ACC's economic outlook for the week ended 1 February

MACROECONOMIC STATUS Our running tab of positive indicators was steady at 14 out of 20 this week. Thus, we continue to post a green banner. Nonfarm payrolls up 157,000 Unemployment rate up 0.1 percentage points, to 7.9% Consumer confidence down 8.1 points, to 58.6 Personal income up 2.6%; up 6.9% YOY Consumer spending up 0.2%; up 3.6% YOY GDP down 0.1% SAAR in the fourth quarter Construction spending up 0.9%; up 7.8% YOY ISM manufacturing up 2.9 points, to 53.1 (expanding) Chicago Business Barometer up 5.6 points, to 55.6 (expanding) Texas Mfg. Survey up 9.4...

This information is only available to Chemical Week subscribers.

Forgot your user ID or password?
Click here to have it sent to you.

Email Address First Name Last Name

Not an IHS Chemical Week 24/7 member yet? Here's why you should be: Searchable online archive access of the last 2 years of Chemical Week. Print or digital magazine subscription Price and market change alerts Economic data and statistics Buyers' Guides Webcasts | whitepapers