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NationalEconomicTrends
December 2014

This publication contains charts and tables
compiled by the Data Desk staff
of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
The data are related to the state of the U.S. economy: output, inflation,
labor markets, interest rates, government budgets, international trade, and more.

Contents
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Economy at a Glance
Output and Growth
Interest Rates
Inflation and Prices
Labor Markets
Consumer Spending
Investment Spending
Government Revenues, Spending, and Debt
International Trade
Productivity and Profits
FOMC Economic Projections
Quick Reference Tables
Notes and Sources

Conventions used in this publication:
1. Shaded areas indicate recessions, as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
2. Percent change refers to simple percent changes. Percent change from year ago refers to the percent change from the
same month or quarter during the previous year. Compounded annual rate of change shows what the growth rate would
be over an entire year if the same simple percent change continued for four quarters or twelve months. The compounded
annual rate of change of x between the previous quarter t –1 and the current quarter t is: [(xt /x t – 1 )4 –1] × 100.
For monthly data replace 4 with 12.
3. All data with significant seasonal patterns are adjusted accordingly, unless labeled NSA.
4. This issue incorporates revised estimates of national income and product accounts data that were released by the
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) in the comprehensive revision on July 31, 2013. Besides the availability of new
and revised source data, the reference year for chain-type price indexes and chained-dollar estimates was changed from
2005 to 2009. The BEA will not release the full history all at once. For more information, see
http://www.bea.gov/national/an1.htm#2013comprehensive.

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updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends

Real GDP Growth

Consumer Price Index

Compounded annual rates of change

Percent change
0.8

6
5

0.6

4
3

0.4

2
0.2

1
0

0
0.0

-1
-2

-0.2

-3
-0.4

-4
18628

2011

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

18628

2011

18993

Industrial Production

Interest Rates

Percent change

Percent

2.0

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

5

1.5

4

1.0
3

10-Year
Treasury

0.5
2
0.0
1

-0.5

3-Month
Treasury

-1.0

0
18628

2011

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

Change in Nonfarm Payrolls

18628

2011

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

Unemployment Rate

Thousands

Percent of labor force

500

9.6
9.2

400

8.8
8.4

300

8.0
200

7.6
7.2

100

6.8
6.4

0

6.0
-100

5.6
18628

2011

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

18628

2011

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

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National Economic Trends
Real Gross Domestic Product
Percent change from year ago
10

5

0

-5

-10

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

Industrial Production and Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Indexes
Percent change from year ago

Index

18

74

Industrial Production
(left scale)

12

66

6

58

0

50

ISM
(right scale)

-6

42
34

-12
-18

26

89

8
9

90

9
0

91

9
1

92

9
2

93

9
3

94

9
4

95

9
5

96

9
6

97

9
7

98

9
8

99

9
9

00

0
0

01

0
1

02

0
2

03

0
3

04

0
4

05

0
5

06

0
6

07

0
7

08

0
8

09

0
9

11

10

1
0

1
1

12

1
2

14

13

1
3

1
4

1
5

Aggregate Private Nonfarm Hours
Percent change from year ago
12
8
4
0
-4
-8
-12

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

Real Change in Private Inventories
Percent of GDP
2

1

0

-1

-2

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

Research Division

4

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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12/04/14

National Economic Trends

Real Final Sales and GDP

Real GDP Revisions

Compounded annual rates of change

Compounded annual rates of change

6

12
10

4

Final
Sales

8

Advance

Second

Third

Annual Revision

6

2

4
0

2
0

-2

-2

GDP (bar)
-4

-4
18993

2012

19359

2013

2014

19724

2013:3

20089

2013:4

2014:1

2014:2

Industrial Production and ISM Index

Nominal Gross Domestic Product

Percent change

Compounded annual rates of change

Index
68

2

2014:3

8

Industrial Production (bar/left scale)
1

62

0

56

-1

50

6
4
2

ISM
(right scale)
-2

44

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

0
-2
18993

20089

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

Aggregate Private Nonfarm Hours

Average Weekly Private Nonfarm Hours

Percent change

Hours

20089

34.00

1.25
1.00

33.75

0.75
0.50

33.50
0.25
0.00

33.25

-0.25
-0.50

33.00
18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

Real Change in Private Inventories

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

Inventory-Sales Ratio

Billions of 2009 dollars

Manufacturing and trade
1.34

150

1.33

125

1.32
100

1.31

75

1.30

50

1.29
1.28

25

1.27
0

1.26

-25

1.25
18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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National Economic Trends
Contribution of Components to Real GDP Growth
Percentage points at compounded annual rates
9

