Monster Employment Index At a Glance
Index: 159
Monthly Change: Up 2
Year-to-year Change: Down 27 Points
Regions Growing: 7
Regions Unchanged: 1
Regions Declining: 1
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Factory Orders At a Glance
New Orders: $465.4 billion
Monthly Change: Up 1.3%
Shipments: $465.3 billion
Monthly Change: Up 2.1%
Inventories: $558.2 billion
Monthly Change: Up 0.5%
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Durable Goods At a Glance
New Orders: $219.3 billion
New Orders Change: Up 1.3%
Shipments Change: Up 2.5%
Unfilled Orders Change: Up 0.8%
Inventory Change: Up 0.8%
Nondefense Capital Goods Change: Up 6.3%
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Housing Starts At a Glance
Seasonally Adjusted
Housing Starts: 965,000
Monthly Change: Down 11%
Year-to-year Change: Down 29.6%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 2.9%
Housing Completions: 1,035,000
Monthly Change: Down 8.7%
Year-to-year Change: Down 31.7%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 7.2%
Building Permits: 937,000
Monthly Change: Down 17.7%
Year-to-year Change: Down 32.4%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 5.2%
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Monthly Sales At a Glance
Total Retail and Food Service Sales: $384.6 billion
Monthly Change: Down 0.1%
Annual Change: Up 2.6%
Retail Sales: Down 0.1%
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International Trade At a Glance
Exports: $164.4 billion
Monthly Change: Up $6.4 billion
Imports: $221.2 billion
Monthly Change: Up $3.9 billion
Trade Deficit: $56.8 billion
Monthly Change: Down $2.4 billion
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