-week average is more accurate than volatile weekly number, which is subject to large revisions.
U.S. April PPI jumps 0.7%, core rate up 0.2%
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Wholesale food and energy prices jumped in April, driving the U.S. producer price index up a higher-than-expected 0.7 percent, the Labor Department estimated Thursday.
Core producer prices for finished goods (excluding food and energy goods) rose 0.2 percent, in line with expectations.
Economists surveyed by CBS MarketWatch had predicted a 0.3 percent rise in the overall PPI and a 0.2 percent rise in core prices.
In March, the PPI rose an unrevised 0.5 percent, while the core PPI rose an unrevised 0.2 percent.
Over the past year, the PPI has risen 3.7 percent, while the core PPI has risen 1.5 percent in the past year.
U.S. retail sales fall 0.5% in April
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - U.S. retail sales dropped 0.5 percent in April, reversing only part of March's 2 percent rise, the Commerce Department estimated Thursday.
It was the first decline in seasonally adjusted sales since September.
Economists were expecting a decline of about 0.3 percent, according to a survey conducted by CBS MarketWatch.
Excluding the 1.8 percent drop in auto sales, retail sales fell 0.1 percent compared with the expectation of a 0.3 percent drop.
Year-to-date sales are up 9.2 percent.
Building and garden store sales fell 0.7 percent in April after a record 11 percent gain in March.
Department store sales fell 1.7 percent.
Other sectors, including electronics, furniture and food, were strong.