6

3

0

-3

-6
12Q4

13Q1

13Q2

13Q3

Consumption
Imports

13Q4

14Q1

Exports
Inventories

14Q2

14Q3

Government
Investment

Contributions to Real GDP Growth Rate
2012

2013

4th

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

1st

2nd

3rd

Final Sales

1.86

2.04

1.47

3.03

3.84

-0.95

3.17

4.02

Consumption

1.32

2.45

1.23

1.39

2.51

0.83

1.75

1.51

Fixed Investment

0.96

0.42

0.74

1.01

0.95

0.03

1.45

0.97

0.44

0.20

0.21

0.67

1.23

0.20

1.18

0.88

0.52

0.22

0.53

0.34

-0.28

-0.17

0.27

0.09

Government

-1.20

-0.75

0.04

0.04

-0.71

-0.15

0.31

0.76

Federal

-1.10

-0.79

-0.26

-0.08

-0.79

-0.01

-0.06

0.67

State and Local

-0.10

0.04

0.31

0.13

0.07

-0.14

0.38

0.09

Net Exports

0.79

-0.08

-0.54

0.59

1.08

-1.66

-0.34

0.78

Exports
Imports

0.19

-0.12

0.82

0.67

1.30

-1.30

1.43

0.65

0.59

0.04

-1.36

-0.09

-0.22

-0.36

-1.77

0.12

Change in Inventory

-1.80

0.70

0.30

1.49

-0.34

-1.16

1.42

-0.12

Residual

-0.11

0.04

0.01

0.15

0.02

-0.08

0.09

0.02

0.06

2.74

1.77

4.52

3.50

-2.11

4.59

3.90

Nonresidential
Residential

Real GDP Growth

2014

Research Division

6

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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12/04/14

National Economic Trends

Interest Rates
Percent
12

10

10-Year Treasury
8

6

4

3-Month Treasury

2

0
89

89

90

90

91

91

92

92

93

93

94

94

95

95

96

96

97

97

98

98

99

99

00

00

01

01

02

02

03

03

04

04

05

05

06

06

07

07

08

08

09

09

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

Treasury Yield Curve
Percent
3.5

2.8

2.1

Week Ending: 11/28/2014

Nov 2014
1.4

Nov 2013
0.7

0.0

3m

.

1y

2y

5y

7y

10y

Standard and Poor's 500 Index with Reinvested Dividends
Percent change from year ago
75

50

25

0

-25

-50
05

2005

06

2006

07

2007

08

2008

09

2009

10

2010

11

2011

12

2012

13

2013

14

2014

15

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National Economic Trends
NIPA Chain Price Indexes
Percent change from year ago
6

4

GDP
2

Gross Domestic Purchases

0

-2

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

Consumer Price Index
Percent change from year ago
8
6
4
2

Excl. Food
and Energy

All Items
0
-2

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

Producer Price Index, New and Old Methodology
Percent change from year ago
12

Finished Goods
8

Final Demand
4

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|
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Final Demand Goods
Less Food & Energy

0

Finished Goods
Less Food & Energy
-4
-8

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

16

*Data prior to Nov. 2010 has transitioned from Stage of Processing to the Final Demand-Intermediate Demand aggregation system.

Employment Cost Index and Compensation per Hour
Percent change from year ago
12
9

Comp. per Hour
6
3

ECI
0
-3

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

Research Division

8

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends

NIPA Chain Price Indexes

Oil & Natural Gas Prices: Spot & Futures

Compounded annual rates of change

Dollars per barrel

Dollars per million btu

150

4

30

125

3

Gross Domestic
Purchases

25

Spot Oil
(left scale)

100

20

2
75
50
0
-1

2012

18993

19359

2014

19724

20089

5

Gas Futures (right scale)

0

2013

10

Spot Gas
(right scale)

25

GDP (bar)

15

Oil Futures (left scale)

1

0

2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Note: Futures prices as of 12/1/2014.

Consumer Price Index

Consumption Chain Price Index

Compounded annual rates of change

Compounded annual rates of change

9

6

6

4

PCE (bar)
CPI (bar)
3

2

0

0

Excl. Food
& Energy

Excl. Food
& Energy

-3

-2

-6

-4

2012

18993

2013

19359

2014

19724

20089

18993

2012

19359

2013

Producer Price Index, Final Demand

Unit Labor Cost

Compounded annual rates of change

Compounded annual rates of change

10

18

8

Total (bar)

19724

2014

20089

12

Nonfarm

6
4

6

2

0

0
-6
-2

Goods Less Food
& Energy

-4

2012

18993

Manufacturing (bar)
-12

2013

19359

2014

19724

20089

18993

2012

19359

2013

Employment Cost Index

Compensation per Hour

Percent change from year ago

Compounded annual rates of change

19724

2014

20089

15

4

12

Benefits

3

9
6

2

3

||
|||
Compensation

|||
||
||
Wages and Salaries

1

0
-3
-6

0

-9
17898

2009

18263

2010

18628

2011

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

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National Economic Trends
Employment
Percent change from year ago
8
6
4

