New Unemployment Insurance Claims for The Week of November 22, 2025

Jobless Claims

Earlier today, the Labor Department released its weekly report on New Jobless Insurance Claims for the week that ended on November 22, 2025:

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Predicted: 220,000

• Actual: 216,000

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The yellow-highlighted figure represents the number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits for the entire United States. The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.

 --> Previous Week (revised): 222,000

• 4-Week Moving Average: 223,750

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U.S. Retail And Food Services Sales Report for September 2025

The Commerce Department this morning released advance estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services Sales for September 2025:

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Previous Month (revised): +0.6%

• Actual: +0.164% (+$1,199,000,000)

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The yellow-highlighted percentage above represents the month-to-month, seasonally adjusted change in total sales receipts for retailers that sell durable and non-durable goods, and retailers that provide food and beverage services.

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• Est. Retail Sales During September 2025: $733,258,000,000

• Year-On-Year Change: +4.26% (+$29,973,000,000)

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CHART: Retail Sales - Monthly
January 2005 Thru September 2025
SEPTEMBER 2025 UPDATE
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Producer Price Index - Final Demand (PPI-FD) for SEPTEMBER 2025

Here is the Producer Price Index - Final Demand (PPI-FD) for SEPTEMBER 2025:

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Previous Month (unrevised): -0.1%

• Actual: +0.3%

Change from 12 months previous:  +2.7% 
(prior - unrevised = +2.6%)

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Below is the PPI-FD when Food, Energy and Trade Services are removed:

Previous Month (unrevised): +0.3% 

• Actual: +0.1%

Change from 12 months previous:  +2.9% 
(prior - unrevised = +2.8%)

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• PPI-FD Goods, Year-on-Year: +3.3% (prior = +2.1%)

• PPI-FD Services, Year-on-Year: +2.5% (prior = +2.9%)

 

The above, yellow-highlighted percentages represent the month-to-month change in prices received by domestic producers of goods and services, for goods, services and construction in the United States, for final demand.

Final Demand = personal consumption (consumers), exports, government purchases and capital investment.
 
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CHART: Producer Price Index
  Final Demand (PPI-FD)
12-Month Percent Change
SEPTEMBER 2025 Update

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New Unemployment Insurance Claims for The Week of November 15, 2025

Jobless Claims

Earlier today, the Labor Department released its weekly report on New Jobless Insurance Claims for the week that ended on November 15, 2025:

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Predicted: 220,000

• Actual: 220,000

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The yellow-highlighted figure represents the number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits for the entire United States. The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.

 -->  Previous Week: 228,000

• 4-Week Moving Average: 224,250

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U.S. Factory Shipments During August 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau this morning released their report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders -- also known as Factory Orders -- for August, 2025:

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Predicted: +1.4%

• Actual: +1.4% (+8,444,000,000)

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• August, 2025 New Orders: $612,030,000,000.
  
  
• July, 2025 New Orders: $603,586,000,000.
  

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• Change from 12 Months Ago (Year-on-Year):
  
  +$12,385,000,000 | +2.04% (not seasonally adjusted)
  

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The yellow-highlighted percentage is the seasonally adjusted, month-to-month change in new shipments for both durable and nondurable goods made by U.S. manufacturers. The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.

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CHART: U.S. Factory Orders
AUGUST 2025 Update

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ISM Manufacturing Index for OCTOBER 2025

Earlier today, the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) released their Manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI®) for October, 2025:

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Predicted: 49.0%

• Actual: 48.7% (-0.4 point month-on-month change)

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Previous month: 49.1%

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Every month, the ISM surveys purchasing and supply executives at hundreds of companies across the country who are involved in manufacturing in some form. The resulting index is watched closely by academics, economists and investors because manufacturing accounts for about 12% of U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The PMI is a reliable barometer of U.S. manufacturing: A PMI above 50% implies that U.S. manufacturing expanded during the month specified, while a reading below 50% implies that the made-in-the-USA sector contracted.

