Quick Overview

• U.S. jobless claims rode 22,000 last week to 378,000.
  

• U.S. leading indicators fell 0.3% in February.
  

• The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's index of manufacturing improved from -24.0 to -17.4.
  

• The U.K.'s retail sales volume rose 1.0% in February,
  

• Canada leading indicators fell 0.3%.
  

• The USDA said there were 11.853 million head of cattle on feed, up 2.2% YoY
  

• The USDA said frozen pork inventory as of February 29, 2007, was 603 million pounds, up 25% YoY.
  

• The USDA said that there were 942 million pounds of frozen orange juice concentrate in storage, up 25% YoY.