Payroll Survey
2

Household Survey

0
-2
-4
-6
89

89

90

90

91

91

92

92

93

93

94

94

95

95

96

96

97

97

98

98

99

99

00

00

01

01

02

02

03

03

04

04

05

05

06

06

07

07

08

08

09

09

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

Unemployment, Labor Force Participation, and Employment Rates
Percent of labor force

Percent of population
70

15

Labor Force/Population
(right scale)
67

12

Employment/Population
(right scale)
9

64

6

61

Unemployment Rate
(left scale)

3

58

0

55

89

89

90

90

91

91

92

92

93

93

94

94

95

95

96

96

97

97

98

98

99

99

00

00

01

01

02

02

03

03

04

04

05

05

06

06

07

07

08

08

09

09

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

Duration of Unemployment
Percent of labor force

Weeks

6.75

31

6.00

28

5.25

25

4.50

22

Unemployed > 15 Weeks
(left scale)

3.75

19

Unemployed < 5 Weeks
(left scale)

3.00

16

2.25

13

1.50

10

0.75

7

Median
(right scale)

0.00

89

89

90

90

91

91

92

92

93

93

94

94

95

95

96

96

4

97

97

98

98

99

99

00

00

01

01

02

02

03

03

04

04

05

05

06

06

07

07

08

08

09

09

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

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12/04/14

National Economic Trends

Change in Nonfarm Payrolls

Change in Manufacturing Payrolls

Thousands

Thousands

400

50

350

40

300

30

250
20
200
10
150
0
100
-10

50

-20

0
-50

-30

2012

18993

2013

19359

2014

19724

20089

Change in Household Employment

2012

18993

2013

19359

2014

19724

20089

Labor Force and Population

Thousands

Percent change from year ago
1.8

90% Confidence

1250
1000
750
500

Pop.

1.2

0.6

250
0.0
0
-250

-0.6

Labor Force

-500
-1.2
-750
-1000

-1.8

2012

18993

2013

19359

2014

19724

20089

17898

2009

18263

2010

18628

2011

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

Available Labor Supply and Components

Unemployment Rate & Job Openings Rate

Percent of labor force

Percent

16

11

Percent
8

Unemployment Rate
(left scale)

Available Labor Supply
14

10

12

9

6

10

8

5

8

7

Job Openings Rate
(right scale)

6
5

4

Want to Work

2
17898

2009

18263

2010

18628

2011

4

90% Confidence

Unemployed

6

7

3
2

4
18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

1

2009

17898

2010

18263

2011

18628

2012

18993

2013

19359

2014

19724

2015

20089

20454

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12/04/14

National Economic Trends
Real Disposable Personal Income
Percent change from year ago, quarterly data
12

8

4

0

-4

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

Real Consumption
Percent change from year ago, quarterly data

Percent change from year ago, quarterly data

24

12

Durables
(left scale)

16
8

8
4

Total
(right scale)

0

0

-8

-4

-16

-8

89

8
9

90

9
0

91

9
1

92

9
2

93

9
3

94

9
4

95

9
5

96

9
6

97

9
7

98

9
8

99

9
9

00

0
0

01

0
1

02

0
2

03

0
3

04

0
4

05

0
5

06

0
6

07

0
7

08

0
8

09

0
9

11

10

1
0

1
1

12

1
2

14

13

1
3

1
4

1
5

Retail and Food Services Sales
Percent change from year ago, quarterly average
16
12
8
4
0
-4
-8
-12

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

*Data from Jan. 1992 to the present are on a NAICS basis; data prior to Jan. 1992 are on an SIC basis and are not strictly comparable (see End Note).

Debt Service Payments and Household Debt Outstanding
Percent change from year ago, quarterly data

Percent of disposable personal income

18

15

15

14

Debt Service Payments
(right scale)

12

13

9

12

6

11

Household Debt Outstanding
(left scale)

3

10

0

9

-3

8

89

8
9

90

9
0

91

9
1

92

9
2

93

9
3

94

9
4

95

9
5

96

9
6

97

9
7

98

9
8

99

9
9

00

0
0

01

0
1

02

0
2

03

0
3

04

0
4

05

0
5

06

0
6

07

0
7

08

0
8

09

0
9

11

10

1
0

1
1

12

1
2

14

13

1
3

1
4

1
5

Research Division

12

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends

Real Disposable Personal Income

Personal Saving Rate

Percent change

Percent

4

12

2

10

0

8

-2

6

-4

4

-6

2

-8

0

2012-01-01

2012

2013-01-01

2013

2014-01-01

2014

2015-01-01

17898

2009

18263

2010

18628

2011

Real Consumption

Real Consumption

Compounded annual rates of change

Percent change

5

1.00

4

0.75

3

0.50

2

0.25

1

0.00

0

-0.25

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

-0.50

-1
2012-01-01

2012

2013-01-01

2013

2014-01-01

2014

2015-01-01

2012-01-01

2012

2013

2013-01-01

2014-01-01

2014

2015-01-01

Retail & Food Services

Real Durables Consumption & Vehicle Sales

Percent change

Percent change

3

4

2

Total (bar)

