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December 31, 2022

 Consumer Economics

Employee Compensation & Benefits

Sustainability Spotlight: In FY2021, Edgewell Personal Care had 0.63 world-class injury rate, had seven of 11 manufacturing sites reduce injuries; Edgewell gave year-end bonus to reward workers amid pandemic, incorporated feedback into company training
Industry Intelligence Inc. (12/29)

Study finds that several companies that employ gig workers in India, including Uber and Amazon, score zero out of 10 on basis of creating fair working conditions; companies failed to provide fair pay, management: Fairwork India, University of Oxford
Indian Technology News (12/28)

Labor Scarcity/Skills Shortage

Opal Australian Paper's Maryvale mill indefinitely ceases production of white paper amid shortage of hardwood timber; court rulings have prohibited state-owned VicForests from logging native trees without adequately surveying for endangered wildlife
ABC News (12/28)

DHL Parcel opens second customer contact center in Rotterdam to attract qualified employees in the Netherlands; over 40 employees have already been recruited for the satellite office of the main office in Arnhem, which employs over 200 workers
Contify Retail News (12/28)

 Leading Indicators

Energy Indicators

US commercial crude oil inventories in week ended Dec. 23 increased by 0.7 million barrels from the previous week to 419.0 million barrels; inventories are about 6% below the five year average for this time of year: EIA
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (12/29)

US average on-highway diesel fuel price in week ended Dec. 26 decreased to US$4.537/gallon from US$4.596/gallon last week; average regular gasoline price decreased to US$3.091/gallon from US$3.120/gallon: EIA
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (12/28)

Employment Statistics & Trends

US unemployment rates in November fell from a year earlier in 235 of 389 metro areas, rose in 133 areas and unchanged in 21 areas; nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 95 metro areas and essentially unchanged in 294 areas: Dept. of Labor
U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) (12/29)

US unemployment insurance claims in week ended Dec. 24 increased by 9,000 to 225,000, four-week moving average decreased by 250 to 221,000; total continued weeks claimed for benefits increased 91,461 to 1.62 million in week ended Dec. 10: Dept. of Labor
U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) (12/29)

Interest Rates

US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.42% as of Dec. 29, up from 6.27% a week ago; 30-year FRM averaged 3.11% a year ago: Freddie Mac
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac) (12/29)

Inflation

Instacart cuts its valuation by an additional 20% to US$10B, the fourth time the company's valuation has shrunk this year, hindered by rising inflation and increasing competition in the sector
Quartz Media Inc. (12/29)

Danish grocery retailers increasingly fearing for survival of local merchants and want action from the federal government, amid high inflation and energy prices
M-Brain Nordic News (12/29)

 Housing/Real Estate

New Homes

LGI Homes announced further expansion into the Richmond, Virginia market with opening of new community, The Meadows at Prince George; community offers one, two-story single-family homes with up to four bedrooms ranging from 1,506 sq. ft. to 2,358 sq. ft.
LGI Homes Inc. (12/29)

Residential Construction & Real Estate

Pending US home sales decreased for the sixth straight month in November, down 4.0% from October to 73.9 on NAR's index, 37.8% lower year-over-year; all four major regions registered monthly decreases
National Association of Realtors (NAR) (12/28)

Seasonally-adjusted US home sales fell 5.5% in November from October, while a typical home sold in 37 days, 26.4% sold above list price; median home-sale price up 2.6% year-over-year to US$393,682 as the number of homes for sale rose 4.6%: Redfin
Redfin Corp. (12/28)

Industrial Construction/Real Estate

US Congress passes Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes US$157.3M for Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project to deepen, widen channel; funding to advance final phase, which begins in 2023 with project to be completed in 2024
CE NAFTA 2.0 Newswire (12/28)

 Corporate Economics

Corporate Management

Masisa sells Argentinian forestry assets to electricity producer Central Puerto for US$70M; some 43,000 hectares of the 72,000 hectares of land are planted with eucalyptus/pine, and Central Puerto sees opportunities linked to carbon credits, bioenergy
CE Noticias Financieras (12/28)

Corporate Finance

Amyris announces $50 million registered direct offering and concurrent private placement
PR Newswire (12/29)

L'Occitane publishes its FY2023 interim report, available in both English and Chinese on the company's website; report features financial highlights, consolidated statements on income, cash flow, changes in equity and other financial information
L'Occitane (12/29)

Small Businesses

Export value of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises through Amazon's e-commerce platform report high growth rate of over 45% last year, according to figures released by Amazon Global Selling
Thai News Service (12/29)

 Macro Data
Latest Value Prev Value Year Ago Value
ADP Non-Farm Private Sector Employment

Thousands   |   Latest: May/22

129,256.10 129,127.87 124,001.26
Unemployment Claims 4-Wk. Avg.

