U.S. wholesale inventories were flat in April, missing expectations, while the trade deficit narrowed sharply on a steep drop in imports.
U.S. GDP remained in contraction territory staying as declines in imports and consumer and government spending offset gains in investment and exports.
Consumption increased during March 2025 trail year-ago levels, reflecting persistent year-over-year declines.
U.S. durable goods orders declined in April for the first time in four months, led by a sharp drop in transportation equipment.
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The decline would be the first in about a decade outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The latest government data showed that while overall monthly housing starts rose, they decline for single-family units.
The latest ISM forecast revealed flat or minimal growth for manufacturing in 2025, with revenue, employment and capital spending expectations all trending lower.
The latest MDM Forecast reflects an overall downward revision in 2025 revenue expectations in the wake of tariff impacts, though still in line with the industry’s historical average. As always, results vary across the 19...
Following a healthy increase in February, total U.S. construction spend is down in March across the board in both private and public projects.
The U.S. industrial health gauge retreated further into contraction, hampered by lower production and export orders.
The results also show that distributors warn new tax increases could add to mounting financial pressures across the industry.