Millions of vehicles, annual rate
22

Durables (bar)
(left scale)

2

19

0

16

1
0

Ex.
Autos

-2

-1
-2

13

Autos and Light Trucks
(right scale)

10

-4

2012

18993

2013

19359

2014

19724

20089

Consumer Sentiment (U. of Michigan)

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

Real Durables Consumption

Index

Compounded annual rates of change

100

22.5

90

15.0

80
7.5
70
0.0

60
50

-7.5
17898

2009

18263

2010

18628

2011

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

2012-01-01

2012

2013-01-01

2013

2014-01-01

2014

2015-01-01

Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

13

updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends
Investment
Percent of nominal GDP
28
26

Total

24
22
20
18

Private

16
14
12
10

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

Private Fixed Investment
Percent change from year ago
30
24
18

Nominal

12
6

Real

0
-6
-12
-18
-24

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

Real Nonresidential Fixed and Equipment Investment
Percent change from year ago
24

Equipment

18
12
6

Nonresidential

0
-6
-12
-18
-24
-30

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

Real Residential Fixed Investment
Percent change from year ago
60
40
20
0
-20
-40

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08
08

09
09

11

10
10

11

12
12

14

13
13

14

15

Research Division

14

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends

Gross Saving Rates and Balance on Current Account (NIPA)
Percent of GDP
25

Gross Private Saving

20
15
10

Gross Govt. Saving
5
0

BOCA

-5
-10

89
89

90
90

91
91

92
92

93
93

94
94

95
95

96
96

97
97

98
98

99
99

00
00

01
01

02
02

03
03

04
04

05
05

06
06

07
07

08

09

08

09

11

10
10

11

12
12

Real Private Fixed Investment

Nondefense Capital Goods Orders

Compounded annual rates of change

Percent change from year ago, excluding aircraft

20

30

14

15

Equipment
Investment

20

15

14

13
13

10
10

0

5

-10

Orders

-20
0

-30

-5

-40
18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

17898

2009

18263

2010

18628

2011

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

Real Equipment Investment

Real Nonresidential Fixed Investment

Compounded annual rates of change

Compounded annual rates of change

20

20

15

15

10

10

5

5

0

0

-5

-5

-10

2014

20089

-10
18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

Real Residential Fixed Investment

Housing Starts and New Home Sales

Compounded annual rates of change

Millions, annual rate

30

1.2

25

1.1

20

1.0

0.50

0.9

0.45

0.8

0.40

15
10
5

Millions, annual rate
0.60

New Home Sales
(right scale)

0.55

0.7

0
-5

0.6

-10

0.5

-15

0.4
18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

18993

0.35

Housing Starts
(left scale)

0.30
0.25
0.20

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

15

updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends
Govt. Consumption and Investment

Govt. Current Receipts and Expenditures

Billions of 2009 dollars

Percent of GDP

3300

39

3000

Total Expenditures
2700

33

Total
2400

Total Receipts

2100
27
1800

State & Local

Fed. Expenditures

1500
21

1200

Federal
900
600

Fed. Receipts

15
90

92

94

96

98

00

02

04

06

08

10

12

14

16

90

92

94

96

98

00

02

04

06

08

10

12

14

16

Government Budgets
Billions of dollars

National Income Accounts

Unified Budget

Calendar Years

Fiscal Years

State and Local
Receipts Expenditures

Federal
Surplus or
Deficit (-)

Receipts

Federal

Expenditures

Surplus or
Deficit (-)

