Starts rise 0.4% in July
Value of non-residential permits rises 3.1%, StatsCan says
Price increases a key concern
Consumption increases 0.8%
Federal Reserve likely to raise interest rates in August
April reading revised lower
Pricing pressures ease
U.S. orders for goods designed to last at least three years showed surprising strength in June as rising demand for computers and machinery helped offset a drop in aircraft orders.The U.S. Commerce Department said today that durable-goods orders increased a seasonally adjusted 1.4% to US$215.38 billion last month after rising an upwardly revised 6.4% in […]
Drop in Conference Board index ends three months of gains
Median price up 14.7% from a year ago