Are we in a recession or just living in a world of mixed economic indicators?
August 9, 2022
With another negative United States Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reading, for the second quarter, at -0.9, following the first quarter’s -1.6 reading, it begs the question of: is the U.S. economy is in a recession?
IHS Markit revises 2021 U.S. real GDP Forecast based on supply chain export surge
December 8, 2021
Analysts at IHS Markit have upwardly revised their 2021 U.S. real GDP forecast to 5.7% on unexpected surges in exports, inventory investment in October
GDP forecast remains strong amid some signs of uncertainty
August 10, 2021
An analysis issued by IHS Markit this week made that case that despite the increasing uncertainty regarding the spreading Delta variant, of the coronavirus, that the trajectory of the ongoing economic activity remains on solid footing.
IHS explains U.S. manufacturing PMI survey divergences
October 7, 2019
ISM data focus on larger multinationals, whereas IHS Markit polls a representative mix of company size.
Economists paint rosy picture for retail supply chain sectors
November 26, 2018
Retail supply chain managers are bracing for a heightened frenzy of seasonal shopping this holiday season. According to IHS Markit Associate Director James Bohnaker’s updated Holiday Sales Outlook, “a roaring job market is the gift that keeps on giving."
2018 Rate Outlook: Economic Expansion, Pushing Rates Skyward
January 12, 2018
Trade and transport analysts see rates rising across all modes in accordance with continued expansion of domestic and international markets. Economists, meanwhile, say shippers can expect revenue growth in transport verticals to remain in the 3%-plus range.
Different ways to look at manufacturing data
December 4, 2014
Based on the data source you look at, there are two distinctly, but, at times, overlapping cases being made for the state of manufacturing here in the United States.
NRF bumps up its holiday retail sales forecast
December 15, 2011
Following an early October prediction of 2011 holiday sales rising 2.8 percent to $465.6 billion, the NRF is now calling for 2011 to be up 3.8 percent to $469.1 billion. Holiday sales—as defined by the NRF—are sales in the months of November and December.
GDP may be growing but it does not feel that way to consumers
October 27, 2011
Earlier today, the Department of Commerce announced that U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose by 2.5 percent in the third quarter. This is a good sign but it should not even begin to suggest that happy days are here again.
Cass Freight Index sees return to growth in August
September 1, 2010
Coming off of July, which saw its first decrease in five months in conjunction with other indices declining, the Cass Information Systems Freight Index switched back to growth mode in August.
