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Category Archives: Sentiment / Confidence

Housing Market Index - May 2008

16-May-08

Housing Market Index At a Glance

Current Month Index: 19
Monthly Change: Down 1
Current 1-Family Sales Index: 17
Monthly Change: Down 1
Sales Expectations Index: 27
Monthly Change: Down 3
Buyer Traffic Index: 17
Monthly Change: Down 2
South Regional: 24
West Regional: 17
Northeast Regional: 22
Midwest Regional: 15

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ISM Manufacturing Report on Business - April 2008

02-May-08

Manufacturing Report At a Glance

Purchasing Managers Index (PMI): 48.6
50+ represents growing economic conditions
Monthly Change: Unchanged
Inventories: 48.1
Monthly Change: Up 3.2
New Orders: 46.5
Monthly Change: Unchanged

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Help Wanted Online Data Series - April 2008

30-Apr-08

Help Wanted Online At a Glance

Online Advertised Vacancies: 3,649,900 3,733,200
Monthly Change: Down 2.3% (Not seasonally adjusted)
Year-to-year Change: Down 16.4%
New ads: 2,591,500
Monthly Change: Down 1.9%
Vacancies advertised per 100 in labor force: 2.4

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Consumer Confidence Index - April 2008

30-Apr-08

Consumer Confidence At a Glance

Consumer Confidence Index: 62.3
Monthly Change: Down 3.6
Present Situation Index: 80.7
Monthly Change: Down 9.9
Expectations Index: 50.1
Monthly Change: Up 0.7

1985=100
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Housing Market Index - March 2008

16-Apr-08

Housing Market Index At a Glance

Current Month Index: 20
Monthly Change: Unchanged
Current 1-Family Sales Index: 18
Monthly Change: Down 2
Sales Expectations Index: 30
Monthly Change: Up 4
Buyer Traffic Index: 19
Monthly Change: Unchanged
South Regional: 24
West Regional: 17
Northeast Regional: 22
Midwest Regional: 15

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Treasury International Capital - February 2008

15-Apr-08

International Capital Flows At a Glance

Foreign purchases of Long Term US Securities: $72.5 billion
Official purchases: $6.1 billion
Private purchases: $76.6 billion
US residents purchase of foreign long term securities: $10.2 billion
Monthly Net TIC flows: $64.1 billion

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