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Fed fed
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Tue, Nov 17   9:15 am Industrial Production sa ES
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     GDP and PCE  full data var code  units  freq 2008
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    GDP real                               gdp             Src: BEA  xls file  NIPA Table 1.1.6.  A191RX1pct chg prev obs, annualized Qtrly-0.721.46-2.68-5.37-6.43-0.743.53
    PCE real                               gdp             NIPA Table 1.1.6.  DPCERX1pct chg prev obs, annualized Qtrly-0.600.06-3.52-3.090.61-0.873.35
    PCE                                    pers inc & pce  NIPA Table 2.8.6.  DPCERX1pct chg prev obs, annualized Mthly-0.222.713.022.741.991.49-0.25-0.92-3.39-4.48-4.26-6.761.76-4.37-4.41-5.46-5.59-4.68-3.841.01-0.65
    PCE Durable goods                      NIPA Table 2.8.6.  DDURRX1pct chg prev obs, annualized Mthly-1.682.251.07-2.08-1.31-7.95-11.25-7.30-19.62-30.39-31.09-34.428.24-25.38-26.83-28.15-24.92-22.50-14.9411.37-15.27
    PCE Nondurable goods                   NIPA Table 2.8.6.  DNDGRX1pct chg prev obs, annualized Mthly-2.67-2.412.981.102.601.78-1.11-2.49-5.05-6.43-5.67-11.964.21-4.09-2.55-8.22-8.01-7.99-8.38-3.00-1.75
    PCE Services                           NIPA Table 2.8.6.  DSERRX1pct chg prev obs, annualized Mthly0.914.633.374.192.383.152.040.790.301.391.660.700.06-0.46-0.83-0.24-1.21-0.29-0.290.872.29
    Personal income SAAR                   NIPA Table 2.6.  A065RC1pct chg     Mthly-0.024.353.783.224.854.513.343.423.092.161.510.76-1.30-1.67-2.07-1.98-0.76-3.46-3.31-2.39-2.74
    Disposable personal income SAAR        NIPA Table 2.6.  A067RC1pct chg     Mthly0.014.093.583.278.946.565.173.963.772.992.491.870.391.271.172.003.35-3.16-1.32-0.170.73
    Disposable personal income:  
         Per capita Chained (2005) $s     		 NIPA Table 2.6.  A229RX0pct chg     Mthly-0.31-0.82-1.29-1.443.811.14-0.53-1.55-1.72-1.61-0.570.000.14-0.51-0.320.742.23-4.37-1.95-0.650.17
    Population - millions     NIPA Table 2.6.  B230RC0millions0Mthly303,302303,496303,698303,904304,121304,360304,608304,870305,138305,390305,624305,845306,049306,243306,443306,648306,865307,103307,351307,613307,883
    Auto output                            NIPA Table 7.2.5U.  A133RC0pct chg yoy Qtrly-1.84-4.47-2.82-26.01-49.00-38.31-29.35
    Truck output                           NIPA Table 7.2.5U.  A716RC0pct chg yoy Qtrly-11.28-28.38-32.56-37.80-40.71-29.391.14
    Deflator GDP  annualzd                 NIPA Table 1.1.4.  B191RG3pct chg prev obs, annualized Qtrly1.901.814.020.091.87-0.020.78
    Deflator PCE  annualzd                         NIPA Table 1.1.4.  DPCERG3pct chg prev obs, annualized Qtrly3.673.944.67-5.05-1.481.352.79
    Deflator PCE  annualzd                       ' NIPA Table 2.8.4.  DPCERG3pct chg prev obs, annualized Mthly0.7712.1212.0911.5612.1513.4814.6914.2614.2211.326.322.650.542.451.560.820.360.86-0.99-1.51-1.27
    Deflator GDP  yoy                      NIPA Table 1.1.4.  B191RG3pct chg yoy Qtrly2.141.922.511.951.941.480.68
    Deflator PCE  yoy                      NIPA Table 1.1.4.  DPCERG3pct chg yoy Qtrly3.573.764.351.730.44-0.19-0.64
    Deflator PCE  yoy                     ' NIPA Table 2.8.4.  DPCERG3pct chg yoy Mthly3.693.543.493.513.624.134.514.414.123.231.380.590.510.620.190.05-0.25-0.37-0.85-0.54-0.54


