Kathleen Camilli
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Kathleen Camilli
premature talk
It's way too premature to talk about a recovery.
confidence consumer tied
Keep in mind, consumer confidence is tied to your job.
cheaper christmas flow imports large shows
It's a pretty big drop. It shows that we didn't have a large flow of imports and we know anecdotally that those cheaper imports, especially for the Christmas season, are coming.
gently higher housing interest number parts rates showing starts taking toll
On a year-on-year basis, before this number was released, housing starts are down 11 percent. So you can see they've gently rolled over, showing higher interest rates are taking their toll on some parts of the housing industry.