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With an increase in wholesale inventories partly offset by a drop in retail inventories, the Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing that U.S. business inventories rose by slightly less than expected in November.

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Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia area grew at a notably slower pace in the month of January, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Thursday.

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Reflecting another sharp drop in energy prices, the Labor Department released a report on Friday showing that U.S. consumer prices saw their biggest drop in six years in the month of December.

The Labor Department said its consumer price index fell by 0.4 percent in December following a 0.3 percent decrease in November.

While the drop in prices came in line with economist estimates, it reflected the biggest monthly decrease since December of 2008.

The continued drop in consumer prices was largely due to another sharp decline in energy prices, which plummeted by 4.7 percent in December after tumbling by 3.8 percent in November.

Gasoline prices led the way lower, plunging by 9.4 percent, although prices for fuel oil also showed a notable 7.8 percent drop.

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Homebuilder confidence in the U.S. has seen a modest deterioration in the month of January, according to a report released by the National Association of Home Builders on Tuesday.

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New residential construction in the U.S. saw a significant increase in the month of December, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday, with housing starts nearly offsetting the drop seen in the previous month.

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Annual home price growth in major metropolitan areas continued to slow in the month of November, according to a report released by Standard & Poor's on Tuesday.

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New orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods unexpectedly showed a substantial decrease in the month of December, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday, with the drop partly due to a sharp decline in orders for transportation equipment.

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Partly reflecting fewer homes available for sale and a slight acceleration in prices, the National Association of Realtors released a report on Thursday unexpectedly showing a sharp drop in U.S. pending home sales in the month of December.

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While the Commerce Department released a report on Monday showing a rebound by U.S. construction spending in the month of December, the pace of spending growth fell short of economist estimates.

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Partly reflecting problems caused by a West Coast dock slowdown, the Institute for Supply Management released a report on Monday showing that U.S. manufacturing activity grew at a slower than expected pace in the month of January.

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