     Industrial Production 
          Capacity Utilization         fed pdf     		 Grp name  var code  units  freq 2008
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    Industrial Production TOTAL (nsa) Industrial Production TOTAL (nsa) B50001YOY %chg / 
    Index, 2000=100 not seas adj    		monthly   2.30   0.87   0.48   0.52   -0.43   -0.83   -0.60   -2.40   -6.54   -4.95   -6.63   -8.45   -10.52   -11.34   -12.54   -13.64   -13.39   -13.37   -11.73   -9.88   -6.28   -6.99   
    Industrial Production TOTAL (nsa) Industrial Production TOTAL (nsa) B50001%chg annualized 
    Index, 2000=100 not seas adj    		monthly   -2.24   -2.49   2.83   -16.56   -0.46   35.91   -26.84   14.83   -43.43   1.70   -22.42   -16.42   -25.71   -12.70   -12.74   -28.28   3.10   36.22   -8.36   47.21   -9.51   -7.09   
    Capacity Utilization TOTAL (sa) Capacity Utilization TOTAL (sa) B50001Percent of total possible outputmonthly   80.49   80.17   79.79   79.23   78.92   78.68   78.56   77.64   74.53   75.44   74.43   72.73   71.15   70.62   69.53   69.21   68.54   68.31   69.02   70.00   70.53   70.65   


     (M3) New Orders | Shipments 
      Inventories                   ES index 
         US Census -  Durable Goods advance report 
         US Census -  Shipments|Invtrs|Orders full report     		 Grp name  var code  units  freq 2008
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    Durable Goods Total [MDM] Value of Shipments                  Durable Goods Total [MDM]MDMMil$ seas adjmonthly   215,917.00   211,772.00   209,778.00   213,591.00   211,049.00   212,947.00   217,549.00   208,339.00   208,240.00   201,119.00   192,772.00   189,910.00   179,433.00   177,831.00   174,417.00   173,180.00   168,483.00   169,836.00   173,744.00   171,341.00   173,174.00      
    Durable Goods Total [MDM] New Orders                          Durable Goods Total [MDM]MDMMil$ seas adjmonthly   213,689.00   216,101.00   215,616.00   213,475.00   213,671.00   216,650.00   218,163.00   206,084.00   206,034.00   188,534.00   181,047.00   172,741.00   159,187.00   161,812.00   158,279.00   160,510.00   162,674.00   160,821.00   168,512.00   163,966.00   166,209.00      
    Durable Goods Total [MDM] Total Inventories                   Durable Goods Total [MDM]MDMMil$ seas adjmonthly   322,384.00   323,841.00   327,066.00   328,911.00   330,426.00   333,127.00   336,185.00   339,033.00   339,728.00   341,168.00   342,259.00   343,468.00   339,735.00   335,164.00   329,460.00   325,404.00   321,576.00   316,667.00   312,884.00   308,133.00   304,920.00      
    DurGds
    Computers/Elect Products
    Semiconductor and Rela
    ted Device Manufacturing [34G] Value of Shipments                      		DurGds - Computers/Elect Produ...34GMil$ seas adjmonthly   6,790.00   4,672.00   4,416.00   5,974.00   4,699.00   4,027.00   5,595.00   4,552.00   3,902.00   5,032.00   3,932.00   4,650.00   3,841.00   3,003.00   2,891.00   4,059.00   3,472.00   2,956.00   4,469.00   4,087.00   3,656.00      
    Durable Goods Total [MDM] Value of Shipments                  Durable Goods Total [MDM]MDMyoy pct chg
Mil$ seas adjmonthly   2.57   0.29   -1.35   -1.00   -2.32   -0.21   -0.75   -3.46   -1.98   -5.68   -9.48   -10.11   -16.90   -16.03   -16.86   -18.92   -20.17   -20.24   -20.14   -17.76   -16.84      
    Durable Goods Total [MDM] New Orders                          Durable Goods Total [MDM]MDMyoy pct chg
Mil$ seas adjmonthly   2.88   1.67   -0.79   -3.80   -1.48   -0.54   -4.94   -5.85   -4.45   -12.66   -15.87   -22.93   -25.51   -25.12   -26.59   -24.81   -23.87   -25.77   -22.76   -20.44   -19.33      
    Durable Goods Total [MDM] Total Inventories                   Durable Goods Total [MDM]MDMyoy pct chg
Mil$ seas adjmonthly   3.37   3.64   4.72   5.08   5.43   6.30   7.24   8.24   7.97   8.08   7.79   7.08   5.38   3.50   0.73   -1.07   -2.68   -4.94   -6.93   -9.11   -10.25      
    DurGds
    Computers/Elect Products
    Semiconductor and Rela
    ted Device Manufacturing [34G] Value of Shipments                      		DurGds - Computers/Elect Produ...34Gyoy pct chg
Mil$ seas adjmonthly   2.01   -10.29   -10.12   -10.54   -14.87   -15.08   0.29   -10.38   -12.73   -2.08   -23.72   -1.71   -43.43   -35.72   -34.53   -32.06   -26.11   -26.60   -20.13   -10.22   -6.30      



