Economic indicators

The federal government ran an $90.2 billion deficit in June, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.

Initial claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits fell by 3,000 to 247,000 in the July 8 week, about what was expected.

Business inflation ended up on the barely positive side in June as food prices — mostly for holiday boosted meats — counterbalanced the drop in gasoline.

All 12 Federal Reserve Districts saw economic growth in June, the Beige Book, released Wednesday indicated.

Labor market “activity decreased and momentum remained high in June,” as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) dropped to 0.33 in June from 0.50 in May, according to the Bank.

The value of wholesale inventories rose 0.4% in May, an upward adjustment from the 0.3% gain estimated in the advance estimate, while wholesale sales fell 0.5%, their largest decline since July, data released Tuesday by the U.S. Commerce Department showed.

Small business owners’ optimism fell in June, as did hiring plans, according to the National Federation of Independent Business' monthly Small Business Optimism index published Tuesday.

Consumer credit increased by $18.5 billion in May to $3.842 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.

Consumers’ inflation expectations fell in the short-term, but rose over a longer period, according to the June Survey of Consumer Expectations, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Monday.

The Federal Reserve’s Labor Market Conditions Index, a compilation of 19 labor market measures, dropped 1.8 points in June to 1.5, following a 0.5-point decline in May.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) slid to 133.07 in June from a downwardly revised 133.32 in May, the group announced Monday.

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $3.760 billion in April to a total of $249.587 billion, the Bureau of the Public Debt reported Friday.

U.S. inflationary pressures were up slightly in June, according to data released Friday morning by the Economic Cycle Research Institute.

Non-farm payrolls grew at a quicker pace in June, while the jobless rate ticked up.

The U.S. services sector expanded in June, the Institute for Supply Management reported Wednesday.

The U.S. international trade gap narrowed in May to $46.5 billion, very close to the $46.3 billion gap expected and following a roughly unrevised $47.6 billion gap in April.

Initial claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits rose by 4,000 to 248,000 in the July 1 week, slightly ahead of the 245,000 level expected, data released by the Labor Department Thursday showed.

Private-sector employment increased by 158,000 in June, on a seasonally adjusted basis, ADP estimated Thursday.

About 4,763,400 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in June, a decrease of 45,800 from May, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.

The value of new factory orders fell by 0.8% in May, larger than the 0.6% decline expected, data released by the Commerce Department Wednesday morning showed.