Total, Seasonally Adjusted   |   Latest: 12/24/22

221,000 221,250 221,750
Unemployment Claims, U.S. (NSA)

Total, Not Seasonally Adjusted   |   Latest: 12/24/22

271,590 248,444 257,870
Unemployment Claims, U.S. (SA)

Total, Seasonally Adjusted   |   Latest: 12/24/22

225,000 216,000 211,000
Unemployment Rate, U.S.

%   |   Latest: Nov/22

3.70 3.70 4.20
Treasury Bills: 10-Year, U.S.

%   |   Latest: Nov/22

3.89 3.98 1.56
30-Year FRM

%   |   Latest: 12/29/22

6.42 6.27 3.11
CAD/USD - daily

Real/US$   |   Latest: 12/30/22

0.74 0.74 0.78
Consumer Confidence

Index 1985=100   |   Latest: Dec/22

108.30 101.40 115.80
Leading Indicators

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Latest Energy Updates Latest Value Prev Value Year Ago Value YOY Chg
Crude Oil Spot Price: WTI, Daily

US$/Barrel  |   Latest: 12/30/22

80.51 78.88 76.92 4.67%
Diesel: Gulf Coast Ultra Low Sulfur 2

US$/Gallon  |   Latest: 12/27/22

3.36 3.12 2.31 45.77%
Electricity: Retail Price, Commercial

Cents/KWH  |   Latest: Oct/22

13.04 13.45 11.56 12.8%
Electricity: Retail Price, Industrial

Cents/KWH  |   Latest: Oct/22

8.61 9.34 7.53 14.34%
Natural Gas Spot Price: Henry Hub, Daily

US$/mmBTU  |   Latest: 12/30/22

4.43 4.55 3.60 23.02%
Latest Interest Rates Updates Latest Value Prev Value Year Ago Value YOY Chg
Prime Interest Rate, U.S.

%  |   Latest: Nov/22

6.95 6.25 3.25 113.85%
Treasury Bills: 10-Year, U.S.

%  |   Latest: Nov/22

3.89 3.98 1.56 149.36%
Interactive Bar Chart Image Housing Starts, U.S. Interactive Bar Chart Image Midwest Northeast South West

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Interactive Line Chart Image Construction Spending: Nonresidential Construction Spending: Residential
Latest Employment Updates Latest Value Prev Value Year Ago Value YOY Chg
Consumer Confidence

Index 1985=100  |   Latest: Dec/22

108.30 101.40 115.80 -6.48%
Nonfarm Payroll Monthly Change, U.S.

Thousands  |   Latest: Nov/22

263.00 284.00 647.00 -59.35%
Unemployment Claims, U.S. (SA)

Total, Seasonally Adjusted  |   Latest: 12/24/22

225,000 216,000 211,000 6.64%
Latest Corporate Economics Updates Latest Value Prev Value Year Ago Value YOY Chg
Corporate Profits: After Tax

billions $  |   Latest: Q3

2,543 2,523 2,456 3.52%
Inventories: Total Business

millions US$  |   Latest: Oct/22

2,468,304 2,461,135 2,118,663 16.5%
Manuf: Avg Weekly Hrs, Non-Supervisors

Hours  |   Latest: Nov/22

40.90 41.00 41.40 -1.21%
Manufacturers Orders: Durable

millions US$  |   Latest: Nov/22

270,644 276,419 254,074 6.52%
Manufacturers Orders: Nondurable

millions US$  |   Latest: Oct/22

279,295 276,496 250,368 11.55%
Interactive Line Chart Image Retail Sales: Bldg. & Garden Supplies, SA Retail Sales: Department Stores, SA Retail Sales: Drug Stores, SA Retail Sales: Grocery Stores, SA Retail Sales: Nonstore Retailers SA Retail Sales: WH Clubs & Superstores, SA

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Sources: Industry Intelligence Inc.,Census Bureau

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