     Mnfg and Trade Inv and Sales   var code  units  freq 2008
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    Total bus Sales seas adj (tbtsla) Bus Sales, seasonlly adj tbtslaYOY %chgmonthly   8.12   5.89   5.86   6.90   6.55   8.72   7.93   6.08   2.74   -2.26   -9.44   -12.02   -14.37   -13.24   -15.79   -17.23   -17.68   -17.87   -17.69   -14.92   -13.06      
    Total bus Inventories seas adj (tbtiva) Bus Inventories, seas adj tbtivaYOY %chgmonthly   4.93   5.22   5.37   5.66   5.56   6.00   6.73   6.69   5.68   4.49   2.90   0.62   -1.73   -3.63   -5.04   -6.75   -8.17   -10.08   -11.92   -13.46   -13.43      






     Wholesale Inv and Sales (mwts) 
           US Bur Census (MWTS)   |  src2      		  var code  units  freq 2008
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    Total Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufactu
         rers' Sales Branches and Offices (sa)    		 Sales - seas adj 42_2_Salesmil$samonthly   377,100   372,986   379,712   384,205   388,406   396,296   392,275   386,097   377,364   362,539   337,615   325,672   317,731   318,491   310,723   310,742   312,050   312,941   314,709   318,069   320,189      
    .Durable Goods (sa) Sales - seas adj 423_2_Salesmil$samonthly   173,417   170,017   173,799   178,320   177,422   178,277   177,016   173,940   170,101   163,429   155,187   151,407   142,041   144,469   139,309   136,861   136,530   137,881   139,497   141,604   142,612      
    ..Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Parts & Supp
         lies (sa)    		 Sales - seas adj 4231_2_Salesmil$samonthly   27,065   26,285   27,227   26,550   26,495   24,546   24,229   23,772   23,695   22,901   20,655   19,103   17,887   18,505   18,380   17,187   18,004   19,019   19,234   20,690   19,945      
    .Nondurable Goods (sa) Sales - seas adj 424_2_Salesmil$samonthly   203,683   202,969   205,913   205,885   210,984   218,019   215,259   212,157   207,263   199,110   182,428   174,265   175,690   174,022   171,414   173,881   175,520   175,060   175,212   176,465   177,577      
    Total Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufactu
         rers' Sales Branches and Offices (sa)    		 Inventories - seas adj 42_2_Inventoriesmil$samonthly   422,416   426,580   426,601   432,149   435,311   439,195   443,913   446,873   444,618   438,249   434,986   429,572   425,915   418,539   411,092   405,599   400,795   392,493   386,330   381,146   377,722      
    .Durable Goods (sa) Inventories - seas adj 423_2_Inventoriesmil$samonthly   258,876   261,044   262,095   265,588   268,328   269,658   272,818   276,308   277,682   276,165   275,414   272,000   269,203   262,164   255,460   249,961   245,417   241,073   237,090   233,590   231,497      
    ..Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Parts & Supp
         lies (sa)    		 Inventories - seas adj 4231_2_Inventoriesmil$samonthly   40,389   40,846   40,231   41,362   41,628   42,034   42,515   43,011   43,057   42,455   42,992   43,770   42,349   39,014   37,115   35,652   34,997   34,245   33,368   32,694   32,803      
    .Nondurable Goods (sa) Inventories - seas adj 424_2_Inventoriesmil$samonthly   163,540   165,536   164,506   166,561   166,983   169,537   171,095   170,565   166,936   162,084   159,572   157,572   156,712   156,375   155,632   155,638   155,378   151,420   149,240   147,556   146,225      





     US Housing        U.S. Bur Census   |  src2    var code  units  freq 2008
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    Permits  Permits monthly  seas adj thou , seas adjmonthly   1,102.00   1,015.00   968.00   991.00   978.00   1,174.00   924.00   857.00   806.00   729.00   630.00   564.00   531.00   550.00   511.00   498.00   518.00   570.00   564.00   580.00   575.00      
    Starts  Starts monthly seas adj thou ,  monthly   1,083.00   1,100.00   993.00   1,001.00   971.00   1,078.00   933.00   849.00   822.00   763.00   655.00   556.00   488.00   574.00   521.00   479.00   551.00   590.00   593.00   587.00   590.00      
    Completions  Completions Monthly seas adj thou ,  monthly   1,338.00   1,266.00   1,195.00   1,028.00   1,139.00   1,131.00   1,089.00   1,018.00   1,148.00   1,055.00   1,084.00   1,028.00   778.00   828.00   833.00   846.00   812.00   794.00   785.00   772.00   693.00      
    Permits  - yoy Permits monthly  seas adj YOY %chgmonthly   -32.23   -36.48   -39.35   -32.59   -34.49   -16.56   -32.11   -35.12   -36.08   -38.84   -48.53   -50.91   -51.81   -45.81   -47.21   -49.75   -47.03   -51.45   -38.96   -32.32   -28.66      
    Starts  - yoy Starts monthly seas adj YOY %chgmonthly   -23.14   -25.68   -33.58   -32.82   -31.38   -25.55   -31.09   -36.17   -30.52   -39.64   -45.28   -46.38   -54.94   -47.82   -47.53   -52.15   -43.25   -45.27   -36.44   -30.86   -28.22      
    Completions  - yoy Completions Monthly seas adj YOY %chgmonthly   -26.56   -22.80   -26.37   -33.20   -25.85   -23.63   -29.01   -32.67   -15.34   -24.91   -22.01   -22.59   -41.85   -34.60   -30.29   -17.70   -28.71   -29.80   -27.92   -24.17   -39.63      






