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Durable Goods Orders – December 2008

01-Feb-09

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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

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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

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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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Leading Index – December 2008

26-Jan-09

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Conference Board Leading, Coincident and Lagging Indicators At a Glance:

  • Leading Index: Up 0.3%
  • Coincident Index: Down 0.5%
  • Lagging Index: Down 0.4%
  • Improved Leading Indicators: 4
  • Unchanged Leading Indicators: 1
  • Worsened Leading Indicators: 5
  • Improved Coincident Indicators: 1
  • Unchanged Coincident Indicators: 1
  • Worsened Coincident Indicators: 2

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Existing Home Sales – December 2008

26-Jan-09

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Existing Home Sales At a Glance

  • Total Existing Home Sales Annual Rate: 4.74 million units
  • Monthly Change: Up 6.5%
  • Year-to-year Change: Down 3.5%
  • Median home price: $175,400
  • Monthly Change: Down $5,900

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Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey – January 22, 2009

23-Jan-09

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Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

  • Market Composite Index: 1195.3
  • Change: Down 9.8%
  • Purchase Index: 303.1
  • Change: Up 2.5%
  • Refinance Index: 6491.8
  • Change: Down 12.4%
  • 4-Week Moving Average: Down 1%
  • 30-year Fixed Rate: 5.24% with 1.16 points

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