Tag: January
US Economy Increases in January 2017
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy USABR. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.6 percent in January to 125.5 (2010 = 100), following a 0.5 percent increase in December, and a 0.2 […]
Chairman Brady, Upbeat about Jobs Report
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBy USABR. Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Department of Labor’s January 2017 jobs report: “Today’s jobs report is good […]
New Construction Starts Drop
Reading Time: 9 minutesBy USABR. New construction starts in December slipped 5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $613.0 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The latest month’s decline for total […]