Consumer Confidence, October 2009
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in September, deteriorated further in October. The Index now stands at 47.7 (1985=100), down from 53.4 in September. The Present Situation Index decreased to 20.7 from 23.0 last month. The Expectations Index declined to 65.7 from 73.7 in September.

Indiana Building Permits, September 2009

U.S. Durable Goods Orders, September 2009
New orders for manufactured durable goods in September increased $1.6 billion or 1.0 percent to $165.7 billion. This was the second increase in the last three months. This followed a 2.6 percent August decrease. Excluding transportation, new orders increased 0.9 percent. Excluding defense, new orders increased 0.5 percent.

New Residential Sales, September 2009
Sales of new one-family houses in September 2009 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 402,000. This is 3.6 percent below the revised August rate of 417,000 and is 7.8 percent below the September 2008 estimate of 436,000. The median sales price of new houses sold in September 2009 was $204,800; the average sales price was $282,600. The seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of September was 251,000. This represents a supply of 7.5 months at the current sales rate.

Gross Domestic Product, Third Quarter 2009
Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2009. In the second quarter, real GDP decreased 0.7 percent.

Personal Income, September 2009
Personal income decreased $0.1 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $0.2 billion, or less than 0.1 percent, in September. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased $47.2 billion, or 0.5 percent. In August, personal income increased $17.4 billion, or 0.1 percent, DPI increased $14.1 billion, or 0.1 percent, and PCE increased $139.8 billion, or 1.4 percent, based on revised estimates. Real disposable income decreased 0.1 percent in September, compared with a decrease of 0.2 percent in August. Real PCE decreased 0.6 percent, in contrast to an increase of 1.0 percent.