Chuck McShane
chuckmcshane.bsky.social
Chuck McShane
@chuckmcshane.bsky.social
Commercial real estate and economic development analysis.
Reposted by Chuck McShane
FANTASTIC

ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)

You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have

www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
February 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
CPI hotter than expected back in the 3%s. Energy costs the main driver but looks like the end of core goods deflation, which had been carrying a lot of the weight for cooler inflation but jumped 0.3% in January. Could be calendar effects and/or consumers moving up purchases to get ahead of tariffs
February 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Reposted by Chuck McShane
Red alert for financial markets. Politicize this data and we’re blind on the economy.
NEWS: Sources tell me that DOGE is setting its sights on the Department of Labor next. DOL workers have been ordered to give DOGE access to whatever they ask for—or risk termination.

“We’re supposed to stop everything we’re doing and do whatever the DOGE kids ask… It feels dirty and illegal.”
February 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Reposted by Chuck McShane
I’m watching closely for anything happening inside BLS, Census and the other federal statistical agencies. Know something? Reach out — anonymity guaranteed. Signal: bencasselman.96
February 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Spending per capita in US in 2024 $

2024
Restaurants - $3,443
Food and beverage stores - $2,997

1992
Restaurants - $2,101
Food and beverage stores - $3,260

I knew things had changed but was surprised how much
January 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Giving Bluesky a try after hitting diminishing returns on the other site. Plan to post a mix of commercial real estate, economic development, and urban planning analysis and takes. Please post follow recommendation below!
November 19, 2024 at 1:14 AM