Help-Wanted Advertising At a Glance
National Index: 25
Prior Month: 26
Prior Year: 31
Regions increasing ad volume: 0
Regions decreasing ad volume: 9
Labor markets increasing ad volume: 49%
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2nd Quarter GDP Advance Estimate At a Glance
Real Annual Growth Rate: 4.0%
Previous Quarter Rate: 0.6%
Current Dollar GDP Growth: 6.7%
GDP Implicit Price Deflator: 2.7%
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Jobless Claims At a Glance
Initial Claims: 334,000
Change from Last Week: Up 9,000
4-Week Moving Average: 324,500
Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.0%
Insured Unemployment: 2,579,000
All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Market Composite Index: 615.2
Change: Down 4.0%
Purchase Index: 424
Change: Down 4%
Refinance Index: 1729.6
Change: Down 4.2%
4-Week Moving Average: Up 0.3%%
30-year Fixed Rate: 6.41% with 1.48 points
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Federal Open Market Committee Minutes
At a Glance
Federal Funds Rate: 5.25%
Change: Unchanged
Discount Rate: 6.25%*
Change: Unchanged
Predominant Concern: Inflation*
*Note however that the Committee took the unusual action ten days later on August 17, 2007 of lowering the discount rate 50-basis points (0.5%) between meetings and issued a statement that “the downside risks to growth have increased appreciably.”
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Consumer Confidence At a Glance
Consumer Confidence Index: 105.0
Monthly Change: Down 6.9
Present Situation Index: 130
Monthly Change: Down 8.3
Expectations Index: 88.2
Monthly Change: Down 12.2
1985=100
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