     Construction Spending 
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    Total Const saar Const Spndg, seas adj - TOTAL  $mil  (saar) ,  monthly   1,095,480   1,092,080   1,095,203   1,091,113   1,090,708   1,075,647   1,070,249   1,066,065   1,081,182   1,064,103   1,037,322   1,002,128   974,294   970,413   966,699   971,363   958,347   945,137   934,235   932,952   940,280      
    Total Private Const [private] saar Const Spndg, seas adj - PRIVATE  $mil  (saar) ,  monthly   802,796   797,558   790,959   787,681   786,244   769,531   759,801   756,407   773,616   754,062   726,837   696,560   673,846   660,897   650,396   654,126   639,823   619,535   608,434   610,857   613,880      
    Residential [private] saar Const Spndg, seas adj - PRIVATE  $mil  (saar) ,  monthly   396,568   385,760   383,120   373,383   363,536   351,689   339,939   340,172   350,445   327,745   310,470   292,307   278,786   260,813   248,859   252,662   241,407   236,970   237,273   246,389   255,969      
    __nonresid__ Manufacturing [private] saar Const Spndg, seas adj - PRIVATE  $mil  (saar) ,  monthly   52,887   54,254   53,633   55,275   57,139   58,414   57,286   61,106   65,757   70,985   70,621   70,165   77,252   81,314   81,963   84,134   85,383   78,603   77,633   75,127   72,980      
    Total Const saar Const Spndg, seas adj - TOTAL YOY %chgmonthly   -4.72   -5.54   -6.06   -5.87   -6.55   -7.56   -7.17   -7.86   -6.91   -7.42   -7.76   -9.47   -11.06   -11.14   -11.73   -10.98   -12.14   -12.13   -12.71   -12.49   -13.03      
    Total Private Const [private] saar Const Spndg, seas adj - PRIVATE YOY %chgmonthly   -7.68   -9.48   -10.87   -10.22   -10.43   -12.10   -12.06   -12.41   -10.48   -11.65   -11.98   -14.03   -16.06   -17.13   -17.77   -16.96   -18.62   -19.49   -19.92   -19.24   -20.65      
    Residential [private] saar Const Spndg, seas adj - PRIVATE YOY %chgmonthly   -27.84   -29.69   -30.17   -29.84   -30.19   -30.95   -31.26   -29.50   -25.80   -26.82   -27.21   -28.76   -29.70   -32.39   -35.04   -32.33   -33.59   -32.62   -30.20   -27.57   -26.96      
    __nonresid__ Manufacturing [private] saar Const Spndg, seas adj - PRIVATE YOY %chgmonthly   42.93   40.83   42.08   35.90   43.98   39.03   23.51   34.56   21.50   27.39   42.91   29.36   46.07   49.88   52.82   52.21   49.43   34.56   35.52   22.95   10.98      











