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Monthly Archives: February 2008

US Money Supply (M1 & M2) - February 27, 2008

29-Feb-08

Money Supply At a Glance

M1 Seasonally Adjusted: 1364.6 billion
M1 Monthly Change: Up $0.4 billion
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Down $7.3 billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted: 7498.3 billion
M2 Monthly Change: Up $51.2 billion
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $4415.8 billion

Technorati Tags: money supply, Federal Reserve, M1, M2

Jobless Claims - February 27, 2008

29-Feb-08

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 373,000
Change from Last Week: U 19,000
Prior Week Revision: Up 5,000
4-Week Moving Average: 360,500
Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.1%
Insured Unemployment: 2,807,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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Help Wanted Advertising Index - January 2008

29-Feb-08

Help-Wanted Advertising At a Glance

National Index: 21
Prior Month: 22
Prior Year: 31
Regions increasing ad volume: 4
Regions decreasing ad volume: 5
Labor markets increasing ad volume: 41%

Technorati Tags: help, wanted, job, employment, ads, advertising

Durable Goods Orders - January 2008

28-Feb-08

Durable Goods At a Glance

New Orders: $212.8 billion
New Orders Change: Down 5.3%
Shipments Change: Up 1.8%%
Unfilled Orders Change: Up 0.6%
Inventory Change: up 0.6%
Nondefense Capital Goods Change: Down 8.1%

Technorati Tags: durable goods, manufacturers, orders, inventories

Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey - February 27, 2008

28-Feb-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 665.1
Change: Down 19.2%
Purchase Index: 358.2
Change: Up 0.2%
Refinance Index: 2458.9
Change: Down 30.4%
4-Week Moving Average: Down 9.7%
30-year Fixed Rate: 6.27% with 1.15 points

Technorati Tags: mortgages, mortgage, interest, rates, applications, housing market

New Home Sales - January 2008

28-Feb-08

New Home Sales At a Glance

Annual Sales Rate (Seasonally Adjusted): 588,000
Monthly Change: Down 2.8%
Annual Change: Down 33.9%
Median Sales Price: $216,000
Unsold Inventory: 9.9 Months

Technorati Tags: home sales, new residential sales