A snapshot of the U.S. economy for the last six months.
Document Highlights
- Signal49 Research expects real consumer spending to increase by 3.1 per cent this year, down from anticipated growth of 3.6 per cent in 2004.
- Consumer confidence surged from 92.6 in November to 102.3 in December.
- The economy created 157,000 new positions in December, while November’s net gains were revised up from 112,000 to 137,000.