     Retail Sales    var code  units  freq 2008
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    Retail and Food Services, total Retail and Food Services, total YOY %chgmonthly   3.59   2.36   1.81   2.83   1.79   2.71   1.74   0.82   -1.65   -5.42   -8.44   -10.62   -9.10   -7.96   -9.50   -10.02   -9.77   -8.81   -8.45   -5.52   -6.31   -1.74   
    Total (excl. Motor Vehicle) Total (excl. Motor Vehicle) YOY %chgmonthly   4.97   4.05   3.54   5.36   4.63   5.79   5.89   4.77   2.97   0.03   -4.43   -7.12   -6.03   -4.51   -6.22   -7.48   -7.79   -7.60   -8.56   -6.47   -5.25   -2.59   
    Retail,  total Retail,  total YOY %chgmonthly   3.55   2.21   1.71   2.70   1.53   2.56   1.54   0.51   -2.24   -6.24   -9.64   -11.84   -10.36   -9.28   -10.83   -11.32   -11.01   -9.87   -9.41   -6.14   -6.96   -2.12   
    Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers YOY %chgmonthly   -1.69   -4.09   -4.87   -6.90   -9.18   -9.47   -14.70   -14.43   -19.36   -26.13   -24.42   -24.69   -21.65   -22.25   -23.29   -21.06   -18.56   -14.40   -7.90   -1.04   -11.47   2.64   
    Building Material Garden/Supply Dealers Building Material Garden/Supply Dealers YOY %chgmonthly   -3.86   -3.30   -6.42   -0.91   -4.07   -1.31   -0.71   -1.89   -3.04   -2.35   -9.12   -8.51   -9.29   -10.15   -9.63   -12.05   -11.61   -12.41   -14.32   -14.25   -13.51   -15.01   
    Dept. Stores (ex. leased depts) Dept. Stores (ex. leased depts) YOY %chgmonthly   -5.38   -3.50   -5.16   -3.26   -3.24   -1.62   -1.77   -4.91   -5.94   -7.42   -4.35   -7.50   -7.03   -6.01   -5.90   -6.65   -8.26   -8.75   -9.92   -5.96   -4.48   -2.91   
    Foodservice & Drinking Places Foodservice & Drinking Places YOY %chgmonthly   3.90   3.75   2.75   4.04   4.24   4.12   3.53   3.69   3.73   2.05   2.62   0.49   2.33   3.99   2.54   1.72   1.38   0.57   0.04   -0.09   -0.71   1.45   






     Consumer Credit        U.S. Federal Reserve   |  src2    var code  units  freq 2008
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    Consumer Credit Outstanding Total (SA) Consumer Credit - seas adj  mil$monthly   2,527,136   2,536,334.00   2,548,118.00   2,559,257.00   2,563,619   2,574,329.00   2,581,550.00   2,576,113   2,578,349.00   2,574,967.00   2,564,504.00   2,559,122.00   2,564,376.00   2,551,384.00   2,535,301.00   2,517,955   2,509,150.00   2,493,668.00   2,480,479.00   2,470,615   2,455,818.00      
    Consumer Credit Outstanding Total (SA) Consumer Credit - seas adj  YOY %chgmonthly   5.73   5.57   5.49   5.72   5.22   5.16   4.93   3.85   3.52   2.96   2.05   1.57   1.47   0.59   -0.50   -1.61   -2.12   -3.13   -3.92   -4.10   -4.75      





     BLS Variables  Grp name  var code  units  freq 2008
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    CPI   
    ( CPI-U - US city avg all 
    urban consumers ) seas adj    		 CPI  (sa)
     BLS announcement     		CUsR0000SA0%chg yoy / 
    index in 1982/84 $s. 
     AKA CPI-U (sa)    		monthly   4.38   2.08   4.65   1.87   6.03   11.69   9.07   -0.19   0.54   -9.37   -18.32   -9.09   3.44   4.81   -1.64   -0.24   1.16   9.30   0.06   5.50   2.04   3.35   
    Core CPI 
    (ex food & energy) seas adj    		 CPI  (sa)CUsR0000SA0L1E%chg yoy / 
    index in 1982/84 $s (sa)    		monthly   3.13   0.82   2.23   1.38   2.57   3.55   3.32   2.08   1.39   -0.14   0.61   0.08   2.14   2.26   2.07   3.08   1.75   2.41   1.09   0.82   1.99   2.20   
    PPI: overall seas adj PPI  (sa)WPsSOP3000%chg yoy / 
    index in 1982 $s (sa)    		monthly   11.77   4.95   10.84   2.77   19.24   17.37   17.12   -5.73   -1.31   -26.91   -28.02   -19.53   11.14   -0.70   -10.66   5.07   2.14   22.43   -11.15   23.10   -6.66   3.51   
    Core PPI 
    (ex food & energy) seas adj    		 PPI  (sa)WPsSOP3500%chg yoy / 
    index in 1982 $s (sa)    		monthly   6.04   6.01   1.47   5.97   3.68   2.19   7.44   5.88   5.10   6.57   0.00   3.58   2.85   1.41   1.41   1.41   -0.70   5.01   -0.69   2.11   -0.69   -6.75   
    Electricity price nsaPricesAPU000072621$/500 KWH (nsa)monthly   61.28   61.19   61.39   62.15   62.95   65.07   66.55   67.08   66.21   65.71   65.00   65.50   66.15   66.20   65.89   65.62   65.45   66.27   65.89   65.74   65.96   65.21   
    Gasoline price nsaPricesAPU00007471A$/gallon (nsa)monthly   3.10   3.08   3.31   3.49   3.81   4.12   4.14   3.84   3.75   3.23   2.21   1.74   1.84   1.98   2.00   2.11   2.31   2.68   2.59   2.68   2.63   2.61   
    Unemployment rate seas adjUnemp (sa)
     BLS announcement     		LNS14000000percent (sa)monthly   4.90   4.80   5.10   5.00   5.50   5.60   5.80   6.20   6.20   6.60   6.80   7.20   7.60   8.10   8.50   8.90   9.40   9.50   9.40   9.70   9.80   10.20   
    nonfarm payroll 
    (seas adj)    		Employment (sa)CES0000000001thousands (sa), chg from prevmonthly   -72   -144   -122   -160   -137   -161   -128   -175   -321   -380   -597   -681   -741   -681   -652   -519   -303   -463   -304   -154   -219   -190   -190
    Productivity 
    (output/hr annzd seas adj)    		Productivity (sa)PRs85006092 (sa)monthly         -0.10         3.10         -0.10         0.80         0.30         6.90         9.50      