Receipts

Outlays

Surplus or
Deficit (-)
-21.9

1997

1085.8

1084.1

1.7

1661.6

1752.8

-91.2

1579.2

1601.1

1998

1148.7

1133.3

15.4

1783.8

1781.0

2.8

1721.7

1652.5

69.3

1999

1221.8

1212.6

9.2

1900.7

1834.1

66.6

1827.5

1701.8

125.6

2000

1303.1

1293.2

9.9

2063.2

1906.6

156.6

2025.2

1789.0

236.2

2001

1352.6

1417.9

-65.3

2026.8

2012.4

14.4

1991.1

1862.8

128.2

2002

1388.4

1509.4

-121.0

1865.8

2136.3

-270.5

1853.1

2010.9

-157.8

2003

1474.6

1596.0

-121.4

1889.9

2292.8

-402.9

1782.3

2159.9

-377.6

2004

1575.1

1683.4

-108.3

2022.2

2421.4

-399.2

1880.1

2292.8

-412.7

2005

1708.8

1775.4

-66.6

2298.1

2602.8

-304.7

2153.6

2472.0

-318.3

2006

1810.9

1850.3

-39.4

2531.7

2758.8

-227.1

2406.9

2655.1

-248.2

2007

1900.6

1973.3

-72.7

2660.8

2926.4

-265.6

2568.0

2728.7

-160.7

2008

1909.1

2074.1

-165.0

2503.7

3137.7

-634.0

2524.0

2982.5

-458.6

2009

1919.2

2191.2

-272.0

2227.8

3476.6

-1249

2105.0

3517.7

-1413

2010

1998.5

2235.8

-237.3

2391.7

3720.5

-1329

2162.7

3457.1

-1294

2011

2030.5

2246.4

-215.9

2519.5

3763.7

-1244

2303.5

3603.1

-1300

2012

2061.2

2293.8

-232.6

2684.1

3763.2

-1079

2450.2

3537.1

-1087

2013

2125.6

2350.8

-225.2

3113.0

3762.1

-649.1

2775.1

3454.6

-679.5

2012Q4

2098.0

2321.1

-223.1

2730.9

3773.9

-1043

615.6

908.9

-293.3

2013Q1

2111.1

2329.1

-218.0

2974.9

3721.0

-746.1

581.1

888.2

-307.2

2013Q2

2121.2

2342.3

-221.1

3226.0

3787.2

-561.2

890.5

799.9

90.7

2013Q3

2134.2

2364.1

-229.9

3043.9

3793.7

-749.8

686.9

857.3

-170.4

2013Q4

2135.9

2367.5

-231.6

3207.1

3746.4

-539.3

666.4

839.0

-172.6

2014Q1

2157.0

2397.9

-240.9

3242.6

3802.7

-560.1

656.2

896.9

-240.7

2014Q2

2193.8

2420.9

-227.1

3276.9

3875.5

-598.6

937.8

890.4

47.4

2014Q3

2227.1

2458.9

-231.8

3333.2

3954.3

-621.1

760.4

877.9

-117.5

Research Division

16

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends

Federal Debt

Federal Surplus (+) / Deficit (-)

Percent of GDP

Percent of GDP

110

4

100

2

90

0

80

-2

Total

70

Unified
Budget
NIPA

-4

60

-6

50

-8

40

Held by Public

30

-10

20

-12
90

92

94

96

98

00

02

04

06

08

10

12

14

90

92

94

96

98

00

02

04

06

08

10

12

14

NIPA: Net government saving.

Change in Federal Debt

Federal Surplus (+) / Deficit (-), Unified Basis

Percent of GDP

Billions of dollars, fiscal years

16

1000

12

500

8

0

Total

Total

4

Excl. interest
payments

-500
-1000

0

Held by Public
-1500

-4
90

92

94

96

98

00

02

04

06

08

10

12

14

90

92

94

96

98

00

02

04

06

08

10

12

14

Federal Government Debt
Billions of dollars, end of month or fiscal year
Excludes Agency-issued debt
Total
Public Debt

Held by
Agencies
and Trusts

Held by Public
Federal
Total
Reserve Banks

Held by Private Investors
Foreign and
Total
International

2011

14790.3

4658.3

10132.0

1664.7

8462.4

2012

16066.2

4791.9

11274.4

1645.3

9619.4

5476.0

2013

16738.2

4757.2

11981.0

2072.3

9904.0

5653.0

March

14270.1

4613.6

9656.6

1340.5

8311.1

4481.4

June

14343.1

4596.2

9746.9

1619.5

8122.7

4690.6

September

14790.3

4658.3

10132.0

1664.7

8462.4

4912.1

December

15222.9

4770.4

10452.5

1663.5

8783.3

5006.9

March

15582.1

4730.1

10852.0

1661.1

9185.1

5145.0

June

15856.4

4806.8

11049.5

1659.9

9379.7

5311.0

September

16066.2

4791.9

11274.4

1645.3

9619.4

5476.0

December

16432.7

4846.2

11586.6

1666.1

9909.1

5574.0

March

16771.4

4848.9

11922.5

1796.1

10114.8

5725.0

June

16738.3

4831.8

11906.6

1936.6

9964.9

5595.0

September

16738.2

4757.2

11981.0

2072.3

9904.0

5653.0

December

17156.1

4996.8

12159.3

2208.8

10147.0

5793.0

March

17601.2

4982.0

12619.2

2614.6

10300.0

5950.0

June

17632.6

5060.6

12572.0

2705.9

10172.0

NA

2011

2012

2013

2014

4912.1

Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

17

updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends
Current Account, Trade and Investment Income Balances
Billions of dollars, quarterly rate

Percent of GDP

80

10

60

8

Investment Income (left scale)

40

6

20

4

0

2

-20

0

-40

-2

Current Account
(right scale)

