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Reflecting pullbacks in manufacturing and utilities output, the Federal Reserve released a report on Thursday showing that U.S. industrial production fell by more than expected in the month of August. The Fed said industrial production dropped by 0.4 percent in August after climbing by a revised 0.6 percent in July.

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Wholesale prices in the U.S. held steady in the month of August, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand was unchanged in August after falling by 0.4 percent in July.

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With an improvement in consumer expectations offset by a deterioration in views of current economic conditions, the University of Michigan released a report on Friday showing that U.S. consumer sentiment has been unexpectedly flat in September.

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With homebuilders seeing more serious buyers amid rising household incomes, the National Association of Home Builders released a report on Monday showing a jump in U.S. homebuilder confidence in the month of September. The report said the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index surged up to 65 in September from a downwardly revised 59 in August.

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New residential construction in the U.S. pulled back by much more than expected in the month of August, the Commerce Department revealed in a report on Tuesday. The report said housing starts tumbled by 5.8 percent to an annual rate of 1.142 million in August from the revised July estimate of 1.212 million.

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A reading on leading U.S. economic indicators unexpectedly saw a modest decrease in the month of August, the Conference Board revealed in a report on Thursday. The Conference Board said its leading economic index edged down by 0.2 percent in August after climbing by an upwardly revised 0.5 percent in July.

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With an increase in orders for transportation equipment offset by decreases in orders for other manufactured goods, the Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing that new orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods came in flat in August.

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After reporting a jump in U.S. pending home sales in the previous month, the National Association of Realtors released a report on Thursday showing a sharp pullback in pending home sales in the month of August. NAR said its pending home sales index tumbled by 2.4 percent to 108.5 in August after surging up by 1.2 percent to a revised 111.2 in July.

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After initially reporting no change in U.S. consumer sentiment in the month of September, the University of Michigan released revised data on Friday showing a bigger than expected improvement in consumer sentiment during the month.

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Reflecting a notable acceleration in the pace of production growth, MNI Indicators released a report on Friday showing Chicago-area business activity grew at a much faster than expected rate in the month of September. MNI Indicators said its Chicago business barometer jumped to 54.2 in September from 51.5 in August.

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