     Interest Rates  Grp name  var code  units  freq 2008
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    1 monthUS Yield Curve, Treasuriesper cent monthly   2.74   2.27   1.35   1.07   1.76   1.72   1.60   1.68   0.89   0.29   0.09   0.03   0.05   0.22   0.10   0.10   0.14   0.10   0.15   0.12   0.06   0.04   0.06
    20 yearUS Yield Curve, Treasuriesper cent monthly   4.35   4.49   4.36   4.44   4.60   4.74   4.62   4.53   4.32   4.45   4.27   3.18   3.46   3.83   3.78   3.84   4.22   4.51   4.38   4.33   4.14   4.16   4.33
    Fed Funds target (low end)Federal Funds Rateper cent monthly   3.00   3.00   2.25   2.00   2.00   2.00   2.00   2.00   2.00   1.00   1.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00
    Fed Funds market rateFederal Funds Rateper cent monthly   3.94   2.98   2.61   2.28   1.98   2.00   2.01   1.94   1.81   0.97   0.52   0.11   0.23   0.22   0.18   0.15   0.19   0.21   0.16   0.16   0.12   0.11   0.12
    Bank Prime Loan RatePrime Rateper cent monthly   6.98   6.00   5.66   5.21   5.00   5.00   5.00   5.00   5.00   4.56   4.00   3.25   3.25   3.25   3.25   3.25   3.25   3.25   3.25   3.25   3.25   3.25   3.25
    20 yearinflation indexed Treas (TIPS)per cent monthly   1.81   1.87   1.76   1.91   2.00   2.19   2.09   2.15   2.25   2.87   3.00   2.32   2.46   2.31   2.26   2.22   2.36   2.36   2.31   2.22   2.13   2.04   1.99
    AAA (Moodys)Corporate bondsper cent monthly   5.33   5.53   5.51   5.55   5.57   5.68   5.67   5.64   5.65   6.28   6.12   5.05   5.05   5.27   5.50   5.39   5.54   5.61   5.41   5.26   5.13   5.15   5.27
    BAA (Moodys)Corporate bondsper cent monthly   6.54   6.82   6.89   6.97   6.93   7.07   7.16   7.15   7.31   8.88   9.21   8.43   8.14   8.08   8.42   8.39   8.06   7.50   7.09   6.58   6.31   6.29   6.39
    20 yrState & local bondsper cent monthly   4.39   4.64   4.93   4.70   4.58   4.69   4.74   4.69   4.86   5.50   5.23   5.56   5.07   4.90   4.99   4.70   4.56   4.81   4.72   4.60   4.24   4.20   4.40
    30y Mortgage RatesMortgage Ratesper cent monthly   5.68   5.92   5.97   5.92   6.04   6.32   6.52   6.48   6.04   6.20   6.09   5.10   5.06   5.13   5.00   4.78   4.86   5.42   5.22   5.19   5.06   4.95   4.91


     Money Supply (M1 M2 etc)  Grp name  var code  units  freq 2008
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    (sa) M1 ES file 
     |      US Fed YOY %chgmonthly   -0.15   0.80   0.58   0.38   -0.35   1.98   2.95   0.78   9.84   7.70   10.56   16.30   12.64   12.54   12.68   13.44   15.91   18.67   16.83   17.77   10.99   12.35   11.51
    (sa) M2 ES file YOY %chgmonthly   6.25   6.74   6.89   6.46   6.64   6.17   6.53   4.74   7.86   7.35   7.62   9.92   9.82   8.90   8.79   8.47   8.88   8.73   8.21   7.79   5.57   5.63   4.87
    (sa) M1 ES file 
     |      US Fed billions of $s, seas adjmonthly   1,376   1,374   1,381   1,390   1,382   1,391   1,410   1,389   1,491   1,485   1,521   1,595   1,550   1,546   1,556   1,577   1,601   1,651   1,647   1,636   1,655   1,668   1,696
    (sa) M2 ES file billions of $s, seas adjmonthly   7,530   7,582   7,646   7,647   7,690   7,684   7,739   7,701   7,923   7,946   7,998   8,196   8,269   8,256   8,318   8,295   8,373   8,355   8,374   8,301   8,364   8,394   8,387
    (sa) Currency ES file billions of $s, seas adjmonthly   757   758   761   761   766   771   777   777   786   801   805   815   832   839   848   850   850   853   856   858   863   862   861
    (sa) Demand Deposits ES file billions of $s, seas adjmonthly   299   296   301   306   296   299   310   298   382   365   407   460   402   382   381   391   405   425   424   412   415   415   441
    (sa) Other Checkable Deposits 
         TOTAL    		 ES file billions of $s, seas adjmonthly   313   314   312   317   314   315   318   308   318   313   304   315   311   320   322   331   341   368   362   362   372   386   388
    (sa) Savings Deposits (Includi
         ng Money Market Deposit Accoun
         ts (MMDAS)) TOTAL    		 ES file billions of $s, seas adjmonthly   3,915   3,944   3,986   3,975   4,040   4,031   4,032   4,013   4,079   4,019   4,035   4,142   4,288   4,311   4,394   4,391   4,477   4,462   4,543   4,568   4,672   4,760   4,737