-60
-80
-100

-4
-6
-8

Goods and Services
(left scale)

-120
-140

-10
-12

-160

-14

-180

-16

-200

-18

-220

-20

89

89

90

90

91

91

92

92

93

93

94

94

95

95

96

96

97

97

98

98

99

99

00

00

01

01

02

02

03

03

04

04

05

05

06

06

07

07

08

08

09

09

10

10

11

Exchange Rates

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

Yen/US$
100 x (Ecu or Euro/US$)

Index, March 1973 = 100
160

375

140

300

120

225

Major Currency Index
(left scale)

Yen
(right scale)

100

150

80

Euro
(right scale)

Ecu
(right scale)

75

60

0

89

89

90

90

91

91

92

92

93

93

94

94

95

95

96

96

97

97

98

98

99

99

Goods Export Shares, 2013
UK
2.97%

00

00

01

01

02

02

03

03

04

04

05

05

06

06

07

07

08

08

09

09

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

Goods Import Shares, 2013

Mexico
14.19%

Mexico
12.23%

China
19.20%

UK
2.30%
China
7.64%

All Other
31.71%

Japan
6.04%

Japan
4.09%
Germany
2.97%

France
1.99%

Germany
4.98%

All Other
26.35%

Canada
18.94%
Other OECD
15.49%

Canada
14.49%
France
1.99%

Other OECD
12.42%

Research Division

18

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends

Trade Balance

Goods Trade

Billions of dollars

Percent change from year ago
15

0
Goods and Services

-12

10

-24

Exports

5
-36
0
-48

Imports
-5

-60

Goods

-72
18993

2012

-10

2013

19359

19724

2014

20089

18993

2012

19359

Current Account Balance

Services Trade

Billions of dollars

Percent change from year ago

0

2013

19724

2014

20089

12
10

-30

Exports

8
6

-60

4
-90

2
0

-120

Imports

-2
-150

-4
18993

2012

2013

19359

19724

2014

20089

18993

2012

19359

2013

19724

2014

20089

Real GDP Growth of Major Trading Partners
Compounded annual rates of change

United Kingdom

Germany

6

12

4

8

2

4

0

0

-2

-4
-8

-4
12

2012

13

2013

14

2014

15

12

2012

13

Canada
6

6

4

3

2

0

0

-3

-2

2012

13

2013

14

2014

15

14

2014

15

14

2014

15

France

9

12

2013

14

2014

15

12

2012

13

Japan

2013

Mexico
9

12
9
6
3
0
-3
-6
-9

6
3
0
-3
-6
12

2012

13

2013

14

2014

15

12

2012

13

2013

Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

19

updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends
Output per Hour and Capacity Utilization, Manufacturing
Percent change from year ago

Percent

18

90

Utilization Rate (level)
(right scale)
12

80

6

70

Output/Hour
(left scale)

0

60

-6

50

89

89

90

90

91

91

92

92

93

93

94

94

95

95

96

96

97

97

98

98

99

99

00

00

01

01

02

02

03

03

04

04

05

05

06

06

07

07

08

08

09

09

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

Nonfarm Compensation per Hour
Percent change from year ago
15

10

Nominal
5

Real

0

-5
89

89

90

90

91

91

92

92

93

93

94

94

95

95

96

96

97

97

98

98

99

99

00

00

01

01

02

02

03

03

04

04

05

05

06

06

07

07

08

08

09

09

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

Output per Hour, Nonfarm Business and Nonfinancial Corporations
Percent change from year ago
12

8

Nonfinancial Corporations
4

0

Nonfarm Business Sector
-4
89

89

90

90

91

91

92

92

93

93

94

94

95

95

96

96

97

97

98

98

99

99

00

00

01

01

02

02

03

03

04

04

05

05

06

06

07

07

08

08

09

09

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

Research Division

20

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends

Nonfarm Output per Hour

Manufacturing Output per Hour

Compounded annual rates of change

Compounded annual rates of change

6

6

4

4

2

2

0

0

-2

-2

-4

-4

-6

-6

2012

18993

2013

19359

2014

19724

20089

2012

18993

2013

19359

2014

19724

20089

Selected Component Shares of National Income
Percent

Percent
81

15
13

78

Corporate Profits
(left scale)

11

75

9

72

Proprietors' Income
(left scale)

7

69
66

5

Compensation
(right scale)

3

63
60

1

89

89

90

90

91

91

92

92

93

93

94

94

95

95

96

96

97

97

98

98

99

99

00

00

01

01

02

02

03

03

04

04

05

05

06

06

07

07

08

08

09

09

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

Corporate Profits (with IVA and CCAdj)
Percent of GDP
14
12

Profits (Before Tax)

