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Jobless Claims – December 18, 2008

18-Dec-08

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 554,000
Change from Last Week: Down 21,000
4-Week Moving Average: 543,750
Insured Unemployment Rate: 3.3%
Insured Unemployment: 4,384,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.

Retail Sales – November 2008

12-Dec-08

Monthly Sales At a Glance

Total Retail and Food Service Sales: $355.7 billion
Monthly Change: Down 1.8%
Annual Change: Down 7.4%
Retail Sales: Down 2%

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Money Supply – December 11, 2008

12-Dec-08

Money Supply At a Glance

M1 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $1522.5 billion
M1 4-Week Average: $1522.1 billion
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $157.5 billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $7934.0 billion
M2 4-Week Average: $7943.6 billion
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): Up $569.8 billion

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Jobless Claims – December 11, 2008

12-Dec-08

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 573,000
Change from Last Week: Up 58,000
4-Week Moving Average: 540,500
Insured Unemployment Rate: 3.3%
Insured Unemployment: 4,429,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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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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Federal Budget (US) – November 2008

10-Dec-08

Monthly Treasury Statement At a Glance

Monthly Deficit/Surplus: $164,397,000,000 deficit
Prior Year Monthly: $98,238,000,000 deficit
Year-to-date: $401,574,000,000 deficit
Prior Year-to-date: $155,076,000,000 deficit

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