Durable Goods At a Glance
New Orders: $214.5 billion
New Orders Change: Down 0.9%
Shipments Change: Up 0.6%
Unfilled Orders Change: Up 1.0%
Inventory Change: up 0.2%
Nondefense Capital Goods Change: Down 3.1%
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Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally
Market Composite Index: 652.5
Change: Down 4.3%
Purchase Index: 450.1
Change: Up 6.1%
Refinance Index: 1862.9
Change: Down 15.3%
4-Week Moving Average: Down 1.1%
30-year Fixed Rate: 6.09% with 1.07 points
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Beige Book At a Glance
Among Districts, seven reported a slower pace of economic activity while the remainder generally pointed to modest expansion or mixed conditions.
District reports indicated relatively soft retail spending
Manufacturing activity was mixed across subsectors but appeared to be largely stable on balance.
Demand for residential real estate remained quite depressed, with only a few [...]
Existing Home Sales At a Glance
Total Existing Home Sales Annual Rate: 4.9 million
Monthly Change: Down 1.2%
Year-to-year Change: Down 20.6%
Median home price: $207,800
Monthly Change: Down 1.8%
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Consumer Confidence At a Glance
Consumer Confidence Index: 87.3
Monthly Change: Down 7.9
Present Situation Index: 115.4
Monthly Change: Down 2.6
Expectations Index: 68.7
Monthly Change: Down 1.3
1985=100
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Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally
Market Composite Index: 681.7
Change: Down 3.6%
Purchase Index: 424.1
Change: Down 2%
Refinance Index: 2199
Change: Down 5%
4-Week Moving Average: Up 0.9%
30-year Fixed Rate: 6.18% with 1.01 points
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