10
8
6

Profits (After Tax)
4
2
0
89

89

90

90

91

91

92

92

93

93

94

94

95

95

96

96

97

97

98

98

99

99

00

00

01

01

02

02

03

03

04

04

05

05

06

06

07

07

08

08

09

09

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

21

updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends
September 2014 Projections
Change in Real GDP (Q4/Q4)
Percent
6

3

Actual
0

-3

-6

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Long
Run

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Long
Run

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Long
Run

2016

Long
Run

Unemployment Rate (Q4)
Percent
11

9

7

Actual
5

3

2008

2009

2010

Change in PCE Price Index (Q4/Q4)
Percent
4

3

Actual

2

1

0

2008

2009

2010

2011

Change in PCE Price Index Excluding Food and Energy Prices (Q4/Q4)
Percent
4

3

Actual
2

1

0

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Research Division

22

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

updated through
12/04/14

National Economic Trends

FOMC Quarterly Projections for 2014 and 2015: A Timeline
Change in Real GDP for 2014

Change in Real GDP for 2015

Percent

Percent

6

6

5

5
Sep. 2012

4

4
Sep. 2014

3

Sep. 2014
3

Nov. 2011

2

2

1

1

0

0

2011

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

Unemployment Rate for 2014 (Q4)

Unemployment Rate for 2015 (Q4)

Percent

Percent

10

10

8

8

2014

Sep. 2014
6

6

Nov. 2011

Sep. 2012
Sep. 2014

4

4

2011

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

Change in PCE Price Index for 2014

Change in PCE Price Index for 2015

Percent

Percent

4

4

3

3

2

2014

Sep. 2014

2
Sep. 2012

Nov. 2011

Sep. 2014

1

0

1

0

2011

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

Change in PCE Core Price Index for 2014

Change in PCE Core Price Index for 2015

Percent

Percent

3

3
Sep. 2014

Nov. 2011
2

2
Sep. 2012

1

Sep. 2014

1

0

0

2011

2012

2013

2014

2012

2013

2014

Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

23

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12/04/14

National Economic Trends
Nominal GDP
Billions
of $

Real GDP

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

Billions
of 2009 $

Final Sales

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

Billions
of 2009 $

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

Change in
Private Inventories
Billions of 2009 $
Last qtr
Year/Year ago

14783.809

.

2.5

14722.161

.

1.1

.

58.225

3.7

15020.565

.

1.6

14978.984

.

1.7

.

37.593

4.2

15369.205

.

2.3

15304.325

.

2.2

.

57.048

.

3.7

15710.295

.

2.2

15636.714

.

2.2

.

63.538

15238.4

0.2

3.8

14881.301

-1.5

1.9

14855.331

-0.6

1.8

25.066

62.031

15460.9

6.0

3.8

14989.555

2.9

1.7

14924.472

1.9

1.6

57.519

64.221

3

15587.1

3.3

3.5

15021.149

0.8

1.2

15035.147

3.0

2.1

-13.027

31.908

4

15785.3

5.2

3.6

15190.255

4.6

1.7

15100.985

1.8

1.5

80.816

37.594

2012 1

15956.5

4.4

4.7

15275.047

2.3

2.6

15195.618

2.5

2.3

70.912

49.055

2010.

14964.4

.

3.8

2011.

15517.9

.

2012.

16163.2

.

2013.

16768.1

2011 1
.

2

.
.

.

2

16094.7

3.5

4.1

15336.735

1.6

2.3

15248.185

1.4

2.2

78.887

54.397

.

3

16268.9

4.4

4.4

15431.335

2.5

2.7

15350.878

2.7

2.1

71.151

75.442

.

4

16332.5

1.6

3.5

15433.702

0.1

1.6

15422.620

1.9

2.1

7.243

57.048

2013 1

16502.4

4.2

3.4

15538.441

2.7

1.7

15499.590

2.0

2.0

33.443

47.681

.

2

16619.2

2.9

3.3

15606.591

1.8

1.8

15555.513

1.5

2.0

43.351

38.797

.

3

16872.3

6.2

3.7

15779.938

4.5

2.3

15671.026

3.0

2.1

95.564

44.900

.

4

17078.3

5.0

4.6

15916.208

3.5

3.1

15820.728

3.9

2.6

81.796

63.539

2014 1

17044.0

-0.8

3.3

15831.652

-2.1

1.9

15782.550

-1.0

1.8

35.244

63.989

.

2

17328.2

6.8

4.3

16010.405

4.6

2.6

15905.876

3.2

2.3

84.772

74.344

.

3

17555.2

5.3

4.0

16164.056

3.9

2.4

16064.772

4.1

2.5

79.126

70.235

Consumption
Billions
of 2009 $

Durables Consumption

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

Billions
of 2009 $

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

Private Fixed Investment
Billions
of 2009 $

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

Nonresidential
Fixed Investment
Billions
of 2009 $

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

2010.

