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Behind the Numbers: PCE Inflation Update, October 2022
The headline, or all-items, PCE price index rose an annualized 4.1 percent in October after increasing an annualized 4.2 percent in September.
December 1, 2022
San Antonio Economic Indicators
In October, the San Antonio economy experienced wage and job growth. The unemployment rate increased slightly due to an increase in the labor force.
November 30, 2022
Eleventh District Beige Book
Modest growth continued in the Eleventh District economy. Expansion in manufacturing eased slightly while service sector growth ticked up.
November 30, 2022
Texas Service Sector Growth Moderates in November
Activity in the Texas service sector increased at a slower pace in November, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey.
November 29, 2022
Migration to Texas Fills Critical Gaps in Workforce, Human Capital
Continuing to retain working-age Texans and attract new ones from around the country and abroad is vital to maintaining the state’s workforce—its human capital—as baby boomers retire and birth rates decline.
November 29, 2022
Texas Economic Indicators
Texas economic growth eased in October. Texas payroll gains moderated and the unemployment rate remained unchanged.
November 28, 2022
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Growth in Texas factory activity receded in November, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.
November 28, 2022
El Paso Economic Indicators
El Paso payroll jobs grew moderately in October. Job postings and unemployment levels stabilized both locally and across the nation.
November 25, 2022
Macroeconomic Responses to Uncertainty Shocks: The Perils of Recursive Orderings
A common practice in empirical macroeconomics is to examine alternative recursive orderings of the variables in structural vector autoregressive (VAR) models. If the responses look similar, they are considered trustworthy. If not, the estimates are often used to bound the true response. This paper proves by counterexample that this practice is invalid in general.
November 23, 2022
Mexico’s economy grows for fourth straight quarter; outlook improves
Mexico’s GDP grew at an annualized 4.1 percent in third quarter 2022, an increase from the second quarter’s growth of 3.7 percent and above analysts’ expectations. Nevertheless, inflation and the looming risk of a U.S. recession remain headwinds for the Mexican economy.
November 23, 2022