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Category Archives: Consumption

Consumer Credit - December 2008

08-Feb-09

Consumer Credit At a Glance

Total outstanding consumer credit: $2562.3 billion
Total rate of change: Down 3.1%
Revolving rate of change: Down 7.8%
Non-revolving rate of change: Down 0.2%

Technorati Tags: consumer credit, Federal Reserve

Personal Income and Outlays - December 2008

03-Feb-09

Personal Income and Spending At a Glance

Personal Income: Down $25.3 billion
Monthly Change: Down 0.2%
Real Disposable Personal Income: Up 0.3%
Personal Spending (Outlays): $10,219.3 billion (annual)
Monthly Change: Down $104 billion

Technorati Tags: personal income, spending, disposable income, real DPI

Existing Home Sales - December 2008

26-Jan-09

Existing Home Sales At a Glance

Total Existing Home Sales Annual Rate: 4.74 million units
Monthly Change: Up 6.5%
Year-to-year Change: Down 3.5%
Median home price: $175,400
Monthly Change: Down $5,900

Technorati Tags: existing home sales, home sales, housing market

Retail Sales - December 2008

18-Jan-09

Monthly Sales At a Glance

Total Retail and Food Service Sales: $343.2 billion
Monthly Change: Down 2.7%
Annual Change: Down 9.8%
Retail Sales: Down 10.8% year to year
Gasoline station sales: Down 35% year to year

Technorati Tags: retail, sales

Consumer Credit - November 2008

08-Jan-09

Consumer Credit At a Glance

Total outstanding consumer credit: $2570.9 billion
Total (annuualized) rate of change: Down 3.7%
Revolving rate of change: Down 3.4%
Non-revolving rate of change: Down 3.9%

Technorati Tags: consumer credit, Federal Reserve

Personal Income and Outlays - November 2008

28-Dec-08

Personal Income and Spending At a Glance

Personal Income: Down $20.7 billion
Monthly Change: Down 0.2%
Real Disposable Personal Income: Up 1%
Personal Spending (Outlays): $10,365.8 billion (annual)
Monthly Change: Down $57.4 billion

Technorati Tags: personal income, spending, disposable income, real DPI