25 January 2001, 13:52  USA : summary of key economic indicators from Aug00 to Jan01

Latest update: January 22, 2001
Aug00 Sep00 Oct00 Nov00 Dec00 Jan01

Nonfarm Payrolls -79k +195k +66k +59k +105k
Mfg Payroll -116k -52k -2k -15k -62k
Unemployment 4.1% 3.9% 3.9% 4.0% 4.0%
Avg wkly hours 34.3 34.4 34.4 34.3 34.1
Avg hrs - Mfg 41.4 41.3 41.4 41.2 40.4
Aggr Hrs Index -0.3% +0.3% +0.1% -0.1% -0.7%
Aggr Hrs - Mfg -1.8% -0.4% +0.1% -0.7% -2.4%
Hourly Earnings +0.4% +0.2% +0.4% +0.6% +0.4%

PPI -0.4% +0.8% +0.4% +0.1% UNCH
PPI core +0.2% +0.2% -0.1% UNCH +0.3%
CPI -0.1% +0.5% +0.2% +0.2% +0.2%
CPI core +0.2% +0.3% +0.2% +0.3% +0.1%
Import Prices +0.2% +1.1% -0.4% +0.1% -0.5%

NAPM Prices Paid 56.2 58.1 56.5 56.6 61.0

M2 (bln) +$30.4 +$36.2 +$18.5 +$10.9 +$46.2

C&I loans (mln) 1079.9 1079.9 1079.0 1080.2 1088.0
Treasury Budget -$10.4 +$65.7 -$11.3 -$23.7 +$32.7
Consumer Credit +$12.3 +$8.8 +$17.3 +$12.9

Cons Confidence 140.8 142.5 135.8 132.6 128.3
Mich. Sentiment 107.3 106.8 105.8 107.6 98.4

Car Sales, rate 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.5 5.8
Truck Sales 8.0 8.2 7.6 7.2 6.7
Total 14.8 15.0 14.2 13.7 12.5

Retail Sales UNCH +0.8% -0.1% -0.5% +0.1%
Ex. autos +0.2% +0.6% +0.1% -0.2% UNCH

Personal Income +0.3% +1.1% -0.1% +0.4%
Pers Spending +0.4% +0.8% +0.4% +0.3%

NAPM Index 49.5 49.9 48.3 47.7 43.7
Chicago Purch 46.5 51.4 48.7 41.7 44.7
Phila. Fed 12.6 7.2 -0.5 4.7 -4.2 -36.8

Ind Production +0.7% +0.2% -0.3% -0.3% -0.6%
Capacity Util 82.6% 82.4% 81.9% 81.4% 80.6%

Factory Orders +2.0% +1.1% -4.0% +1.7%
Durables +2.9% +2.2% -6.6% +2.5%
Ex. defense +2.3% +2.9% -7.2% +1.8%
Ex.transport. +1.7% +0.6% -3.2% +0.8%
Nondurables +0.8% -0.3% -0.5% +0.7%

Mfg Shipments +0.8% -0.2% -1.2% -0.4%

Bus. Inventories +0.7% +0.2% +0.7% +0.5%
Factory +0.3% +0.3% +0.7% +0.5%
Wholesale +0.6% UNCH +0.4% +0.4%
Retail +1.4% +0.2% +0.9% +0.5%

Housing Starts 1.519 1.537 1.529 1.570 1.575
Building Permits 1.486 1.518 1.546 1.598 1.493
NAHB Index 61 61 63 65 58 54

New Home Sales 852 939 929 909
Existing Homes 5.28 5.16 5.00 5.22

Construct Spend +1.1% +1.5% +0.8% -0.6%
Residential -1.2% +0.3% +2.1% -1.5%
Nonresidential +1.6% +1.5% +0.9% +1.2%

Trade Balance (bln) -$30.1 -$33.7 -$33.6 -$33.0
Exports $92.9 $92.7 $91.1 $90.4
Imports $122.9 $126.4 $124.7 $123.3
Goods Only, BOP -$36.7 -$39.3 -$39.5

Leading index -0.1% +0.1% -0.4% -0.4% -0.6%

3Q 3Q
GDP (chain-wt) +2.4%p +2.2%f
Final Sales +2.6%p +2.4%f
Chain prices +1.9%p +1.6%f
Current-dollar +4.4%p +3.8%f

Nonfarm Product +3.3%r
Unit labor costs +2.9%r

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