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8:29am 09/30/04 U.S. WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS UP 18,000 TO 369,000
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. AUG. PERSONAL INCOMES UP 0.4% AS EXPECTED
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. AUG. CONSUMER SPENDING FLAT VS. UP 0.2% EXPECTED
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. AUG. PCE PRICE INDEX FLAT 2ND MONTH IN A ROW
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. 4-WK AVG JOBLESS CLAIMS UP 2,250 TO 343,500
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. AUG. PERSONAL SAVINGS RATE RISES TO 0.9%
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS HIGHEST SINCE FEB.
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. AUG. WAGES UP 0.4%, PROPRIETORS INCOME DOWN 0.2%
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. JULY SPENDING REVISED UP TO 1.1% VS. 0.8%
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. AUG. DISPOSABLE INCOMES UP 0.4%
ECONOMIC REPORT: Jobless claims up 18,000 to 369,000 - First-time claims at highest level since February
By Corbett B. Daly, CBS Marketwatch
Last Update: 8:50 AM ET Sept. 30, 2004
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The number of people filing for state unemployment insurance for the first time rose by 18,000 to 369,000 last week, largely because of powerful hurricanes that have ravaged the Gulf Coast, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Economists had been expecting about 343,000 claims in the latest week, according to a survey conducted by CBS MarketWatch.
A Labor Department spokesman said the increase in first-time claims in the week ended Sept. 25 was likely due to the effects of hurricanes, including Ivan, which forced the closure of thousands of businesses in parts of the South.
The more-reliable four-week moving average of first-time claims rose by 2,250, to 343,500, in the latest week. The four-week average smoothes out week-by-week distortions caused by weather and other events.
Meanwhile, the number of former workers continuing to receive unemployment benefit checks fell by 3,000 to 2.873 million in the week ended Sept. 18. The four-week moving average fell to 2.875 million clams, the lowest level since June 2001.
The Labor Department will report on the September employment report on Oct. 8.
Economists have said initial claims in the neighborhood of 340,000 are consistent with monthly job gains of about 150,000 to 250,000, the minimum level needed to keep unemployment rate steady as new workers join the labor force.
ECONOMIC REPORT: U.S. inflation flat for 2nd month in row
Consumer spending unchanged while incomes rise 0.4%
By Rex Nutting, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 9:01 AM ET Sept. 30, 2004
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - A key gauge of consumer price inflation was unchanged for the second month in a row in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
Both the personal consumption expenditure price index and the so-called core index, which excludes food and energy prices, were unchanged in July and August, reinforcing the Federal Reserve's judgment that inflation rates have eased after a spike earlier in the year due to energy prices.
The PCE index is up 2.1 percent in the past year, down from 2.4 percent in July. The core PCE index remained at 1.4 percent for the second straight month.
Bonds held on to earlier gains after the report.
Despite the tame inflation news, analysts still expect the Fed to raise rates again in early November, but the market is looking for the Fed to pause in December and perhaps beyond if economic growth does not reaccelerate.
In the same report, the government reported healthy wage growth boosted U.S. personal incomes by 0.4 percent in August.
Real and nominal consumer spending was unchanged as spending on durable goods sank. Read the full report.
With incomes up and spending flat, the personal savings rate rose to 0.9 percent in August from a near-record low 0.5 percent in July.
Economists were expecting incomes to rise 0.4 percent and thought spending would rise 0.2 percent, based on a survey conducted by CBS MarketWatch. See Economic Calendar.
In a separate report, the Labor Department said initial jobless claims rose by 18,000 to 369,000 last week.
July's consumer spending figures were revised higher to show a 1.1 percent increase from 0.8 percent previously. June's spending was revised lower to a 0.3 percent decline from 0.2 percent decline.
With the upward revision in July, "consumption is likely to post 4.3 percent real growth in the third quarter, which is much stronger than most analysts had assumed," said analysts at Action Economics. "Our Q3 GDP estimate of 4.5 percent may need to be revised higher, and market estimates that are below 4 percent will have difficulty absorbing today's report."
Incomes increased a revised 0.2 percent in July, compared with a 0.1 percent gain originally reported.
August incomes expanded on a 0.4 percent increase in wages and salaries. Proprietors' income fell 0.2 percent.
Hurricane Charley, which hit Florida in the middle of the month, affected incomes in several ways, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said.
Rental income was reduced by about $11 billion while insurance payments added $12.5 billion. The government could not specify the impact on other income sources, such as wages or proprietors' income.
Real disposable incomes also increased 0.4 percent in August after rising 0.2 percent in July. Per capita real disposable incomes rose 0.3 percent to $27,166 annualized.
Real spending on durable goods fell 1.1 percent in August after rising 6.6 percent in July. Spending on nondurable goods rose 0.2 percent while spending on services increased 0.1 percent.
