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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%

Technorati Tags: Gross Domestic Product, GDP, GNP

Jobless Claims – January 22, 2009

22-Jan-09

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 589,000
Change from Last Week: Up 62,000
4-Week Moving Average: 519,250
Insured Unemployment Rate: 3.4%
Insured Unemployment: 4,607,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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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%

Technorati Tags: housing starts, new residential construction, residential construction, home construction

Treasury International Capital – November 2008

18-Jan-09

International Capital Flows At a Glance

Foreign purchases of Long Term US Securities: negative $56.0 billion
Official purchases: negative $18.9 billion
Private purchases: negative $37.1 billion
US residents purchase of foreign long term securities: sold a net $34.3 billion
Monthly Net TIC flows: $56.8 billion

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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

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Producer Price Index – December 2008

18-Jan-09

Producer Price Index At a Glance

Finished Goods Index: Down 1.9%
Finished Goods Core: Up 0.2%
Finished Goods Annual Change: Down 0.9%
Finished Goods Energy: Down 9.3%
Finished Goods Food: Down 1.5%
Intermediate Goods Index: Down 4.2%
Crude Goods Index: Down 5.3%

Technorati Tags: PPI, inflation, Producer, Price, Index