Washington DC - March 11 - The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced that total January exports of $142.7 billion and imports of $180.0 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $37.3 billion, down from $39.9
billion in December, revised.

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Washington DC - March 10 - Total inventories of merchant wholesalers were $382.2 billion at the end of January, down 0.2 percent from the revised December level and were down 9.7 percent from a year ago.

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Washington DC - March 9 - The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) rose in February for the sixth consecutive month. During the past six months, the index increased by 13.4 percent (annual rate), the highest six-month growth rate since 1994.

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Washington DC - March 8 - Calling it victory for American jobs and our nation’s car industry, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) applauded General Motors’ decision to reinstate 661 auto dealerships that were closed during the company’s bankruptcy reorganization last year.

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ashington DC - March 8 - Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the Department of Energy has offered a conditional commitment for a $72 million loan guarantee to SAGE Electrochromics,  developers of the world’s only commercially available, electronically “tintable” window glass.

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Washington DC - March 4 - New orders for manufactured goods in January, up nine of the last ten months, increased $6.2 billion or 1.7 percent to $378.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This followed a 1.5 percent December increase.

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Washington DC - March 4 - Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 6.9 percent annual rate during the fourth quarter of 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Unit labor costs in nonfarm businesses fell 5.9 percent in the same quarter.

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Washington DC - March 3 - Nonfarm private employment decreased 20,000 from January to February 2010 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the ADP National Employment Report.

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Washington DC - March 1 - Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February for the seventh consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 10th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

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Washington DC - February 26 - Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 5.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009,  according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.  In the third quarter, real GDP increased 2.2 percent.

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Washington DC - February 25 - Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner offered written testimony before the House Budget Committee on the President’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget.

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Washington DC - February 25 - New orders for manufactured durable goods in January increased $5.2 billion or 3.0 percent to $175.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.

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Washington DC - February 19 - The January Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over the last 12 months, the index increased 2.6 percent before seasonal adjustment.

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Washington DC - February 18 - Manufacturing conditions continue to improve in the region, according to firms polled for this month’s Business Outlook Survey. Indexes for general activity, new orders, shipments, and employment all remained positive this month.

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Washington DC - February 18 - The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. increased 0.3 percent in January, following a 1.2 percent gain in December, and a 1.1 percent rise in November.

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