October 2016 Annual Inflation Firmed by Another 0.1% to 0.2%, with
CPI-U at 1.6%, CPI-W at 1.4% and ShadowStats at 9.3%

Census Bureau Produced Nonsensical Housing and Retail Sales Gains

26% Monthly Surge in October Housing Starts Reflected Extreme
Reporting Instability/Volatility Last Seen at Depths of 1980 Recession

Smoothed Housing Starts and Permits Held in Non-Recovering, Low-Level Stagnation;
Activity Down Respectively by 42% (-42%) and 46% (-46%) from Pre-Recession Peaks

Inflation-Adjusted Real Retail Sales Gained 0.47%, Bloated by and Against a
Not-Credible 0.82% Monthly Surge in Nominal October Sales

October Real Earnings Fell for Third Straight Month,
Down in Six of Last Seven Months

Post-Election Dollar Rally Began Before the First Voting

Dollar Doom Is Likely in 2017
Due to a Dysfunctional and Deceptive Federal Reserve