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Durable Goods Orders – December 2008

01-Feb-09

Durable Goods At a Glance

New Orders: $176.8 billion
New Orders Change: Down 2.6%
Shipments Change: Down 0.7%
Unfilled Orders Change: Down 1.3%
Inventory Change: Up 0.4%
Nondefense Capital Goods Change: Down 5.9%

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Consumer Confidence Index – January 2009

28-Jan-09

Consumer Confidence At a Glance

Consumer Confidence Index: 37.7
Monthly Change: Down 1.1
Present Situation Index: 29.9
Monthly Change: Down 0.3
Expectations Index: 43.0
Monthly Change: Down 1.2

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Case-Shiller Housing Price Index – November 2008

28-Jan-09

Case-Shiller Housing Price Index At a Glance

Composite 20 Index: 154.59
Monthly Change: Down 2.2%
Composite 10 Index: 166.05
Monthly Change: Down 2.2%

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International Trade (US) – October 2008

12-Dec-08

International Trade At a Glance

Exports: $151.7 billion
Monthly Change: Down $3.4 billion
Imports: $208.9 billion
Monthly Change: Down $2.7 billion
Trade Deficit: $57.2 billion
Monthly Change: Up $0.6 billion

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US Help Wanted Online Data Series – July 2008

30-Jul-08

Help Wanted Online At a Glance
The June figures for online advertised vacancies was revised upward by approximately 300,000 ads.

Online Advertised Vacancies: 3,864,100
Monthly Change: Down 7.8% (Not seasonally adjusted)
Up 1.7% from unrevised June figure
Year-to-year Change: Down 5.4%
New ads: 2,708,000
Monthly Change: Down 1.6%
Vacancies advertised per 100 in labor force: 2.5

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Consumer Confidence Index – July 2008

29-Jul-08

Consumer Confidence At a Glance
Because all June numbers were revised upwards, the standard change from the revised figures are included and changes from the initial report are included second.

Consumer Confidence Index: 51.9
Monthly Change: Up 0.9 (Up 1.5 from initial June figure)
Present Situation Index: 65.3
Monthly Change: Down 0.1 (Up 0.8 from initial June figure)
Expectations Index: 43.0
Monthly [...]