Retails and foods services sales edged up again for the ninth time in ten months; during August 2013, the index inched up by 0.2% compared with July’s sales and was also well above the sales recorded during August 2012. Yesterday,…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published its recent report of the U.S CPI for July 2013. Based on the latest update, the consumer price index rose again for the third consecutive month; in annual terms the US CPI increased by…
Retails and foods services sales inched up for the eighth time in nine months; during July 2013, the index slightly increased by 0.2% compared with June’s sales and was also above the sales recorded during July 2012. Today, August 13th,…
Retails and foods services sales slightly increased again for the seventh time in eighth months; the index rose during June 2013 by 0.6% compared with May’s sales and also remained above the sales at June 2012. The U.S. Department of…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published its recent report of the U.S CPI for March 2013. Based on the recent report, the consumer price index declined for the first time this year; in annual terms the US CPI increased by…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics came out with its recent report of the U.S CPI for January 2013. Based on the latest report, the consumer price index remained flat for the second consecutive month; in annual terms the US CPI…
In the recent Energy Information Administration petroleum weekly report regarding the U.S. crude oil market there is an analysis about the rising consumption of distillate fuel oil not only in the U.S. but also globally. Here is a weekly review…
The Energy Information Administration petroleum published its weekly report about the crude oil market in the US. It also has an analysis about the decline in US’s net import of crude oil: imported oil fell from 60.3% in 2005 to…
In the recent Energy Information Administration petroleum report there is an analysis of the reasons behind the high gasoline prices which includes not only the high crude oil prices, but also domestic concerns that drove gasoline prices up; these concerns…
In the recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US inflation for April 2011 inclined by 0.4% or in annual terms by 3.2%. The report showed, as expected, a rise in major commodities prices in particular the…