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Nonmanufacturing Report on Business – December 2008

06-Jan-09

Non-manufacturing Report At a Glance
Index Readings Above 50 Represent Growth

NMI/PMI: 40.6
Reading above 50 represents growing activity
Change: Up 3.3
Business Activity/Production Index: 39.6
Change: Up 6.6
New Orders: 39.9
Change: Up 4.5
Employment: 34.7
Change: Up 3.4
Inventories: 49.0
Change: Up 3

Technorati Tags: service, non-manufacturing, economy

Manufacturing Report on Business – December 2008

06-Jan-09

Manufacturing Report At a Glance

Purchasing Managers Index (PMI): 32.4
50+ represents growing economic conditions
Monthly Change: down 3.8
Inventories: 38.8
Monthly Change: down 0.3
New Orders: 22.7
Monthly Change: down 5.2

Technorati Tags: Purchasing Managers Index, PMI, ISM, manufacturing

Money Supply – January 2, 2009

06-Jan-09

Money Supply At a Glance

M1 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $ 1522.6 billion
M1 4-Week Average: $1579.9 billion
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): $157.6 billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $7934.5 billion
M2 4-Week Average: $8067.7 billion
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): $570.4 billion

Technorati Tags: money supply, Federal Reserve, M1, M2

Consumer Confidence Index – December 2008

30-Dec-08

Consumer Confidence At a Glance

Consumer Confidence Index: 38
Monthly Change: Down 6.7
Present Situation Index: 29.4
Monthly Change: Down 12.9
Expectations Index: 43.8
Monthly Change: Down 2.4

1985=100
Technorati Tags: consumer confidence, consumer confidence index

Money Supply – December 29, 2008

30-Dec-08

Money Supply At a Glance

M1 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $ 1522.6 billion
M1 4-Week Average: $1565.2 billion
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): $157.6 billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $7934.5 billion
M2 4-Week Average: $8025.5 billion
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): $570.3 billion

Technorati Tags: money supply, Federal Reserve, M1, M2

Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey – December 24, 2008

28-Dec-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 1245.4
Change: Up 48%
Purchase Index: 316.5
Change: Up 10.6%
Refinance Index: 6758.6
Change: Up 62.6%
4-Week Moving Average: Up 28.8%
30-year Fixed Rate: 5.04% with 1.17 points

Technorati Tags: mortgages, mortgage, interest, rates, applications, housing market