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From Today's Report:

"...Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in October for the eighth consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives in the latest ISM® Manufacturing PMI® Report..."

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The Following Is A Sampling Of Quotes
From A Diverse Pool Of U.S. Manufacturers:

•     'Business continues to remain difficult, as customers are cancelling and reducing orders due to uncertainty in the global economic environment and regarding the ever-changing tariffs landscape.'
   (Chemical Products)
  

•     'Decrease in domestic demand for finished products has resulted in slower manufacturing and an increase of raw material in inventory.'
   (Petroleum & Coal Products)
  

•     'In general, business is really strained. Money is sitting tighter, and geopolitical changes add to the uncertainty/risk factor. Even medical fields are feeling the pressure.'
   (Miscellaneous Manufacturing)
  

•     'Sales continue to underperform in our automotive OEM and industrial divisions. Our aerospace and automotive aftermarket are the only areas performing slightly above budget. This is the third month of lower-than-expected sales, and the remainder of the year outlook is not looking better. Sales are expected to be slightly less than in 2024.'
   (Fabricated Metal Products)
  

•     'Tariffs continue to be a large impact to our business. The products we import are not readily manufactured in the U.S., so attempts to reshore have been unsuccessful. Overall, prices on all products have gone up, some significantly. We are trying to keep up with the wild fluctuations and pass along what costs we can to our customers.'
   (Machinery)
  

•     'The commercial vehicle (CV) market remains depressed as customers continue to delay vehicle purchases. Uncertainty in price and transportation demand remains the center of attention. U.S. trade policy and reciprocal actions by China in the form of export controls on rare earths and semiconductors, as well as ocean freight carrier restrictions, have once again caused a lot of stress in supply lines. The CV industry is now bracing for the next round of tariffs focused on commercials vehicles, scheduled to begin on November 1.'
   (Transportation Equipment)
  

•     'The tariff trade war has negatively impacted agricultural export markets, driving down demand and price. This negatively impacts farmer revenue and the likelihood of farmers investing in new equipment.'
   (Machinery)
  

•     'The unpredictability of the tariff situation continues to cause havoc and uncertainty on future pricing/cost. But even with the tariffs, the cost to import in many cases is still more attractive than sourcing within the U.S. Challenges with tariffs on production equipment necessary for internal production makes it difficult to justify expansion of capacity.'
   (Computer & Electronic Products) 

•     'Volatility in some of our highly exposed commodity markets has tempered a bit, thanks to improved weather conditions and overall downward pressure on pricing. Tariffs continue to remain difficult to quantify, manage and deal with in general, since they continue to impact us day-to-day and our bottom line.'
   (Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products) 

•     'Wonder has turned to concern regarding how the tariff threats are affecting our business. Orders are down across most divisions, and we’ve lowered our financial expectations for 2025.'
   (Chemical Products)

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CHART: ISM Manufacturing Index
October 2025 Update

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DATA: ISM Manufacturing Index
12-Month History
October 2025 Update

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NFIB Small Business Optimism Index (SBOI) for OCTOBER 2025

The National Federation of Independent Business® (NFIB®) released its Small Business Optimism Index (SBOI) for October 2025:
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Predicted: 98.5

• Actual: 98.2

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• Change from Previous Month: -0.61% (-0.6 point.)

• Change from A Year Ago: +4.8% (+4.5 points.)

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CHART: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index
OCTOBER 2025 Update 

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• The baseline "100" score is associated with 1986 survey data.
  

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From the Report:

 

"...OVERVIEW
Uncertainty, while lower than in September, remained high. The upcoming elections (Oct. Survey) and government shutdown likely played a role. Small business owners were reasonably optimistic at the start of the year (Optimism Index at 102.8), but it has been a downhill slide through the last nine or so months with the current reading closing in on the 52-year average of 98. Foreign policy dominates the headlines, with a focus on tariff policy, raising lots of consternation about the cost of inputs and pressures to raise prices. Sales were not strong, and profits took a hit in the third quarter; lots of owners reported profit declines.

