Overview: Retail sales rose 0.6% in September; the topline CPI edged up 0.1% in September; the core CPI was unchanged. The topline PPI rose 0.4% in September; the core PPI increased 0.1%. The trade deficit widened 8.7% to $46.3 billion in August. Business inventories rose 0.6% in August. The Treasury recorded a deficit of $34.5 billion in September. Initial jobless claims rose by 13,000 to a level of 462,000 for the week ended 10/9.
Retail sales rose 0.6% in September; excluding autos, sales were up 0.4%.
The topline consumer price index rose 0.1% in September; the core CPI was unchanged.
The topline producer price index rose 0.4% in September; the core PPI rose 0.1%.
The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly widened by $3.7 billion (8.7%) to $46.3 billion in August.
Business inventories rose 0.6% in August.
The U.S. Treasury recorded a deficit of $34.5 billion in September.
Initial jobless claims rose by 13,000 to 462,000 for the week ended October 9th.
