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Spirit of Giving: US Charitable Donations Data Through the Lens of Economics
By Alan Beaulieu on December 20, 2023

Americans are a giving people, with total contributions from all sources at $499.3 billion in 2022. Of that total, $319.040 billion come from individuals 1. Individual charitable...

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Interest Rate Decline in 2024
By Brian Beaulieu on December 6, 2023

Latest Inflation Indications The rate of inflation indicated by the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Deflator (PCE Price Deflator) declined to 3.0% with the October data. Excluding...

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3Q23 Real GDP by the Numbers – 3 Takeaways
By Brian Beaulieu on November 2, 2023

While there was good news in the 3Q23 figure, some cracks in the economy’s support are showing. The level of personal consumption expenditures in 3Q23 seems contradictory to news of...

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3Q23 GDP Update
By Brian Beaulieu on October 26, 2023

Real GDP for 3Q23 came in 1.3% above our forecast average. Personal Consumption Expenditures for Household Services fueled much of the growth, followed by consumers buying goods,...

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Inflation Fears
By Alan Beaulieu on September 26, 2023

The headline demanded attention: “Inflation Coming In Hot” with a follow-on sentence about the “largest monthly increase since January” (bold in the original). All in all, the article is...

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Wages and Job Openings Trends Suggest Some Relief for Employers in Tight Labor Market
By ITR Economics on September 19, 2023

Indications of a labor market less skewed to the employee’s favor and more to the employer’s are appearing:

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