DATA DIGest Newsletter Reports Housing Starts Soared in September
September housing starts and permits soar, but the outlook dims for factory, warehouse and utility construction, according to DATA DIGest newsletter.
The DATA DIGest, Oct. 14-18
The consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) rose by a moderate 0.2%, seasonally adjusted, in September and a mere 1.5% over the September 2001 level, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported. The "core rate," omitting food and energy costs, inched up by 0.1% for the month and 2.2% for the past 12 months, one of the slowest rates since 1965.