Economic Chart of the Week Archives
- The Inflation-Adjusted "Fed Funds" Interest Rate (March 20, 2019)
- Inflation Continues to Cool (March 13, 2019)
- Auto Sales Keep Looking Flat-to-Down (March 6, 2019)
- Housing Starts Looking Softer (February 27, 2019)
- Slowing Economic Growth in Europe (February 20, 2019)
- Payroll Growth Actually Not So Great (February 13, 2019)
- The Inflation-Adjusted Fed Funds Rate (February 6, 2019)
- Best and Worst Performing Stock Sectors (January 30, 2019)
- Foreign Sales / Total Sales for Big U.S. Companies (January 23, 2019)
- No Chart This Week (January 16, 2019)
- Average Hourly Earnings Accelerate (January 9, 2019)
- No More Fed Rate Hikes in 2019??? (January 2, 2019)
- Consumer Sentiment Still Positive (December 26, 2018)
- Fed's Current Interest-Rate Hikes Remain Mild (December 19, 2018)
- China's Key Exports to the United States (December 12, 2018)
- Initial Jobless Claims on the Rise (December 5, 2018)
- Housing Starts on the Downtrend (November 28, 2018)
- Robust Growth in Earnings Per Share (November 21, 2018)
- Slowing Economic Growth Around the World (November 14, 2018)
- "MACD" Signaling New Uptrend in Stocks (November 7, 2018)
- Consumers Still Positive on Current Conditions (October 31, 2018)
- Federal Government Receipts and Outlays (October 24, 2018)
- Social Security Benefits to Rise 2.8% in January (October 17, 2018)
- Average Hourly Earnings on the Rise (October 10, 2018)
- Mexico's Declining Crude Oil Production (October 3, 2018)
- Lingering Weakness in Corporate Investment, Government Demand (September 26, 2018)
- Slower Velocity of Money After the Housing Crisis (September 19, 2018)
- Higher U.S. Savings Rate After the Housing Crisis (September 12, 2018)
- The "Real" Fed Funds Rate Still Stimulative (September 5, 2018)
- Mexico's Perennial Trade Deficit (August 29, 2018)
- The Dollar Rebounds (August 22, 2018)
- Home Prices Not Looking Like a Bubble (August 15, 2018)
- Revisions Show Stronger Personal Income Growth (August 8, 2018)
- Property Types Included in Publicly-Traded REIT Funds (August 1, 2018)
- Turkey: Surging Inflation and Plunging Currency (July 25, 2018)
- Stock Prices Continuing to Rise Toward Record High (July 18, 2018)
- Average Hourly Earnings Getting Eaten Up by Inflation (July 11, 2018)
- High Stock Valuations Starting to Retreat? (July 5, 2018)
- Existing Home Sales Trending Downward (June 27, 2018)
- Retail Sales Growth Accelerates Again (June 20, 2018)
- Average Import Tariffs Imposed by Selected Countries (June 13, 2018)
- Corporate Profit Margins at Record High (June 6, 2018)
- Italian Net Public Sector Debt / GDP (May 30, 2018)
- Natural Gas Prices Stuck in a Low Range (May 23, 2018)
- Crude Oil Inventories Down to Five-Year Average (May 16, 2018)
- Labor Force Participation Rate Not Rising Much (May 9, 2018)
- Investment Contributing More to U.S. Economic Growth (May 2, 2018)
- Recent Increases in the Euro and Pound (April 25, 2018)
- Earnings Per Share Reach Extreme High (April 18, 2018)
- The International Balance of Payments (April 11, 2018)
- Domestic Vehicle Sales Continue to Fall (April 4, 2018)
- Food and Beverage Prices Rising Faster (March 28, 2018)
- U.S. Iron & Steel Trade With Selected Countries (March 21, 2018)
- Production and Employment in the Primary Metals Industry (March 14, 2018)
- Basic Materials Stocks as a Share of the S&P 500 (March 7, 2018)
- Strong Investment Spurs Japanese Economy (February 28, 2018)
- Japanese Economic Growth on the Mend (February 21, 2018)
- Stable Prices for Your Valentine's Day Candy (February 14, 2018)
- Asset Class Returns, Last Five Years (February 7, 2018)
- Short-Term and Long-Term Treasury Yields (January 31, 2018)
- Individual Income Tax Cuts Under TCJA (January 24, 2018)
- Inventory/Sales Ratio Falling Back to Normal (January 17, 2018)
- Consumer Spending Rising Faster Than Income (January 10, 2018)
- ISM Manufacturing Index Looking Strong (January 3, 2018)
- Rising Consumer Inflation in Japan (December 27, 2017)
- Producer Price Index Rising Faster (December 20, 2017)
- Mexican Economic Growth (December 13, 2017)
- Earnings Per Share on the S&P 500 (December 6, 2017)
- Corporate Investment / GDP (November 29, 2017)
- Russian Military Spending on the Rise (November 22, 2017)
- The Consumer Sentiment Index (November 15, 2017)
- Brent and West Texas Intermediate Oil Prices (November 8, 2017)
- Social Security Retirement Benefits Going Up (November 1, 2017)
- The Challenge of the "Revenue Neutral" Tax Cut (October 25, 2017)