     Flow of Funds        index    |    Fed z1.pdf 
 Grp name  var code  units  freq 2008 qI  2008 qII 2008 qIII2008 qIV 2009 qI  2009 qII 2009 qIII
    All sectors credit mkt instrum
    ents, excldg corp equities & mutual fund shares    		 Table F.1, row 1 FA894104005.Qmil $s nom seas adj. quarterly          2,944,140         2,116,233         3,296,108         2,247,852         -224,021         -241,137               
    Domestic nonfinl sectors credi
    t mkt instruments, excldg corp equities    		 Table F.1, row 2 FA384104005.Qmil $s nom seas adj. quarterly          1,723,945         1,066,337         2,645,362         2,117,290         1,371,226         1,646,305               
    Households & nonprofit orgs  |
     Home mortgages    		 Table F.100, row 41 FA153165105.Qmil $s nom seas adj. quarterly          252,438         -47,630         -267,738         -174,938         -6,237         -146,952               
    Households & nonprofit orgs  |
     Consumer credit    		 Table F.100, row 42 FA153166000.Qmil $s nom seas adj. quarterly          115,029         105,401         16,637         -76,351         -95,284         -166,772               



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  China Bank of China (BOC) | statistics National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) | monthly | quarterly | yearly
    China GDP 2008 qi 2008 qii 2008 qiii 2008 qiv 2009 qi 2009 qii 2009 qiii 2009 qiv 2010 qi
    china GDP real pct chg yoy 10.6 10.1 9.0 6.8 6.1 7.9
    Source: China's National Statistics Bureau (NSB)
    2009
    China Ind Prod units Feb march april may june july aug sept oct
    Industrial Production (IP)pct chg yoy11.08.37.38.910.710.812.313.916.1
    Retail Salespct chg yoy11.614.714.815.215.015.215.415.514.9
    China PMI units Feb march april may june july aug sept oct
    PMI overall purchasing managers index index52.453.553.153.253.354.054.355.2
    PMI output indexindex56.957.456.957.157.157.958.0
    PMI new ordersindex54.656.656.255.555.556.356.8
    PMI prodn indexindex59.3
    PMI new export orders Indexindex52.152.153.354.5
    PMI import Indexindex50.551.352.8
    PMI Purchasing Price Indexindex48.351.353.157.859.962.657.5
    PMI employment indexindex48.650.3
    Source: China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP)
    Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)of China's manufacturing sector.
    A reading of above 50 suggests expansion.
    Generally announced on first day following end of month.
  Japan Bank of Japan (BOJ)   sdds | tankan | MOF   M | Monthly Econ Rpt | Cabinet Office   ( Japan GDP ) gdp | ind prod | interest rates
    Bank of Japan Target Overnight Call Rate
    EconStats Forecasts made 20091025
    Oct 30, 2009: 0.10
    Nov 20, 2009: 0.10
    Dec 18, 2009: 0.10
    Jan 26, 2010: 0.10
    Feb 18, 2010: 0.10
    Mar 17, 2010: 0.25
    Apr 7, 2010: 0.25
    Apr 27, 2010: 0.25
    May 21, 2010: 0.25
    Jun 15, 2010: 0.25

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    Japan GDP - real seasonally adjusted
    q/qq/q annzdyoymil 2005 yen
    year quarterpctpctpctseas adj
    annualized
    20073-0.32-1.211.08558875
    200740.840.840.42563581
    200810.865.421.73568445
    20082-0.72-3.730.32564369
    20083-1.300.470.70557046
    20084-3.37-2.90-0.29538276
    20091-3.27-4.61-2.79520680
    200920.563.03-1.07523603
    Source: Japan Cabinet Office   ( Japan GDP ) 



