The U.S. Census Bureau revised its wholesale inventories estimate for January downward Wednesday (March 6). Total inventories dipped 0.3% in January compared with December 2023, rather than...
New orders for manufactured durable goods declined by 6.1% in January. Orders dropped by $18 billion to $276.7 billion during the month, the U.S. Census...
The questions swirling amid the January sales slump boils down to these: Is it the pause that refreshes — as consumers essentially take a breath,...
June’s retail sales report missed expectations — and it may be the case that tepid consumer spending, while still increasing, may wind up causing a...
Data from the Federal Reserve and the Census Bureau hint at a looming crunch on Main Street. Specifically: The businesses that power the economy are...
December sales data reveals that grocers did not get the predicted boost this holiday season. The U.S. Census Bureau’s advanced monthly sales report, released Wednesday...
The number of people living in poverty in the U.S. increased in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world, but the level was offset...
Fourth-quarter eCommerce sales in 2020 topped out at almost $207 billion, a 1.2 percent drop from the third quarter, but up 32.1 percent compared to...
Data from the Census Bureau’s latest survey indicates that about a third of Americans are anticipating further job loss, pay cuts and evictions due to...