What We Learned About the U.S. Economy Last Week
Weekly Economic Update: A brief, non-technical review of the previous week's U.S. economic data releases by Kevin A. Roth, PhD
GDP growth was not as poor as previously thought during Q4 2015 (although still quite weak) while there was a spark in consumer spending during January.
Manufacturing had its largest single-month increase in activity since last summer (although the sector remains weak) while core consumer prices continue to pick up.
There was a small bump in retail sales and near-record numbers of job openings. And yet, import and export price continue to fall.
What We Learned About the U.S. Economy Last Week 