Economic Indicators

Retail Sales May | 1%  | E 0.5% | P -0.2% | elevated

Retail Sale Ex-Auto May | 1.2% | E 0.7% | P 0.5% | elevated

Initial Jobless Claims 6/7 | 384,000 | E 371,000 | P 357,000 | modest

Retail Sales Index and Ex-Auto Retail Sales

The Retail Sale index is a closely watch economic indicator and an ELEVATED mortgage rate mover.  Retail Sales are a sample of many different sized retail stores.  It does not include services, but it the markets closely observe it.  It can be associated with Read more