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     US DJIADow Jones Industrial Average - 30 stocks 13.7 2.1 33.5 26.0 22.6 16.1 25.2 -6.2 -7.1 -16.8 25.3 3.1 -0.6 16.3 6.4 -33.8 14.2   Nov 6 2009 1.62 0.99 -0.12 0.12 0.65

     US SP500S&P 500 (large cap) 7.1 -1.5 34.1 20.3 31.0 26.7 19.5 -10.1 -13.0 -23.4 26.4 9.0 3.0 13.6 3.5 -38.5 18.4   Nov 6 2009 1.83 1.00 -0.11 0.09 0.63

     US SP500_divS&P 500 total rtn (incldg dividends)               5.5 -37.0 20.9   Nov 6 2009 1.86 0.98 -0.10 0.10 0.64

     Argentina MerValMerVal     5.9 -37.4 28.0 -24.3 -29.1 77.7 104.2 28.3 12.2 35.5 2.9 -49.8 112.6   Nov 5 2009 2.32 0.78 0.07 0.10 0.63

     Brazil BovespaBovespa  1059.5 -1.3 63.8 -85.5 -33.5 151.9 -10.7 -11.0 -17.0 97.3 17.8 27.7 32.9 43.6 -41.2 73.3   Nov 5 2009 2.01 0.83 -0.04 0.10 0.66

     United Kingdom FTSE 100FTSE 100 Financial Times 20.1 -10.3 20.3 11.6 24.7 14.5 17.8 -10.2 -16.2 -24.5 13.6 7.5 16.7 10.7 3.8 -31.3 18.2   Nov 5 2009 1.88 0.63 0.10 0.23 1.00

     Germany DAX 30DAX 30-Deutscher Aktienindex 46.7 -7.1 7.0 28.2 46.2 18.4 39.1 -7.5 -19.8 -43.9 37.1 7.3 27.1 22.0 22.3 -40.4 14.1   Nov 6 2009 1.86 0.71 0.10 0.21 0.87

     France CAC 40CAC 40 22.1 -17.1 -0.5 23.7 29.5 31.5 51.1 -0.5 -22.0 -33.7 16.1 7.4 23.4 17.5 1.3 -42.7 1.8   Nov 6 2009 2.13 0.69 0.11 0.30 0.92

     Japan Nikkei 225Nikkei 225 Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc 2.9 13.2 0.7 -2.6 -21.2 -9.3 36.8 -27.2 -23.5 -18.6 24.5 7.6 40.2 6.9 -11.1 -42.1 16.1   Nov 5 2009 1.83 0.09 0.62 1.00 0.23

     Hong Kong Hang SengHang Seng HKSE 115.7 -31.1 23.0 33.5 -20.3 -6.3 68.8 -11.0 -24.5 -18.2 34.9 13.2 4.5 34.2 39.3 -48.3 57.0   Nov 5 2009 2.16 0.27 0.47 0.64 0.45

     China Shenzhen BShenzhen B shares         92.9 -29.6 45.5 -19.2 -11.0 121.5 63.8 -61.8 101.6   Nov 5 2009 1.85 0.14 0.22 0.30 0.18

     India Nifty 50 CaS&P CNX Nifty Fifty Calcutta           71.9 10.7 36.3 39.8 54.8 -51.8 68.9   Nov 5 2009 2.39 0.35 0.19 0.25 0.44

     Global SP1200 globS&P Global 1200          -21.0 30.1 12.5 7.7 18.8 7.7 -41.9 23.2   Nov 5 2009 1.62 0.92 0.08 0.28 0.78

     Global SP1200 globS&P Global 1200 Tot Return (w dividends)          -19.6 32.9 14.9 10.2 21.5 10.2 -40.1 26.5   Nov 5 2009 1.62 0.92 0.08 0.28 0.78







 Commodities - Spot 


Argus Index - Gulf of Mexico, adopted by OPEC as 
              standard pricing index, beginning 2010 January.



    Steel Prices - annual 

    

    

    scrap steelrebar

    c&f usd/ton c&f usd/ton

    197374242

    1974142340

    1975108210

    197690214

    197774190

    197884254

    1979134338

    1980130304

    1981108250

    198296216

    198386200

    1984110210

    1985108206

    198692212

    198798206

    1988156286

    1989158312

    1990148292

    1991136276

    1992118258

    1993136284

    1994150292

    1995168298

    1996156290

    1997144298

    199884200

    199982222

    200092218

    200184210

    2002110248

    2003156316

    2004248452

    2005206410

    2006264510

      

    2007 Sept336622

     Sources:  econstats and bls, print media 
    (nyt wash post wsj ft, etc), etc.

     rebar=reinforcing steel bar of various gauges.






















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