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Category Archives: Cyclical

Foreign Trade - March 2008

11-May-08

International Trade At a Glance

Exports: $148.5 billion billion
Monthly Change: Down $2.9 billion
Imports: $206.7 billion
Monthly Change: Down $7 billion
Trade Deficit: $58.2 billion
Monthly Change: Down $4.1 billion

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Money Supply M1 & M2 - May 8, 2008

09-May-08

Money Supply At a Glance

M1 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $1372.0 billion
M1 4-Week Average: $1364.9 billion
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $3.3 billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $7661.6 billion
M2 4-Week Average: $7673.3 billion
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $510.9 billion

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Wholesale Trade - March 2008

09-May-08

Wholesale Trade At a Glance

Wholesale Sales: $384.3 billion
Monthly Change: Up 1.6%
Year-to-year Change: Up 12.6%
Inventories: $420.8
Monthly Change: Down 0.6%
Inventory Sales Ratio: 1.09

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Pending Home Sales - March 2008

07-May-08

Pending Home Sales At a Glance

Pending Home Sales Index: 83.8
Monthly Change: Down 1%
Yearly Change: Down 20.1%
South Yearly Change: Down 26.7%
Northeast Yearly Change: Down 15.4%
Midwest Yearly Change: Down 22.3%
West Yearly Change: Down 9.5%

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Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey - May 7, 2008

07-May-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 655.4
Change: Up 15.6%
Purchase Index: 381.3
Change: Up 12.1%
Refinance Index: 2273.8
Change: Up 19.3%
4-Week Moving Average: Down 2.6%
30-year Fixed Rate: 5.91% with 1.12 points

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Productivity and Costs - 1st Quarter 2008

07-May-08

Productivity and Employment Costs at a Glance

Business Sector Productivity: Up 1.9%
Nonfarm Business Productivity: Up 2.2%
Manufacturing Productivity: Up 4.1%
Durable Goods Manufacturing Productivity: Up 2.3%
Nondurable Goods Manufacturing Productivity: Up 7.0%
Business Unit Labor Costs: Up 2.2%%

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