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Economic Snapshot
HPN compiled at-a-glance indices from information
available through the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Institute for
Supply Management.
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Consumer Price Index |
|
September 2009 |
Index |
Yearly
% change |
Monthly
% change |
|
CPI (overall) |
215.969 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
|
Medical care |
377.727 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
|
Medical care commodities |
307.671 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
|
Medical care services |
399.160 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
|
Professional services |
320.756 |
2.6 |
0.2 |
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Hospital and related services |
572.991 |
6.6 |
0.5 |
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is a family of indexes that measure the average change
over time in prices from the purchaser’s perspective. Each CPI measures
price changes from a reference period, called a base year, that equals
100.0, which can be expressed in dollars. The overall reference period
is 1982-1984. For more information, visit:
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.t01.htm |
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Producer Price Index |
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Industry |
Index Base |
......................Index |
Percent.change.to.
Sept..2009.from: |
|
May 2009 |
Aug. 2009 |
Sept. 2009 |
Sept. 2008 |
Aug. 2009 |
|
Selected health care industries |
12/06 |
107.3 |
107.6 |
107.8 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
|
Offices of physicians |
12/96 |
126.3 |
126.8 |
126.9 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
|
Medical and diagnostic laboratories |
12/03
|
108.6 |
108.9 |
108.6 |
0.9 |
-0.3 |
|
Home health care services |
12/96
|
127.7 |
127.7 |
128.2 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
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Blood and organ banks
|
06/06
|
110.7 |
111.0 |
111.0 |
2.9 |
0.0 |
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Hospitals
|
12/92
|
167.2 |
167.5 |
167.9 |
3.0 |
0.2 |
|
Nursing care facilities |
12/03
|
122.6 |
123.9 |
123.9 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
|
Residential mental retardation facilities
|
12/03
|
122.3 |
121.6 |
124.1 |
4.4 |
2.1 |
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The Producer Price Index (PPI) of the BLS is a family of
indexes that measure the average change over time in the prices received
by domestic producers of goods and services. PPIs measure price change
from the perspective of the seller. For more information, visit:
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.t04.htm |
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Source: Not seasonally adjusted data provided by the
U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009 |
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Purchasing Managers’ Index |
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MANUFACTURING AT A GLANCE • OCTOBER 2009 |
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Index |
Series Index October |
Series Index September |
Percentage Point Change |
Direction |
Rate of Change |
Trend* Months) |
|
PMI |
55.7 |
52.6 |
+3.1 |
Growing |
Faster |
3 |
|
New Orders |
58.5 |
60.8 |
-2.3 |
Growing |
Slower |
4 |
|
Production |
63.3 |
55.7 |
+7.6 |
Growing |
Faster |
5 |
|
Employment |
53.1 |
46.2 |
+6.9 |
Growing |
From Contracting |
1 |
|
Supplier Deliveries |
56.9 |
58.0 |
-1.1 |
Slowing |
Slower |
5 |
|
Inventories |
46.9 |
42.5 |
+4.4 |
Contracting |
Slower |
42 |
|
Customers’ Inventories |
38.5 |
39.0 |
-0.5 |
Too Low |
Faster |
7 |
|
Prices |
65.0 |
63.5 |
+1.5 |
Increasing |
Faster |
4 |
|
Backlog of Orders |
53.5 |
53.5 |
0.0 |
Growing |
Same |
3 |
|
OVERALL ECONOMY |
Growing |
Faster |
6 |
|
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The Manufacturing ISM Report On Business is
based on data compiled from purchasing and supply executives
nationwide from companies in the following categories: Food,
Beverage & Tobacco Products; Textile Mills; Apparel, Leather &
Allied Products; Wood Products; Paper Products; Printing &
Related Support Activities; Petroleum & Coal Products;
Chemical Products; Plastics & Rubber Products; Nonmetallic
Mineral Products; Primary Metals; Fabricated Metal Products;
Machinery; Computer & Electronic Products; Electrical
Equipment, Appliances & Components; Transportation Equipment;
Furniture & Related Products; and Miscellaneous Manufacturing
(products such as medical equipment and supplies and office
supplies). A PMI reading above 50 percent indicates that the
manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50 percent
indicates that it is generally declining. For more
information, visit:
http://www.ism.ws/ISMReport/MfgROB.cfm |
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Source: The Institute for Supply
Management, November 2009 |
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