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Employment in the U.S. increased by much more than anticipated in the month of May, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Friday. The report said non-farm payroll employment jumped by 280,000 jobs in May compared to economist estimates for an increase of about 225,000 jobs.

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Consumer credit in the U.S. showed another significant increase in the month of April, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve on Friday.

The report said consumer credit surged up by $20.5 billion in April after jumping by an upwardly revised $21.3 billion in March.

Economists had expected credit to climb by about $16.5 billion compared to the $20.5 billion increase originally reported for the previous month.

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Partly reflecting a notable increase in retail inventories, the Commerce Department released a report on Thursday showing that U.S. business inventories rose by more than expected in April.

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In another upbeat sign for the U.S. labor market, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a bigger than expected decrease in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended June 13th.

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Confirming the outlook for more economic expansion in the second half of the year, the Conference Board released a report on Thursday showing another notable increase by its index of leading U.S. economic indicators.

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Manufacturing conditions in the Philadelphia region have improved in June, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Thursday. The Philly Fed said its diffusion index of current activity jumped to 15.2 in June from 6.7 in May.

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Existing home sales in the U.S. increased by more than expected in the month of May, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors on Monday, with sales jumping to their highest level in nearly six years.

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After reporting a sharp jump in U.S. new home sales in the previous month, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing that new home sales saw further upside in May to reach their highest level in over seven years.

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After reporting a modest improvement in U.S. consumer confidence in the previous month, the Conference Board released a report on Tuesday showing that its consumer confidence index increased by much more than expected in June.

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New orders for U.S. manufactured goods fell by much more than expected in the month of May, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday. The report said factory orders fell by 1.0 percent in May following a revised 0.7 percent decrease in April.

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