• INFLATION

In October, both actual and planned price increases fell from the previous month. The net percent of owners raising average selling prices fell 3 points from September to a net 21% (seasonally adjusted). Despite the decline, price increases remain above the monthly average of a net 13%, suggesting continued inflationary pressure. Unadjusted, 31% reported higher average prices (down 2 points), and 12% reported lower average selling prices (up 2 points). Looking forward to the next three months, a net 30% (seasonally adjusted) plan to increase prices (down 1 point from September). Twelve percent of owners reported that inflation was their single most important problem in operating their business (higher input costs), down 2 points from September.

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A net 5% reported their last loan was harder to get than in previous attempts, down 2 points from September’s highest reading of this year. In October, a net 1% of owners reported paying a higher interest rate on their most recent loan, down 6 points from September. The average rate paid on short maturity loans was 8.7% in October, down 0.1 point from September. Twenty-three percent of all owners reported borrowing on a regular basis, down 3 points from September..."

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• Previous Month's SBOI: 98.8

• SBOI, 12-Months Previous: 93.7

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Crude Oil Inventories Report for Week of October 24, 2025

Crude Oil Inventories

The U.S. Crude Oil Inventories report for the week that ended on October 24, 2025 was released this morning:

-- Change from Last Week: -6,900,000 Barrels

-- Change from A Year Ago (Y/Y): -9,500,000 Barrels

-- Current U.S. Crude Oil Stocks: 416,000,000 Barrels

Diminishing crude oil inventories often translate to higher crude oil and fuel prices (and vice versa), but not always.

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Consumer Price Index (CPI) for SEPTEMBER 2025

Earlier this morning, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September 2025:

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CPI During September 2025: 324.800

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Consumer Price Index (CPI); Headline

Predicted: +0.2%

->  Actual: +0.254% (+0.824 point) M/M

• Year-on-Year Change: +3.013% (+9.499 points)

[prior = +2.92%]

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CPI, Minus Food + Energy (Core CPI)

Predicted: +0.2%

 - > Actual: +0.253% (+0.834 point) M/M

• Year-on-Year Change: +3.02% (+9.695 points)

[prior = +3.11%]

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The above, yellow- and blue-highlighted figures represent month-to-month and year-on-year changes (not seasonally adjusted) in prices for a specific group of goods and services that consumers buy, and is, therefore, a very important part of the overall inflation picture for the country.

The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.

General categories that constitute the CPI are:

• Healthcare
• Housing
• Clothing
• Communications
• Education
• Transportation
• Food and Beverages
• Recreation
• Miscellaneous Goods and Services (grooming expenses, etc.)

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CPI During September 2024: 315.301

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CHART: Consumer Price Index

12-Month Percentage Change
SEPTEMBER 2025 Update

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Crude Oil Inventories Report for Week of October 17, 2025

Crude Oil Inventories

The U.S. Crude Oil Inventories report for the week that ended on October 17, 2025 was released this morning:

-- Change from Last Week: -1,000,000 Barrels

-- Change from A Year Ago (Y/Y): -3,200,000 Barrels

-- Current U.S. Crude Oil Stocks: 422,800,000 Barrels

Diminishing crude oil inventories often translate to higher crude oil and fuel prices (and vice versa), but not always.

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Crude Oil Inventories Report for Week of October 10, 2025

Crude Oil Inventories

The U.S. Crude Oil Inventories report for the week that ended on October 10, 2025 was released this morning:

-- Change from Last Week: +3,500,000 Barrels

-- Change from A Year Ago (Y/Y): +3,200,000 Barrels

-- Current U.S. Crude Oil Stocks: 423,800,000 Barrels

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Crude Oil Inventories Report for Week of October 3, 2025

Crude Oil Inventories

The U.S. Crude Oil Inventories report for the week that ended on October 3, 2025 was released this morning:

