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Monthly Archives: May 2008

Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey – May 21, 2008

22-May-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 621.6
Change: Down 7.8%
Purchase Index: 352.5
Change: Down 6.9%
Refinance Index: 2210.5
Change: Down 8.7%
4-Week Moving Average: Down 0.6%
30-year Fixed Rate: 5.9% with 1.12 points

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Producer Price Index (PPI) – April 2008

21-May-08

Producer Price Index At a Glance

Finished Goods Index: Up 0.2%
Finished Goods Core: Up 0.4%
Finished Goods Annual Change: Up 6.5%
Finished Goods Energy: Down 0.2%
Finished Goods Food: Unchanged
Intermediate Goods Index: Up 0.9%
Crude Goods Index: Up 3.2%

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State Street investor Confidence – May 2008

21-May-08

Investor Confidence At a Glance

Global Index: 81
Monthly Change: Up 8.7
Year-to-year Change: Down 11
North America Index: 85
Monthly Change: Up 8
Europe Index: 76.3
Monthly Change: Down 0.5
Asia Index: 86.4
Monthly Change: Up 0.2

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Leading Index, Coincident Index, Lagging Index (US) – April 2008

20-May-08

Conference Board Leading, Coincident and Lagging Indicators At a Glance:

Leading Index: Up 0.1%
Coincident Index: Unchanged
Lagging Index: Up 0.1%
Improved Leading Indicators: 6
Unchanged Leading Indicators: 1
Worsened Leading Indicators: 3
Improved Coincident Indicators: 2
Unchanged Coincident Indicators: 0
Worsened Coincident Indicators: 2

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Housing Market Index – May 2008

16-May-08

Housing Market Index At a Glance

Current Month Index: 19
Monthly Change: Down 1
Current 1-Family Sales Index: 17
Monthly Change: Down 1
Sales Expectations Index: 27
Monthly Change: Down 3
Buyer Traffic Index: 17
Monthly Change: Down 2
South Regional: 24
West Regional: 17
Northeast Regional: 22
Midwest Regional: 15

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Money Supply M1 & M2 – May 15, 2008

16-May-08

Money Supply At a Glance

M1 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $1368.0 billion
M1 4-Week Average: $1369.1 billion
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Down $7.5billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $7677.0 billion
M2 4-Week Average: $7666.8.3 billion
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $471.8 billion

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