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Monthly Archives: August 2008

Money Supply (M1 and M2) – August 21, 2008

22-Aug-08

Money Supply At a Glance

M1 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $1401.0 billion
M1 4-Week Average: $1405.4 billion
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $32.7 billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $7726.2 billion
M2 4-Week Average: $7728.1 billion
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $450.6 billion

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

Jobless Claims – August 21, 2008

21-Aug-08

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 432,000
Change from Last Week: Down 13,000
4-Week Moving Average: 445,750
Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.5%
Insured Unemployment: 3,362,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey – August 20, 2008

20-Aug-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 419.3
Change: Down 1.5%
Purchase Index: 314.0
Change: Down 0.4%
Refinance Index: 1034.5
Change: Down 3.7%
4-Week Moving Average: Down 4.0%
30-year Fixed Rate: 6.47% with 1.10 points

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

State Street Investor Confidence Index – August 2008

19-Aug-08

Investor Confidence At a Glance
Note: There were large revisions to the June index.

Global Index: 77.2
Monthly Change: Down 6.8
Year-to-year Change: Down 22.4
North America Index: 85.8
Monthly Change: Down 8.1
Europe Index: 77.3
Monthly Change: Down 3
Asia Index: 88.9
Monthly Change: Up 4.6

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Producer Price Index – July 2008

19-Aug-08

Producer Price Index At a Glance

Finished Goods Index: Up 1.2%
Finished Goods Core: Up 0.7%
Finished Goods Annual Change: Up 9.8%
Finished Goods Energy: Up 3.1%
Finished Goods Food: Up 0.3%
Intermediate Goods Index: Up 2.7%
Crude Goods Index: Up 4.2%

Technorati Tags: PPI, inflation, Producer, Price, Index

Housing Starts – July 2008

19-Aug-08

Housing Starts At a Glance
Seasonally Adjusted

Housing Starts: 965,000
Monthly Change: Down 11%
Year-to-year Change: Down 29.6%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 2.9%
Housing Completions: 1,035,000
Monthly Change: Down 8.7%
Year-to-year Change: Down 31.7%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 7.2%
Building Permits: 937,000
Monthly Change: Down 17.7%
Year-to-year Change: Down 32.4%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 5.2%

Technorati Tags: housing starts, new residential construction, residential construction, home construction