-- Change from Last Week: +3,700,000 Barrels

-- Change from A Year Ago (Y/Y): -2,500,000 Barrels

-- Current U.S. Crude Oil Stocks: 420,300,000 Barrels

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Crude Oil Inventories Report for Week of September 26, 2025

Crude Oil Inventories

The U.S. Crude Oil Inventories report for the week that ended on September 26, 2025 was released this morning:

-- Change from Last Week: +1,800,000 Barrels

-- Change from A Year Ago (Y/Y): -400,000 Barrels

-- Current U.S. Crude Oil Stocks: 416,500,000 Barrels

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ISM Manufacturing Index for SEPTEMBER 2025

Earlier today, the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) released their Manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI®) for September, 2025:

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Predicted: 49.0%

• Actual: 49.1% (+0.4 point month-on-month change)

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Previous month: 48.7%

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Every month, the ISM surveys purchasing and supply executives at hundreds of companies across the country who are involved in manufacturing in some form. The resulting index is watched closely by academics, economists and investors because manufacturing accounts for about 12% of U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The PMI is a reliable barometer of U.S. manufacturing: A PMI above 50% implies that U.S. manufacturing expanded during the month specified, while a reading below 50% implies that the made-in-the-USA sector contracted.

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From Today's Report:

"...Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in September for the seventh consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives in the latest ISM® Manufacturing PMI® Report..."

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The Following Is A Sampling Of Quotes
From A Diverse Pool Of U.S. Manufacturers:

•     'Business continues to be severely depressed. Profits are down and extreme taxes (tariffs) are being shouldered by all companies in our space. We have increased price pressures both to our inputs and customer outputs as companies are starting to pass on tariffs via surcharges, raising prices up to 20 percent. The addition of the derivative steel and aluminum tariffs in the middle of the month -- with no announcement -- was devastating. Interest-rate lowering or the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will not impact our business, as all capital projects are on hold until there is some level of certainty and customers start to place orders for new equipment again. We believe we are in a stagflation period where prices are up but orders are down due to tariff policy, and again, customers are not willing to pay the higher prices, so they are just not buying. Continuing to find ways to reduce overhead, which means letting go of experienced workers.'
   (Transportation Equipment)
  

 

•     'The tariffs are still causing issues with imported goods into the U.S. In addition to the cost concerns, product is being held up at borders due to documentation issues. The inflation issues continue; low volumes are a constant concern. The European region is not improving as we had expected, causing further concern for long-term business viability.'
   (Chemical Products)
  

 

•     'Ongoing macroeconomic conditions highlighted by interest-rate management and tariffs continue to impact customer purchasing decisions, resulting in subdued production rates and growing cost concerns on direct material and operations.'
   (Machinery)
  

 

•     'Lead times have slightly normalized, but tariffs continue to drive additional spend.'
   (Petroleum & Coal Products)
  

 

•     'Customer orders are depressed for heavy machinery because tariffs are so impactful to high-end capital equipment. Revenue expectations are flat for the rest of 2025, with no outlook to improve in 2026.'
   (Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components)
  

 

•     'Current business conditions remain volatile, with geopolitical tensions, weather disruptions and shifting trade policies driving uncertainty in agricultural commodities. Oils remain sensitive to biofuel demand and global production. Inflation and evolving consumer trends add further complexity. To manage this, we are emphasizing supplier diversification, long-term contracts and formula-based pricing to balance cost stability with flexibility.'
   (Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products)
  

 

•     'The semiconductor industry is being impacted by high tariff prices on parts from Korea, China and Europe. Our industry is at a low point right now as we race to get new nanotechnology in the U.S.'
   (Computer & Electronic Products)
  

 

•     'Business is slowing down. Order books are softening as customers push orders out. Seems to be stemming from concerns about the direction of the U.S. economy.'
   (Plastics & Rubber Products)
  

 

•     'Tariffs still affecting vast amounts of increases in hardware, Al (artificial intelligence) and stainless steel. MRO (maintenance, repair and operating) products have continually increased, and the slowdown in agriculture has had stark impacts on bottom lines for raw materials.'
   (Fabricated Metal Products) 

