- Advance estimates of retail and food services sales for July were up 0.8% from June, and were up 4.1% from July 2011.
- Total manufacturing and trade sales for June decreased 1.1% from while inventories increased 0.1%.
- Total Industrial production increased 0.6% in July, following a 0.1% increase in the previous month.
- Housing starts decreased 1.1% in July, following a 6.8% increase in the previous month.
- The housing market index of National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo rose to 37 in August, from 35 in July.
- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 3.62% for the week ending August 16, up from the previous week when it averaged 3.59%.
- Treasury International Capital reported net foreign purchases of long-term securities of $5.5 billion in June, compared with net purchases of $50.9 billion in the previous month.
- The producer price index for finished goods increased 0.3% in July, while the core index increased 0.4%.
- The consumer price index held steady in July, while the core index increased 0.1%.
- The advance figure for initial claims for unemployment insurance increased 2 thousand to 366 thousand in the week ending August 11.
- The August Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicated that manufacturing activity in New York State deteriorated over the month.
- The Philadelphia FED business outlook survey for August indicated weaker business conditions.
- The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment increased in August.
- The Conference Board index of leading economic indicators increased 0.4% in July, while the coincident index increased 0.3%.
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