While the U.S. economy continues to expand, the pace of growth has slowed in the past month or two. Industrial production was flat in March for the second month in a row, with manufacturing production and capacity utilization down slightly. Some sectors saw growth in March – including motor vehicles, computers, machinery and chemicals – but most of the durable and nondurable goods sectors pulled back on activity in the month. Reports from the New York and Philadelphia Federal Reserve Banks backed this up, with both surveys showing weaker-than-expected growth in manufacturing activity.
The housing market also experienced some easing, with new residential construction down 5.8 percent. This was mainly due to reduced multi-family housing starts, and it is safe to say that some of the additional activity in previous months was facilitated by warm weather. The long-term trend, however, remains positive, and the fact that building permits were significantly higher (up 4.5 percent, mostly on multi-family units) is an encouraging sign for the future. I still anticipate that housing starts will gradually increase as the year progresses.
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This user-friendly web application will save time and simplify the reporting process. The main features of the system are:
·Employees are saved from report to report! You must only add/delete if necessary and update wages;
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·If inactive, request account activation online;
·Submit changes to account information online; and
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