Monthly Indicators for the United States

Description			Oct 09	Sep 09	Oct 08	Percent Changes
Description			Oct 09	Sep 09	Oct 08	Oct 09/ Sep 09	Oct 09/ Oct 08
Employment (thous.)
	Total		130,848	131,038	136,352	-0.1	-4.0
	Manufacturing		11,675	11,736	13,203	-0.5	-11.6
Unemployment Rate (pct.)			10.2	9.8	6.6	---	---
Retail Sales ($ bill.)			---	295.8	322.0	---	---
Money Supply ($ bill.)
	M1		---	1659.8	1474.7	---	---
	M2		---	8333.2	7929.2	---	---
Price Indexes (1982=100)
	Consumer Price Index		---	215.8	216.9	---	---
	Producer Price Index
		(Finished Goods)	---	173.9	177.6	---	---
Income and Savings($ bill.)
	Personal Income		---	11,962	12,268	---	---
	Saving		---	355.6	308.5	---	---
	Savings rate(pct.)		---	3.3	2.9	---	---
	Real Pers.Income		---	8,992	9,843	---	---
Housing Starts (thous. of units)
	Total		---	590	763	---	---
	Single Family		---	501	534	---	---
Industrial Production Indexes (1997=100)
	Total		---	98.5	106.2	---	---
	Manufacturing		---	97.5	106.0	---	---
		Food	---	111.4	111.8	---	---
		Motor Vehicles	---	67.9	76.9	---	---
		Primary Metals	---	73.4	93.2	---	---
		Machinery	---	83.0	106.1	---	---
	Coal Production		---	97.3	108.6	---	---
	Nonmetallic Minerals		---	83.5	99.3	---	---
	Oil and Gas Extraction		---	102.3	95.3	---	---
Capacity Utilization (pct.)			---	70.5	75.4	---	---
Durable Good Orders ($ bill.)			---	165.7	201.1	---	---
Consumer Confidence Index
	(1985=100)		47.7	53.4	38.0	-10.7	25.5
Motor Vehicle Sales (thous. of units, NSA)
	Total		---	744.5	834.6	---	---
		Cars	---	398.2	429.5	---	---
		Trucks	---	346.3	405.1	---	---