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Monthly Archives: May 2008

Help Wanted Advertising Index - April 2008

29-May-08

Help-Wanted Advertising At a Glance

National Index: 19
Prior Month: 19
Prior Year: 29
Regions increasing ad volume: 0
Regions decreasing ad volume: 9
Labor markets increasing ad volume: 35%

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

Money Supply M1 & M2 - May 29, 2008

29-May-08

Money Supply At a Glance

M1 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $1367.6 billion
M1 4-Week Average: $1365.6 billion
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Down $7.9 billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $7676.7 billion
M2 4-Week Average: $7668.7 billion
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $471.5 billion

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

Jobless Claims - May 29, 2008

29-May-08

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 372,000
Change from Last Week: Up 4,000
4-Week Moving Average: 370,500
Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.3%
Insured Unemployment: 3,104,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
Technorati Tags: jobless, unemployment, claims

Gross Domestic Product (Preliminary) - 1st Quarter 2008

29-May-08

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) At a Glance
4th Quarter Advance Estimate

Real Annual Growth Rate: 0.9%
Previous Quarter Rate: 0.6%
Current Dollar GDP Growth: 3.5%
GDP Implicit Price Deflator:2.6%

Technorati Tags: Gross Domestic Product, GDP, GNP

Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey - May 28, 2008

29-May-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 593.3
Change: Down 4.6%
Purchase Index: 352.7
Change: Up 0.1%
Refinance Index: 2013.5
Change: Down 8.9%
4-Week Moving Average: Up 1%
30-year Fixed Rate: 5.96% with 1.11 points

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

Durable Goods Orders - April 2008

29-May-08

Durable Goods At a Glance

New Orders: $214.4 billion
New Orders Change: Down 0.5%
Shipments Change: Up 1.2%
Unfilled Orders Change: Up 1%
Inventory Change: up 0.5%
Nondefense Capital Goods Change: Down 1.4%%

Technorati Tags: durable goods, manufacturers, orders, inventories