Economic Trends

Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 2.1% in 2021 3Q, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Advance U.S. selected services total revenue for 2021 3Q was $4,524.9 billion, an increase of 3.7% over 2021 2Q and up 15.2% from 2020 3Q.

Privately‐owned housing units authorized by building permits in October 2021 were 4% above the prior month’s rate and 3.4% above the October 2020 rate.

Industrial production rose 1.6% in October after falling 1.3% in September, according to a report from the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Census Bureau reports combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for Sept. was estimated at $1,669.7 billion.

U.S. retail and food services sales for October 2021 were $638.2 billion, an increase of 1.7% over September and 16.3% above October 2020.

Construction input prices increased 1.5% in October, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of recent BLS data.

The seasonally adjusted FDI rose in October to 56.1 despite continued supply chain disruption, according to a new analysis.

September orders totaled $590M, according to the Manufacturing Technology Orders Report by The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

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Real GPD Grows 2%

The 2021 3Q data reflects increases in private inventory investment, personal consumption expenditures and government spending.

Due to declines in production-related indicators, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index decreased to -0.13 in Sept. from +0.05 in Aug.