Aquatics Magazine Readers Vote Heat Siphons with New Temperature Probe Most Valuable Product for 2017
by Bill Bernardi - April 17, 2017
Posted - Los Angeles, CA
We are proud and pleased to publish the following letter received from the Editor-In-Chief of Aquatics International Pool & Spa News:
"Dear Bill,
Each year the readers of Aquatics International select the 25 Most Valuable Products (MVP) from those featured in the January 2017 New Products Issue.
I’m happy to inform you that your product, Pool Heat Pump Models w/new thermometers, made this year’s MVP list.
As one of the MVPs, your product will appear in a four-color editorial of reader-selected Most Valuable Products, which is scheduled to run in our June digital edition.
Again, congratulations! "
Joanne McClain
Editor-in-Chief
Aquatics International Pool & Spa News
www.aquaticsintl.com
www.poolspanews.com
Unemployment Rate Dropped to 4.5%, its Lowest Level since May 2007.
By Ben Leubsdorf- Wall Street Journal
Wednesday April 7, 2017
U.S. nonfarm employers added a seasonally adjusted 98,000 jobs in March, well below economists’ expectations for an increase of 175,000. But the unemployment rate dropped to 4.5%, its lowest level since May 2007.
Here are early reactions from economists and analysts to Friday’s report:
“Headline unemployment fell, but perhaps more importantly so did underemployment—from 9.2% in February to 8.9% in March. … This means fewer people are working part-time for economic reasons.” —Megan Greene, John Hancock Asset Management
“Even before the latest drop, unemployment appeared to be low enough already to put upward pressure on wage gains.” —Jim O’Sullivan, High Frequency Economics
and from Fox News
“Healthy gains in employment, real disposable income, and household wealth will continue to fuel consumer spending,” Chris Christopher IHS Markit
Consumer Confidence Nears All-time High set in 1999
On Thursday (April 13,2017) , the University of Michigan released an update on its consumer sentiment gauge, which rose 10% from the same period last year, and notched a 1.1% gain from March to early April as the current economic conditions index hit its highest level since 2000, nearly reaching an all-time high set in 1999.
Preliminary Results for April 2017
|
Apr |
Mar |
Apr |
M-M |
Y-Y |
|
2017 |
2017 |
2016 |
Change |
Change |
Index of Consumer Sentiment |
98.0 |
96.9 |
89.0 |
+1.1% |
+10.1% |
Current Economic Conditions |
115.2 |
113.2 |
106.7 |
+1.8% |
+8.0% |
Index of Consumer Expectations |
86.9 |
86.5 |
77.6 |
+0.5% |
+12.0% |
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