•     'Steel tariffs are killing us.'
   (Miscellaneous Manufacturing)
  
  

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CHART: ISM Manufacturing Index
September 2025 Update

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DATA: ISM Manufacturing Index
12-Month History
September 2025 Update

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Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for AUGUST 2025

Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS*) for August, 2025 was released by the Labor Department this morning:

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Job Openings

Predicted: 7,000,000

• Actual:   7,227,000

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• Previous Month (revised): 7,208,000
  
  
• Change from Previous Month: -0.26% (-19,000)
   
  
• One-Year Previous: 7,649,000
  
  
• Change from One-Year Previous: -5.52% (-422,000)
  

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HIRES: 5,126,000

HIRES vs. 12 Months Previous: -2.0% (-104,000)

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QUITS: 3,091,000

QUITS vs. 12 Months Previous: -2.71% (-86,000)

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LAYOFFS + DISCHARGES: 1,725,000 

LAYOFFS + DISCHARGES vs. 12 Months Previous: +1.65% (+28,000)

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TOTAL SEPARATIONS ^§: 5,111,000

TOTAL SEPARATIONS vs. 12 Months Previous: -1.14% (-59,000)

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§ = Here's How The Labor Department Defines Total Separations:

"Total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Total separations is referred to as turnover. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations includes separations due to retirement, death, disability, and transfers to other locations of the same firm."

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CHART: Number of Jobless People
per Job Opening, Seasonally Adjusted
AUGUST 2010 thru AUGUST 2025

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Third (FINAL) Estimate for Q2, 2025

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its third (FINAL) estimate for U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter of 2025:

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Previous quarter: -0.6% (revised)

• Actual: +3.8%

The yellow-highlighted percentage represents the third / final estimate of the quarter-to-quarter change for Real Gross Domestic Product for the entire United States.

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The GDP is a very broad measure of economic activity for the entire United States, covering all sectors of the economy. The Commerce Department defines real GDP as, "the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States."

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CHART: GDP - Quarter-to-Quarter Change
Q2, 2025 - THIRD / FINAL ESTIMATE

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CHART: Contributions to Change in Real GDP
Q2, 2025 -  THIRD / FINAL ESTIMATE

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CHART: Contributions to Percent Change in Real GDP
by Industry Group | Q2, 2025 - FINAL ESTIMATE

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New Unemployment Insurance Claims for The Week of September 20, 2025

Jobless Claims

Earlier today, the Labor Department released its weekly report on New Jobless Insurance Claims for the week that ended on September 20, 2025:

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Predicted: 220,000

• Actual: 218,000

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The yellow-highlighted figure represents the number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits for the entire United States. The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.

 -->  Previous Week (revised): 232,000

• 4-Week Moving Average: 237,500

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Housing Starts During August 2025

 The U.S. Commerce Department this morning released its Housing Starts report for August 2025:

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Housing Starts:
Previous Reading (revised): 1,429,000

• Actual: 1,307,000

Month-on-Month Change: -8.54% (-122,000 New Units)

• Year-on-Year Change: -6.04% (-84,000 New Units)

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Building Permits:
Previous Reading (revised): 1,362,000

• Actual: 1,312,000

Month-on-Month Change: -3.67% (-50,000 New Permits)

• Year-on-Year Change: -11.11%  (-164,000 New Permits)

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Housing Starts: The top, yellow-highlighted figure is a measure of initial construction of single and multi-family residential units in the United States for the indicated month. Seasonally adjusted annual rate. The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.

If you're wondering about the demand for new homes in the United States, or about the American residential construction industry in general, then you should pay attention to the monthly Housing Starts report. This report also offers insight into specific types of consumer spending: when housing starts are up, demand for the stuff that a consumer would purchase for a new home (large appliances, consumer electronics, furniture, etc.) tends to also rise -- and vice versa.

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CHART: Housing Starts
+ Building Permits
+ Completions
AUGUST 2025 UPDATE

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