The U.S. Industrial Production Index was down 0.5 percent month-to-month in April 2013, the largest decline since August 2012, according to the latest retail report from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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16 May 2013
U.S. manufacturing and agricultural exports to Colombia are on the rise, as the trade agreement between the two nations reaches its one-year mark, according to Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis.
14 May 2013
Import volume at the U.S.’s major retail container ports is expected to rise 3.3 percent in May compared with the same month last year, but growth could slow to a standstill by the end of the summer...
14 May 2013
FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index for March improved from February’s negative 9.5 reading to a current reading of negative 7.3, indicating a slightly better but still negative environment for shippers.
14 May 2013
U.S. diesel prices rose in the week ending May 13, ending a 10-week decline, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
13 May 2013
U.S. retail and food service sales inched up 0.1 percent in April 2013 to $419 billion, according to the latest retail report from the Census Bureau.
10 May 2013
FTR Associates’ Trucking Conditions Index for March, published in the May 2013 Trucking Update, reflected improvement in an already favorable environment for trucking...
10 May 2013
A closely watched indicator of inflation saw its fourth straight week-to-week decline, posting its lowest index of 2013.
09 May 2013
U.S. steel exports in March were 1.1 million tons, rising 6.1 percent from 1.0 million tons from the previous month, but falling 8.6 percent from March 2012, according to government reporting.
07 May 2013
U.S. diesel prices fell slightly in the week ending May 6, extending their decline for the tenth consecutive week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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