Tag: August
Fed’s favored inflation gauge accelerates slightly in August
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge accelerated slightly in August from a year earlier.
The Commerce Department reported Friday that its personal...
August 4.6% jobless rate in R.I. second highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – The August unemployment rate of 4.6% in Rhode Island was the second highest in New England behind Massachusetts and above the national...
R.I.’s median home price rises to $510K in August
WARWICK – The median sale price of single-family homes in Rhode Island continued to climb in August, rising 4% from a year earlier to...
R.I. monthly unemployment drops to 4.6% in August
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 4.6%, down from 4.8% in July, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
Median home price in Bristol County, Mass., up to $550K in...
PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., increased to $550,000 in August, rising 10% from the same month...
Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs...
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald...
Prices in the U.S. supply line before they hit consumers unexpectedly...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. producer prices fell unexpectedly last month, dropping 0.1% from July.
The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index –...
Consumer confidence dips with jobs, tariffs and high prices driving most...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans’ view of the U.S. economy declined modestly in August as anxiety over a weakening job market grew for the eighth straight...
Mount Hope Bridge closing temporarily in August for resurfacing
BRISTOL – The Mount Hope Bridge will close temporarily for several days in August for resurfacing, weather permitting, according to the R.I. Turnpike and...
Lardaro: R.I.’s economy accelerated in August
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy showed strength in August, accelerating year over year, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Friday in his...
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