Jobless Claims Improve But Still Over 400K, PPI Weakens

Producer Price Index (MoM):     Survey: -0.2%    Actual: -0.4%     Prior: 0.2%  

Producer Price Index (YoY):     Survey:  7.4%    Actual: 7.0%      Prior: 7.3%    

PPI Ex Food & Energy (YoY):     Survey: 2.2%    Actual: 2.4%     Prior: 2.1%

Advance Retail Sales:     Survey:  -0.1%     Actual:  -0.1%      Prior:  -0.2%   Revised:  -0.1%

Retail Sales Less Autos:    Survey:  0.0%    Actual: 0.0%    Prior: 0.3%     Revised:  0.2%

Retail Sales Ex Auto & Gas:    Survey:  0.4%    Actual: 0.2%    Prior: 0.3%     Revised:  0.2%

Jobless Claims:  Survey: 415K    Actual: 405K   Prior: 418K    Revised:  427K

Continuing Claims:   Survey: 3680K    Actual:  3727K    Prior: 3681K   Revised: 3712K

US Economic Data this Morning Includes Jobless Claims, PPI & Retail Sales

US PPI & Retail Sales Rise

Producer Price Index (MoM):     Survey: 0.1%    Actual: 0.2%     Prior: 0.8%  

Producer Price Index (YoY):     Survey:  6.8%    Actual: 7.3%      Prior: 6.8%    

PPI Ex Food & Energy (YoY):     Survey: 2.1%    Actual: 2.1%     Prior: 2.1%

Advance Retail Sales:     Survey:  -0.5%     Actual:  -0.2%      Prior:  0.5%   Revised:  0.3%

Core Retail Sales:    Survey:  0.2%    Actual: 0.3%    Prior: 0.2%     Revised:  0.3%

US Economic Data Due at 8:30AM

Jobless Claims Slightly Higher as PPI Rises

Jobless Claims:  Survey:  430K    Actual: 434K   Prior: 474K    Revised:  478K   

Continuing Claims:  Survey: 3700K    Actual:  3756K    Prior: 3733K  Revised: 3751K

Producer Price Index (YoY):     Survey:  6.5%    Actual: 6.8%      Prior: 5.8%    

PPI Ex Food & Energy (YoY):     Survey: 2.1%    Actual: 2.1%     Prior: 1.9%

Advance Retail Sales:     Survey:  0.6%     Actual:  0.5%      Prior:  0.4%    Revised:  0.9%

Plethora of US Data at 8:30AM

German PPI Lower

Producer Prices (MoM): Survey: 0.8%   Autual: 0.4%  Prior: 0.7%

Mar vs. Feb
Basic Goods:  0.1%  vs  1.1%
Capital Goods:  0.0%  vs  0.2%
Consumer Goods:  0.3%  vs 0.4%
Durable Goods:  0.1%  vs  0.2%
Non-Durable Goods:  0.3%  vs  0.4%

Producer Prices (YoY):  Survey: 6.6%   Autual: 6.2%  Prior: 6.4%

Jobless Claims Soar Higher & Core PPI Data higher than expected

Jobless Claims:  Survey:  380K    Actual: 412K   Prior: 382K    Revised:  385K   

Continuing Claims:  Survey: 3705K    Actual:  3680K    Prior: 3723K  Revised: 3738K

Producer Price Index (YoY):     Survey:  6.1%    Actual: 5.8%      Prior: 5.6%    

PPI Ex Food & Energy (YoY):     Survey: 1.9%    Actual: 1.9%     Prior: 1.8%

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