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Category Archives: Commerce Department

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

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Construction Spending – December 2008

03-Feb-09

Construction Spending At a Glance

Total Construction Spending: $1,053.7 billion
Monthly Change: Down 1.4%
Year-to-year Change: Down 3.6%
Private Residential Spending: $319.2 billion
Monthly Change: Down 3.2%
Private Non-residential: $417.9 billion
Monthly Change: Down 0.4%

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New Home Sales – December 2008

01-Feb-09

New Home Sales At a Glance

Annual Sales Rate (Seasonally Adjusted): 331,000
Monthly Change: Down 14.7%
Annual Change: Down 44.8%
Median Sales Price: $206,500
Monthly change: Down $13,900
Unsold Inventory: 12.9 months

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – 4th Quarter 2008 (Advance)

01-Feb-09

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) At a Glance

Real Annual Growth Rate: Down 3.8%
Previous Quarter Rate: Down 0.5%
Current Dollar GDP Growth: Down 4.1%
GDP Implicit Price Deflator: -0.3%
Gross Domestic Purchases Deflator: -4.8%

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Housing Starts – December 2008

22-Jan-09

Housing Starts At a Glance
Seasonally Adjusted

Housing Starts: 550,000
Monthly Change: Down 15.5%
Year-to-year Change: Down 45%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 13.5%
Housing Completions: 1,015,000
Monthly Change: Down 5.2%
Year-to-year Change: Down 23.6%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 13.1%
Building Permits: 549,000
Monthly Change: Down 10.7%
Year-to-year Change: Down 50.6%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 12.3%

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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