Monthly Indicators for the United States

Description			Sep 08	Aug 08	Sep 07	Percent Changes
Description			Sep 08	Aug 08	Sep 07	Sep 08/ Aug 08	Sep 08/ Sep 07
Employment (thous.)
	Total		137,318	137,477	137,837	-0.1	-0.4
	Manufacturing		13,380	13,431	13,822	-0.4	-3.2
Unemployment Rate (pct.)			6.1	6.1	4.7	---	---
Retail Sales ($ bill.)			---	342.5	342.4	---	---
Money Supply ($ bill.)
	M1		---	1394.0	1366.4	---	---
	M2		---	7669.8	7313.9	---	---
Price Indexes (1982=100)
	Consumer Price Index		---	218.9	208.3	---	---
	Producer Price Index
		(Finished Goods)	---	182.4	167.1	---	---
Income and Savings($ bill.)
	Personal Income		---	12,267	11,786	---	---
	Saving		---	103.6	38.5	---	---
	Savings rate(pct.)		---	1.0	0.4	---	---
	Real Pers.Income		---	8,702	8,714	---	---
Housing Starts (thous. of units)
	Total		---	895	1,185	---	---
	Single Family		---	630	936	---	---
Industrial Production Indexes (1997=100)
	Total		---	110.3	112.3	---	---
	Manufacturing		---	111.4	114.0	---	---
		Food	---	111.8	111.7	---	---
		Motor Vehicles	---	78.7	96.6	---	---
		Primary Metals	---	111.6	109.2	---	---
		Machinery	---	112.7	118.0	---	---
	Coal Production		---	---	105.0	---	---
	Nonmetallic Minerals		---	104.1	110.2	---	---
	Oil and Gas Extraction		---	98.0	94.2	---	---
Capacity Utilization (pct.)			---	78.7	81.3	---	---
Durable Good Orders ($ bill.)			---	208.5	215.3	---	---
Consumer Confidence Index
	(1985=100)		59.8	58.5	99.5	2.2	-39.9
Motor Vehicle Sales (thous. of units, NSA)
	Total		962.5	1246.8	1310.4	-22.8	-26.5
		Cars	481.1	631.0	612.7	-23.8	-21.5
		Trucks	481.4	615.8	697.7	-21.8	-31.0