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8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. JAN. TRADE GAP WITH CHINA $17.9 BLN
8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. DEC. TRADE GAP REV $65.1 BLN VS $65.7 PREV EST
8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. JAN. TRADE GAP ABOVE CONSENSUS OF $66.4 BLN
8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. JAN. TRADE GAP WIDENS 5.3% TO RECORD $68.5 BLN
8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE 8,000 TO 303,000
8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. 4-WEEK AVG. INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS UP 6,250 TO 293,500
8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. CONTINUING JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE TO 2.51 MLN
ECONOMIC REPORT: U.S. trade gap widens again in Jan.; Deficit widens to record $68.5 billion
By Greg Robb, MarketWatch
Last Update: 8:35 AM ET Mar 9, 2006
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. trade deficit continued to expand in January after setting a new annual record in 2005, a government report showed Thursday.
The nation's trade gap widened 5.3% to a new monthly record of $68.5 billion, the Commerce Department said. The previous record was $67.84 billion in October.
Both exports and imports hit new records in January, although imports outpaced goods shipped overseas.
Analysts surveyed by MarketWatch had expected the deficit to increase to $66.4 billion.
Economists say global economic fundamentals are driving the deficit to new heights.
"The trade deficit seems to only get bigger and never recede," said Robert Brusca, chief economist at FAO Economics.
"The reasons are clear, oil prices are up, foreign growth is still relatively weak and U.S. growth is strong. There is no reason to forecast a lower deficit," he said.
The Commerce Department lowered its estimate of the December trade deficit slightly to $65.1 billion from the initial estimate of $65.7 billion.
The deficit for 2005 was revised down to a record of $723.6 billion from the previous estimate of $725.8 billion.
In December, imports rose faster than exports.
Imports increased 3.5% to $182.9 billion. December exports rose 2.5% to $114.4 billion.
Imports of goods alone rose 3.9% to a record $155.1 billion, with large increases coming in industrial supplies including oil, capital goods, auto and auto parts and consumer goods.
Meanwhile, exports of goods alone rose 3.3% to $81.7 billion. The United States exported a record amount of industrial supplies, capital goods and autos.
Exports of civilian aircraft, primarily from Boeing Co (BA) increased in January.
The petroleum deficit widened 3.3% to $22.6 billion in January.
The value of U.S. oil imports rose to $15.72 billion in January from $15.50 billion in December. The price of a barrel of oil rose to $51.93 from $49.76.
The quantity of crude imports fell to 302.8 million from 311.5 million in the previous month.
The deficit with China widened to $17.91 billion in January from $15.26 billion in the same month last year. The gap stood at $16.30 billion in December.
The U.S. set a record monthly trade deficit with Canada in January of $8.93 billion.
ECONOMIC REPORT: U.S. jobless claims rise to 303,000
By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch
Last Update: 8:33 AM ET Mar 9, 2006
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Initial applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose by 8,000 to 303,000 in the week ending March 4, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Such claims had been below 300,000 for seven weeks in a row for the first time since the summer of 2000.
The number of people collecting unemployment benefits rose by 29,000 to 2.50 million in the week ending Feb. 25. It's up from the five-year revised low of 2.47 million for the prior week.
The four-week average of new claims rose by 6,250 to 293,500. The four-week average smoothes out the data to reduce the impact of one-time events such as storms or holidays.
Economists expected a slight drop in initial claims to about 293,000, according to the MarketWatch survey.
The four-week average of continuing claims dropped by 11,500 to a five-year low of 2.49 million for the week ended Feb. 25. The number of continuing claims peaked at 3.75 million in May 2003.
The insured unemployment rate remained at 1.9% in the latest week.
While initial claims represent job losses, continuing claims show how difficult it is for displaced workers to find new jobs.
With the unemployment rate at a cyclical low of 4.7%, Federal Reserve officials are concerned that tight labor markets will translate into higher wages and thus into higher prices for almost everything.
The Fed is expected to raise overnight interest rates by a quarter-percentage point to 4.75% at its March 28, meeting and perhaps again at the May 10 meeting.
Critics of further Fed tightening say that the low unemployment rate masks considerable slack in the labor market, with the employment participation rate stuck at 66% -- more than 1 percentage point below the pre-recession peak.
The Labor Department will report the February nonfarm-payroll data on Friday.
Economists expect nonfarm payrolls to grow about 195,000 in February, about the same as the 193,000 increase in January. They expect some payback in February from the warm January weather, but believe underlying fundamentals in the market will keep employment gains robust.
New filings in this range are consistent with steady job growth of 200,000 or more per month, economists say. Jobless claims represent only one piece of the employment puzzle: layoffs. New hires are picked up only the monthly jobs report.
