Weekly Chemistry and Economic Trends (July 15, 2022)
9.1%
Consumer Prices (Y/Y)
18.3%
Chemical Producer Prices (Y/Y)
0.3%
Chemical Production (M/M)
MACROECONOMY & END-USE MARKETS
Running tab of macro indicators: 11 out of 20
The number of new jobless claims rose by 9,000 to 244,000 during the week ending 9 July. Continued claims fell (by 41,000) to 1.33 million for the week ending 2 July. The insured unemployment rate for the week ending July 2 was 0.9%, slightly lower than the prior week (1.0%).
Headline retail and food services sales rose 1.0% in June and were up 8.4%…
