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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Consumer Confidence Index – September 2008

28-Oct-08

Consumer Confidence At a Glance

Consumer Confidence Index: 38
Monthly Change: Down 23.4
Present Situation Index: 41.9
Monthly Change: Down 19.2
Expectations Index: 35.5
Monthly Change: Down 26

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New Home Sales – September 2008

28-Oct-08

New Home Sales At a Glance

Annual Sales Rate (Seasonally Adjusted): 464,000
Monthly Change: Up 2.7%
Annual Change: Down 33.1%
Median Sales Price: $218,400
Monthly change: Down $3,500
Unsold Inventory: 10.4 months

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Existing Home Sales – September 2008

25-Oct-08

Existing Home Sales At a Glance

Total Existing Home Sales Annual Rate: 5.18 million
Monthly Change: Up 5.5%
Year-to-year Change: Up 1.4%
Median home price: $191,600
Monthly Change: Down $11,500

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Money Supply – October 23, 2008

23-Oct-08

Money Supply At a Glance

M1 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $1453.8 billion
M1 4-Week Average: $1477.4 billion
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $84.7 billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $7769.3 billion
M2 4-Week Average: $7855.1 billion
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $440.7 billion

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Jobless Claims – October 23, 2008

23-Oct-08

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 478,000
Change from Last Week: Up 15,000
4-Week Moving Average: 480,250
Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.8%
Insured Unemployment: 3,720,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey – October 23, 2008

23-Oct-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 408.1
Change: Down 16.6%
Purchase Index: 279.3
Change: Down 10.9%
Refinance Index: 1158.8
Change: Down 23.5%
4-Week Moving Average: Down 9.2%
30-year Fixed Rate: 6.28% with 1.09 points

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