- Federal Government Spending by Type (October 18, 2017)
- Federal Government Receipts by Source (October 11, 2017)
- Federal Government Receipts and Outlays Over Time (October 4, 2017)
- Government Receipts and Outlays / GDP (September 27, 2017)
- Household Debt / Disposable Income (September 20, 2017)
- U.S. Exports and Imports on the Rise Again (September 13, 2017)
- Labor Force Participation Rate Rebounding Slowly (September 6, 2017)
- The "Defense Burden" and Economic Growth (August 30, 2017)
- Rising Prices for Industrial Metals (August 23, 2017)
- Corporate Credit Spreads Not Especially Low (August 16, 2017)
- U.S. Dollar Pulling Back Again (August 9, 2017)
- S&P 500 Stock Price Index and Month-End Record Highs (August 2, 2017)
- Industrial Capacity Utilization (July 26, 2017)
- The Employment Cost Index (July 19, 2017)
- The PCE Price Index (July 12, 2017)
- The Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index (July 5, 2017)
- Sectors in the NAREIT Index (June 28, 2017)
- No Chart This Week (June 21, 2017)
- No Chart This Week (June 14, 2017)
- Mexican Non-Auto Manufacturing Exports (June 7, 2017)
- Net Foreign Purchases of U.S. Treasury Securities (May 31, 2017)
- Household Debt Service / Disposable Income (May 24, 2017)
- Diverging Trends in the Homebuilding Industry (May 17, 2017)
- Eurozone Retail Sales Growth (May 10, 2017)
- Contributions to U.S. Economic Growth (May 3, 2017)
- U.S. Light Vehicle Sales (April 26, 2017)
- Growth in Dividends Per Share (April 19, 2017)
- The U.S. Unemployment Rate (April 12, 2017)
- Gold's Under-Performance Versus Stocks (April 5, 2017)
- U.S. Domestic Crude Oil Production (March 29, 2017)
- Average Hourly Earnings Rising Moderately (March 22, 2017)
- Existing Home Sales on the Rise (March 15, 2017)
- Nondefense Capital Goods Orders Ex-Aircraft (March 8, 2017)
- Corporate & Proprietors' Profits / GDP (March 1, 2017)
- Consumer Spending on Theaters and Theme Parks (February 22, 2017)
- Renewed Declines in the Chinese Yuan (February 15, 2017)
- Industries With Best % Job Gains Since Last Peak (February 8, 2017)
- Recent U.S. Economic Growth vs. Average (February 1, 2017)
- EPS Forecasts for the S&P 500 Index (January 25, 2017)
- Producer Inflation Versus Consumer Inflation (January 18, 2017)
- Mexican Auto Exports (January 11, 2017)
- 10-Year Returns by Bond Market Sector (January 4, 2017)
- Global Economic Growth (December 28, 2016)
- Earnings Per Share and Stock Prices (December 21, 2016)
- The Yield Curve and Stock Prices (December 14, 2016)
- Real U.S. GDP Growth (December 7, 2016)
- Stagnant Public Works Construction (November 30, 2016)
- Federal Debt Outstanding As a Share of GDP (November 23, 2016)
- Domestic Crude Oil Production (November 16, 2016)
- The U.S. Dollar Index: Major Currencies (November 9, 2016)
- Stock Market Returns by President (November 2, 2016)
- Change in Payrolls, Selected Industries (October 26, 2016)
- Average Social Security Retirement Benefit (October 19, 2016)
- U.S. Foreign Direct Investment (October 12, 2016)
- U.S.-Mexico Trade Balances by Product (October 5, 2016)
- U.S. Merchandise Trade With Mexico (September 28, 2016)
- Real Fed Funds Rate and Treasury Returns (September 21, 2016)
- Inflation as Measured by the PCE Price Index (September 14, 2016)
- ISM Manufacturing Index (September 7, 2016)
- Growth in Personal Consumption Vs. Disposable Income (August 31, 2016)
- U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls (August 24, 2016)
- Economic Freedom Rising in India (August 17, 2016)
- Taiwan's Exports in 2015 (August 10, 2016)
- Hong Kong Stocks and the Yuan (August 3, 2016)
- Swiss Stock Market (July 27, 2016)
- Canadian Unit Labor Costs (July 20, 2016)
- U.S. Domestic Crude Oil Production (July 13, 2016)
- Trade Balance in Goods and Services (July 6, 2016)
- Pound and Euro Exchange Rates (June 29, 2016)
- The 'Real' Federal Funds Interest Rate (June 22, 2016)
- Global Corn Supply and Demand (June 15, 2016)
- Unit Labor Costs (June 8, 2016)
- Personal Income and Spending (June 1, 2016)
- Household Debt Service (May 25, 2016)
- Retail Sales (May 18, 2016)
- Wholesale Inventory-to-Sales Ratio (May 11, 2016)
- Light Vehicle Sales (May 4, 2016)
- Non-Defense Capital Goods Orders Excluding Aircraft (April 27, 2016)
- The U.S. Bond Market (April 20, 2016)
- Government Receipt & Outlays / GDP (April 13, 2016)
- Average Hourly Earnings (April 6, 2016)
- Net Foreign Purchases of Long-Term U.S. Securities (March 30, 2016)
- Weekly U.S. Ending Stocks of Crude Oil (March 23,2016)