8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. DEC. TRADE GAP REV $65.1 BLN VS $65.7 PREV EST
8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. JAN. TRADE GAP ABOVE CONSENSUS OF $66.4 BLN
8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. JAN. TRADE GAP WIDENS 5.3% TO RECORD $68.5 BLN
8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE 8,000 TO 303,000
8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. 4-WEEK AVG. INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS UP 6,250 TO 293,500
8:30 AM ET 3/9/06 U.S. CONTINUING JOBLESS CLAIMS RISE TO 2.51 MLN
ECONOMIC REPORT: U.S. trade gap widens again in Jan.; Deficit widens to record $68.5 billion
By Greg Robb, MarketWatch
Last Update: 8:35 AM ET Mar 9, 2006
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. trade deficit continued to expand in January after setting a new annual record in 2005, a government report showed Thursday.
The nation's trade gap widened 5.3% to a new monthly record of $68.5 billion, the Commerce Department said. The previous record was $67.84 billion in October.
Both exports and imports hit new records in January, although imports outpaced goods shipped overseas.
Analysts surveyed by MarketWatch had expected the deficit to increase to $66.4 billion.
Economists say global economic fundamentals are driving the deficit to new heights.
"The trade deficit seems to only get bigger and never recede," said Robert Brusca, chief economist at FAO Economics.
"The reasons are clear, oil prices are up, foreign growth is still relatively weak and U.S. growth is strong. There is no reason to forecast a lower deficit," he said.
The Commerce Department lowered its estimate of the December trade deficit slightly to $65.1 billion from the initial estimate of $65.7 billion.
The deficit for 2005 was revised down to a record of $723.6 billion from the previous estimate of $725.8 billion.
In December, imports rose faster than exports.
Imports increased 3.5% to $182.9 billion. December exports rose 2.5% to $114.4 billion.
Imports of goods alone rose 3.9% to a record $155.1 billion, with large increases coming in industrial supplies including oil, capital goods, auto and auto parts and consumer goods.
Meanwhile, exports of goods alone rose 3.3% to $81.7 billion. The United States exported a record amount of industrial supplies, capital goods and autos.
Exports of civilian aircraft, primarily from Boeing Co (BA) increased in January.
The petroleum deficit widened 3.3% to $22.6 billion in January.
The value of U.S. oil imports rose to $15.72 billion in January from $15.50 billion in December. The price of a barrel of oil rose to $51.93 from $49.76.
The quantity of crude imports fell to 302.8 million from 311.5 million in the previous month.
The deficit with China widened to $17.91 billion in January from $15.26 billion in the same month last year. The gap stood at $16.30 billion in December.
The U.S. set a record monthly trade deficit with Canada in January of $8.93 billion.
ECONOMIC REPORT: U.S. jobless claims rise to 303,000
By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch
Last Update: 8:33 AM ET Mar 9, 2006
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Initial applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose by 8,000 to 303,000 in the week ending March 4, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Such claims had been below 300,000 for seven weeks in a row for the first time since the summer of 2000.
The number of people collecting unemployment benefits rose by 29,000 to 2.50 million in the week ending Feb. 25. It's up from the five-year revised low of 2.47 million for the prior week.
The four-week average of new claims rose by 6,250 to 293,500. The four-week average smoothes out the data to reduce the impact of one-time events such as storms or holidays.
Economists expected a slight drop in initial claims to about 293,000, according to the MarketWatch survey.
The four-week average of continuing claims dropped by 11,500 to a five-year low of 2.49 million for the week ended Feb. 25. The number of continuing claims peaked at 3.75 million in May 2003.
The insured unemployment rate remained at 1.9% in the latest week.
While initial claims represent job losses, continuing claims show how difficult it is for displaced workers to find new jobs.
With the unemployment rate at a cyclical low of 4.7%, Federal Reserve officials are concerned that tight labor markets will translate into higher wages and thus into higher prices for almost everything.
The Fed is expected to raise overnight interest rates by a quarter-percentage point to 4.75% at its March 28, meeting and perhaps again at the May 10 meeting.
Critics of further Fed tightening say that the low unemployment rate masks considerable slack in the labor market, with the employment participation rate stuck at 66% -- more than 1 percentage point below the pre-recession peak.
The Labor Department will report the February nonfarm-payroll data on Friday.
Economists expect nonfarm payrolls to grow about 195,000 in February, about the same as the 193,000 increase in January. They expect some payback in February from the warm January weather, but believe underlying fundamentals in the market will keep employment gains robust.
New filings in this range are consistent with steady job growth of 200,000 or more per month, economists say. Jobless claims represent only one piece of the employment puzzle: layoffs. New hires are picked up only the monthly jobs report.
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