Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Quick Overview

  • The number of orders placed with U.S. factories rose 1% to $400.5 billion in June, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

  • Personal spending jumped in June by 0.8% as consumers bought more automobiles.

  • U.S. personal incomes in June were up 0.5%, better than expected.

  • The fatality rate on the nation’s highways in 2004 was the lowest since record-keeping began 30 years ago, and while passenger vehicle deaths dropped, fatalities from large truck crashes increased slightly, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday.

  • June's unemployment rate remained at 8.7% in the Euro zone and at 8.8% in the EU-25.

  • Retail sales in Australia were up 1.3% in June, stronger than expected – the biggest increase in two years.

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