Patrick Temple-West

WASHINGTON – Business inventories increased 0.6% in August, while sales crept up 0.1%, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON - Consumer prices inched up 0.1% in September as the core rate was flat for the month but over the last 12 months increased 0.8%, the smallest increase in 49 years, the Labor Department reported today.

WASHINGTON — Initial jobless claims rose by 13,000 filings to a four-week high of 462,000 the week ending Oct. 9, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON — Producer prices rose more than economists expected in September, jumping 0.4% due to higher food prices, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON - Producer prices rose 0.4% in September, higher than expected as food prices increased, the Labor Department reported today.

WASHINGTON - Initial jobless claims increased to 462,000 for the week ending Oct. 9, the highest level in four weeks, due partly to seasonal factors and the Columbus Day holiday, the Labor Department reported today.

WASHINGTON — Import prices fell more than economists expected in September, dropping 0.3% due to lower fuel prices, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

The North Carolina Turnpike Authority will price $275 million of debt Thursday, including $250 million of Build America Bonds, for the Monroe Connector System in a transaction that illustrates how some issuers are jockeying for pricing position ahead of the BAB program’s scheduled expiration.

WASHINGTON — Import prices fell 0.3% in September as fuel prices declined, the Labor Department reported today.

WASHINGTON — Virginia is preparing to competitively issue $168.4 million of general obligations bonds for seven universities at a time when the Pentagon’s proposal to close a major military base in the Hampton Roads area is raising concerns about the state’s credit.

WASHINGTON — Wholesale inventories rose 0.8% in August and sales grew 0.5%, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON — Total nonfarm payrolls fell more than economists expected in September, declining by 95,000 jobs as cash-strapped state and local governments cut headcounts by the most in 28 years, the Labor Department reported Friday.

WASHINGTON — Wholesale inventories increased 0.8% in August, the Commerce Department reported today.

WASHINGTON - Private nonfarm payrolls increased by 64,000 in September while total nonfarm payrolls fell 95,000 due to the Census drawdown and the largest monthly decline local government payrolls in 28 years, the Labor Department reported Friday. The unemployment rate remained at 9.6%.

Initial jobless claims fell 11,000 to 445,000 the week ending Oct. 2, the lowest level of initial claims since July, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

WASHINGTON – Consumer credit fell $3.3 billion, or 1.7%, to $2.414 trillion in August, the seventh consecutive monthly decline, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.

WASHINGTON - Initial jobless claims fell 11,000 to 445,000 for the week ending Oct. 2, the second consecutive weekly decline and the lowest level of initial claims since July, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

The secretary of the South Carolina Department of Transportation is recommending a 5.5 cent increase in the state’s gasoline tax, which is among the lowest in the country.

WASHINGTON — The Virginia College Building Authority expects on Tuesday to competitively price $337.5 million of bonds for higher education projects, beginning a season of heavy issuance for the state.

WASHINGTON — U.S. economic growth in the second quarter was revised upward to a seasonally adjusted 1.7% annual rate from the previous 1.6% estimate, due to stronger inventory and consumer spending, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.