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. AUG. PERSONAL INCOMES UP 0.4% AS EXPECTED
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. AUG. CONSUMER SPENDING FLAT VS. UP 0.2% EXPECTED
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. AUG. PCE PRICE INDEX FLAT 2ND MONTH IN A ROW
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. 4-WK AVG JOBLESS CLAIMS UP 2,250 TO 343,500
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. AUG. PERSONAL SAVINGS RATE RISES TO 0.9%
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS HIGHEST SINCE FEB.
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. AUG. WAGES UP 0.4%, PROPRIETORS INCOME DOWN 0.2%
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. JULY SPENDING REVISED UP TO 1.1% VS. 0.8%
8:30am 09/30/04 U.S. AUG. DISPOSABLE INCOMES UP 0.4%
ECONOMIC REPORT: Jobless claims up 18,000 to 369,000 - First-time claims at highest level since February
By Corbett B. Daly, CBS Marketwatch
Last Update: 8:50 AM ET Sept. 30, 2004
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The number of people filing for state unemployment insurance for the first time rose by 18,000 to 369,000 last week, largely because of powerful hurricanes that have ravaged the Gulf Coast, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Economists had been expecting about 343,000 claims in the latest week, according to a survey conducted by CBS MarketWatch.
A Labor Department spokesman said the increase in first-time claims in the week ended Sept. 25 was likely due to the effects of hurricanes, including Ivan, which forced the closure of thousands of businesses in parts of the South.
The more-reliable four-week moving average of first-time claims rose by 2,250, to 343,500, in the latest week. The four-week average smoothes out week-by-week distortions caused by weather and other events.
Meanwhile, the number of former workers continuing to receive unemployment benefit checks fell by 3,000 to 2.873 million in the week ended Sept. 18. The four-week moving average fell to 2.875 million clams, the lowest level since June 2001.
The Labor Department will report on the September employment report on Oct. 8.
Economists have said initial claims in the neighborhood of 340,000 are consistent with monthly job gains of about 150,000 to 250,000, the minimum level needed to keep unemployment rate steady as new workers join the labor force.
ECONOMIC REPORT: U.S. inflation flat for 2nd month in row
Consumer spending unchanged while incomes rise 0.4%
By Rex Nutting, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 9:01 AM ET Sept. 30, 2004
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - A key gauge of consumer price inflation was unchanged for the second month in a row in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
Both the personal consumption expenditure price index and the so-called core index, which excludes food and energy prices, were unchanged in July and August, reinforcing the Federal Reserve's judgment that inflation rates have eased after a spike earlier in the year due to energy prices.
The PCE index is up 2.1 percent in the past year, down from 2.4 percent in July. The core PCE index remained at 1.4 percent for the second straight month.
Bonds held on to earlier gains after the report.
Despite the tame inflation news, analysts still expect the Fed to raise rates again in early November, but the market is looking for the Fed to pause in December and perhaps beyond if economic growth does not reaccelerate.
In the same report, the government reported healthy wage growth boosted U.S. personal incomes by 0.4 percent in August.
Real and nominal consumer spending was unchanged as spending on durable goods sank. Read the full report.
With incomes up and spending flat, the personal savings rate rose to 0.9 percent in August from a near-record low 0.5 percent in July.
Economists were expecting incomes to rise 0.4 percent and thought spending would rise 0.2 percent, based on a survey conducted by CBS MarketWatch. See Economic Calendar.
In a separate report, the Labor Department said initial jobless claims rose by 18,000 to 369,000 last week.
July's consumer spending figures were revised higher to show a 1.1 percent increase from 0.8 percent previously. June's spending was revised lower to a 0.3 percent decline from 0.2 percent decline.
With the upward revision in July, "consumption is likely to post 4.3 percent real growth in the third quarter, which is much stronger than most analysts had assumed," said analysts at Action Economics. "Our Q3 GDP estimate of 4.5 percent may need to be revised higher, and market estimates that are below 4 percent will have difficulty absorbing today's report."
Incomes increased a revised 0.2 percent in July, compared with a 0.1 percent gain originally reported.
August incomes expanded on a 0.4 percent increase in wages and salaries. Proprietors' income fell 0.2 percent.
Hurricane Charley, which hit Florida in the middle of the month, affected incomes in several ways, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said.
Rental income was reduced by about $11 billion while insurance payments added $12.5 billion. The government could not specify the impact on other income sources, such as wages or proprietors' income.
Real disposable incomes also increased 0.4 percent in August after rising 0.2 percent in July. Per capita real disposable incomes rose 0.3 percent to $27,166 annualized.
Real spending on durable goods fell 1.1 percent in August after rising 6.6 percent in July. Spending on nondurable goods rose 0.2 percent while spending on services increased 0.1 percent.
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