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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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RBC CASH Index – October 2008

10-Oct-08

RBC CASH Index at a Glance

CASH Index Reading: 37.0
Monthly Change: Down 32.2
Job Index: 78.8
Job Index Change: Down 17
Investment Index: 47.0
Investment Index Change: Down 16.8
Expectations Index: 5.1
Expectations Index Change: Down 71.2
Current Conditions Index: 38.0
Current Conditions Change: Down 17.2

CASH is the index of Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household from RBC Financial.
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Manufacturing Report on Business – September 2008

01-Oct-08

Manufacturing Report At a Glance

Purchasing Managers Index (PMI): 43.5
50+ represents growing economic conditions
Monthly Change: down 6.4
Inventories: 43.4
Monthly Change: down 5.9
New Orders: 38.8
Monthly Change: down 9.5

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Consumer Confidence Index (US) – September 2008

30-Sep-08

Consumer Confidence At a Glance

Consumer Confidence Index: 59.8
Monthly Change: Up 1.3
Present Situation Index: 58.8
Monthly Change: Down 6.2
Expectations Index: 60.5
Monthly Change: Up 6.4

1985=100
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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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Treasury International Capital – July 2008

16-Sep-08

International Capital Flows At a Glance

Foreign purchases of Long Term US Securities: -$25.6 billion
Official purchases: -$4.9 billion
Private purchases: -$20.7 billion
US residents purchase of foreign long term securities: sold $31.7 billion
Monthly Net TIC flows: -$74.8 billion

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