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Category Archives: Government

Jobless Claims - October 2, 2008

02-Oct-08

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 497,000
Change from Last Week: Up 1,000
4-Week Moving Average: 474,000
Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.7%
Insured Unemployment: 3,591,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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Factory Orders - August 2008

02-Oct-08

Factory Orders At a Glance

New Orders: $444.4 billion
Monthly Change: Down 4.0%
Shipments: $446.0 billion
Monthly Change: Down 3.5%
Inventories: $562.5 billion
Monthly Change: Up 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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Personal Income and Outlays - August 2008

30-Sep-08

Personal Income and Spending At a Glance

Personal Income: Up $61.5 billion
Monthly Change: Up 0.5%
Real Disposable Personal Income: Down 0.8%
Personal Spending (Outlays): $10,614.3 billion (annual)
Monthly Change: Up $4 billion

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - 2nd Quarter 2008 Final

28-Sep-08

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) At a Glance
4th Quarter Advance Estimate

Real Annual Growth Rate: 2.8%
Previous Quarter Rate: 0.9%
Current Dollar GDP Growth: Up 4.1%
GDP Implicit Price Deflator: 1.3%
Gross Domestic Purchases Deflator: 4.4%

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New Home Sales - August 2008

25-Sep-08

New Home Sales At a Glance

Annual Sales Rate (Seasonally Adjusted): 460,000
Monthly Change: Down 11.5%
Annual Change: Down 34.5%
Median Sales Price: $221,900
Monthly change: Down $8,800
Unsold Inventory: 10.9 months

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