On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.4% from June to July (seasonally adjusted, after revisions), and sales were up 5.5% from July 2009. Retail sales increased 0.2% ex-autos. Click on graph for larger image in new window. This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales,…
When ‘retail therapy’ becomes the disease
COURTNEY PERRY/DMNFinancial experts say many of us overspend to salve emotional issues. Shopping becomes like a drug. But the debt hangover can last years.
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On a monthly basis, retail sales decreased 1.2% from April to May (seasonally adjusted, after revisions), and sales were up 6.9% from May 2009 (easy comparison). Click on graph for larger image in new window. This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales, seasonally adjusted (total…
From Dina ElBoghdady at the WaPo: Bill would extend home buyers’ deadline for tax credit Home buyers hoping to take advantage of a lucrative federal tax credit would get three extra months to complete their purchases under a proposal introduced in the Senate on Thursday. I’ve wasted enough posts explaining…
The Federal Reserve released the Q1 2010 Flow of Funds report today: Flow of Funds . According to the Fed, household net worth is now off $11.4 Trillion from the peak in 2007, but up $6.3 trillion from the trough in Q1 2009. A majority of the decline in net…
On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.4% from March to April (seasonally adjusted, after revisions), and sales were up 8.8% from April 2009 (easy comparison). Click on graph for larger image in new window. This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales, seasonally adjusted (total…
On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.3% from January to February (seasonally adjusted, after revisions), and sales were up 4.5% from February 2009 (easy comparison). UPDATE: January was revised down sharply. Jan was originally reported at $355.8 billion, an increase of 0.5% from December. February was reported at $355.5…
On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.5% from December to January (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 4.7% from January 2009 (easy comparison). Click on graph for larger image in new window. This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline).…
On a monthly basis, retail sales decreased 0.3% from November to December (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 5.4% from December 2008 (easy comparison). Click on graph for larger image in new window. This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline).…
Press Release: RealtyTrac® year-end report shows record 2.8 million U.S. Properties with foreclosure filings in 2009 (ht Ann) RealtyTrac® … today released its Year-End 2009 Foreclosure Market Report™, which shows a total of 3,957,643 foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled foreclosure auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on…