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Monthly Indicators for the United States

Description

Jul 08 Jun 08 Jul 07

Percent Changes

Jul 08/
Jun 08
Jul 08/
Jul 07
Employment (thous.)
  Total 137,615 137,666 137,682 -0.0 -0.0
  Manufacturing 13,501 13,536 13,884 -0.3 -2.8
Unemployment Rate (pct.) 5.7 5.5 4.7 --- ---
Retail Sales ($ bill.) 353.5 345.8 339.2 2.2 4.2
Money Supply ($ bill.)
  M1 1401.0 1385.5 1368.0 1.1 2.4
  M2 7726.2 7687.0 7268.7 0.5 6.3
Price Indexes (1982=100)
  Consumer Price Index 219.2 217.4 208.0 0.8 5.4
  Producer Price Index          
    (Finished Goods) 184.0 181.8 167.6 1.2 9.8
Income and Savings($ bill.)
  Personal Income --- 12,273 11,684 --- ---
  Saving --- 275.9 45.7 --- ---
  Savings rate(pct.) --- 2.5 0.4 --- ---
  Real Pers.Income --- 8,904 8,660 --- ---
Housing Starts (thous. of units)
  Total 965 1,084 1,371 -11.0 -29.6
  Single Family 641 660 1,055 -2.9 -39.2
Industrial Production Indexes (1997=100)
  Total 111.8 111.6 112.0 0.2 -0.1
  Manufacturing 112.8 112.4 114.1 0.4 -1.1
    Food 112.4 112.5 111.4 -0.1 0.9
    Motor Vehicles 90.3 87.2 100.8 3.6 -10.4
    Primary Metals 111.0 110.2 113.2 0.8 -1.9
    Machinery 112.9 112.1 117.4 0.7 -3.9
  Coal Production 105.3 98.9 102.4 6.5 2.8
  Nonmetallic Minerals 104.7 103.9 109.9 0.7 -4.7
  Oil and Gas Extraction 99.6 98.9 95.2 0.7 4.7
Capacity Utilization (pct.) 79.9 79.8 81.4 0.1 -1.8
Durable Good Orders ($ bill.) 219.3 216.4 230.5 1.3 -4.9
Consumer Confidence Index
  (1985=100) 51.9 51.0 111.9 1.8 -53.6
Motor Vehicle Sales (thous. of units, NSA)
  Total 1131.8 1185.3 1304.3 -4.5 -13.2
    Cars 622.2 664.2 620.1 -6.3 0.3
    Trucks 509.6 521.1 684.2 -2.2 -25.5

Note: All figures are seasonally adjusted.