US Sells Data for Ongoing Quarter is Better than Expected--Good For Market

I know this true..but does anyone having the exact figure of expected and actual value?


This is indeed a good news, but that does not mean we have to start shopping immediately. So just hang on and see wts going on.

Regards,
Anid

Feb 08	Forecast	Actual*
Nonfarm payrolls	70,000	-17,000
ISM	45%	50.7%
Trade gap	$59.0 bln	$58.8 bln
Retail sales	-0.5%	0.3%
CPI	0.4%	0.4%
IP	0.1%	0.1%
Housing starts	970,000	1.012 mln
New homes	590,000	588,000
Durable orders	-5.0%	-5.3%
Consumer confidence	77	75

Jan08	Forecast	Actual*
Nonfarm payrolls	90,000	94,000
ISM	50.9%	50.8%
Trade gap	$57 bln	$57.8 bln
Retail sales	0.9%	1.2%
CPI	0.7%	0.8%
IP	0.3%	0.3%
Housing starts	1.18 mln	1.187 mln
New homes	710,000	647,000
Durable orders	4.0%	0.1%
Incomes	0.4%	0.4%

Feb forecast by
Avery Shenfeld
Senior Economist,
CIBC World Markets


Jan forecast by
Stephen Stanley
Chief Economist,
RBS Greenwich Capital

ISM-Institute for Supply Management index
CPI- Consumer price index

Source: Marketwatch.com

Thnx for the data Dude...Things are somewhat stable it
seems..may be the constant Fed Rate Cut doing its trick now. Let see if it can actually
reverse the trend of recession.