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State Street Investor Confidence Index – November 2008

19-Nov-08

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

Global Index: 57
Monthly Change: Down 1.4
Year-to-year Change: Down 18.8%
North America Index: 49.9%
Monthly Change: Down 0.1%
Europe Index: 73.6%
Monthly Change: Down 5.9%
Asia Index: 82.3%
Monthly Change: Down 5.5%

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Durable Goods Orders – September 2008

29-Oct-08

Durable Goods At a Glance

New Orders: $207.8 billion
New Orders Change: Up 0.8%
Shipments Change: Up 0.2%
Unfilled Orders Change: Up 0.4%
Inventory Change: Up 0.4%
Nondefense Capital Goods Change: Up 0.8%

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State Street Index – October 2008

21-Oct-08

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

Global Index: 58.2
Monthly Change: Down 17.5
Year-to-year Change: Down 23.8
North America Index: 50.8
Monthly Change: Down 24.3
Europe Index: 79.6
Monthly Change: Down 1.5
Asia Index: 86.5
Monthly Change: Down 0.6

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Construction Spending – August 2008

01-Oct-08

Construction Spending At a Glance

Total Construction Spending: $1,072.1 billion
Monthly Change: None
Year-to-year Change: Down 5.9%
Private Residential Spending: $343.6 billion
Monthly Change: Up 0.3%
Private Non-residential: $416.0 billion
Monthly Change: Down 0.8%

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Durable Goods Orders – August 2008

25-Sep-08

Durable Goods At a Glance

New Orders: $208.5 billio
New Orders Change: Down 4.5%
Shipments Change: Down 3.5%
Unfilled Orders Change: Up 0.4%
Inventory Change: up 0.7%
Nondefense Capital Goods Change: down 7.5%

Nondefense Capital Goods orders is a component of the Leading Index.
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State Street Investor Confidence Index – September 2008

24-Sep-08

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

Global Index: 70.7
Monthly Change: Down 2.4
Year-to-year Change: Down 18.7
North America Index: 76.1
Monthly Change: Up 0.9
Europe Index: 81.8
Monthly Change: Up 5.4
Asia Index: 88.3
Monthly Change: Down 2.5

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