10036.32

.

1.9

1085.658

.

6.1

2056.155

.

1.5

1673.797

.

2.5

2011.

10263.45

.

2.3

1151.531

.

6.1

2186.659

.

6.3

1802.259

.

7.7

2012.

10449.67

.

1.8

1235.721

.

7.3

2368.004

.

8.3

1931.753

.

7.2

2013.

10699.70

.

2.4

1319.021

.

6.7

2479.169

.

4.7

1990.593

.

3.0

2011 1

10217.12

2.0

3.0

1141.775

5.2

9.2

2098.415

-0.9

5.0

1724.133

-0.9

6.8

.

2

10237.68

0.8

2.4

1134.221

-2.6

5.4

2140.172

8.2

3.8

1760.969

8.8

6.1

.

3

10282.23

1.8

2.2

1148.617

5.2

5.0

2227.456

17.3

8.1

1840.809

19.4

8.7

.

4

10316.78

1.4

1.5

1181.511

12.0

4.8

2280.592

9.9

8.4

1883.125

9.5

9.0

2012 1

10387.55

2.8

1.7

1212.000

10.7

6.2

2330.674

9.1

11.1

1910.072

5.8

10.8

2

10420.18

1.3

1.8

1218.770

2.3

7.5

2355.628

4.4

10.1

1930.575

4.4

9.6

.
.

3

10470.38

1.9

1.8

1242.413

8.0

8.2

2373.729

3.1

6.6

1934.504

0.8

5.1

.

4

10520.58

1.9

2.0

1269.702

9.1

7.5

2411.986

6.6

5.8

1951.860

3.6

3.7

2013 1

10613.66

3.6

2.2

1295.721

8.5

6.9

2427.954

2.7

4.2

1959.009

1.5

2.6

.

2

10660.40

1.8

2.3

1309.988

4.5

7.5

2456.959

4.9

4.3

1966.834

1.6

1.9

.

3

10713.30

2.0

2.3

1325.866

4.9

6.7

2496.800

6.6

5.2

1993.257

5.5

3.0

.

4

10811.43

3.7

2.8

1344.507

5.7

5.9

2534.963

6.3

5.1

2043.272

10.4

4.7

2014 1

10844.29

1.2

2.2

1354.992

3.2

4.6

2536.121

0.2

4.5

2051.456

1.6

4.7

.

2

10912.57

2.5

2.4

1400.378

14.1

6.9

2594.470

9.5

5.6

2099.594

9.7

6.7

.

3

10972.09

2.2

2.4

1429.933

8.7

7.8

2633.819

6.2

5.5

2135.939

7.1

7.2

Research Division

24

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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12/04/14

National Economic Trends

GDP Chain Price Index
Index

Employment Cost Index

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

Index

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

ECI: Wages
Index

ECI: Benefits

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

2010.

101.226

.

1.2

111.9

.

1.9

112.1

.

1.6

2011.

103.315

.

2.1

114.3

.

2.1

114.0

.

2012.

105.174

.

1.8

116.5

.

2.0

116.1

.

2013.

106.739

.

1.5

118.7

.

1.9

118.2

2011 1

102.409

1.8

1.9

113.3

2.1

2.0

.

2

103.170

3.0

2.2

114.1

2.9

2.2

.

3

103.770

2.3

2.3

114.6

1.8

2.2

.

4

103.913

0.6

1.9

115.1

1.8

2012 1

104.461

2.1

2.0

115.7

2.1

Index

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

111.3

.

2.5

1.6

115.1

.

3.5

1.8

117.7

.

2.2

.

1.9

120.0

.

1.9

113.2

1.1

1.6

113.6

5.1

3.0

113.7

1.8

1.6

115.2

5.8

3.9

114.2

1.8

1.7

115.4

0.7

3.4

2.1

114.7

1.8

1.6

116.2

2.8

3.6

2.1

115.3

2.1

1.9

116.8

2.1

2.8

.

2

104.937

1.8

1.7

116.3

2.1

1.9

115.8

1.7

1.8

117.4

2.1

1.9

.

3

105.475

2.1

1.6

116.8

1.7

1.9

116.3

1.7

1.8

117.9

1.7

2.2

.

4

105.821

1.3

1.8

117.3

1.7

1.9

116.8

1.7

1.8

118.6

2.4

2.1

2013 1

106.172

1.3

1.6

117.8

1.7

1.8

117.3

1.7

1.7

119.1

1.7

2.0

.

2

106.495

1.2

1.5

118.4

2.1

1.8

118.0

2.4

1.9

119.6

1.7

1.9

.

3

106.943

1.7

1.4

119.0

2.0

1.9

118.5

1.7

1.9

120.3

2.4

2.0

.

4

107.347

1.5

1.4

119.6

2.0

2.0

1.9

2014 1

107.694

1.3

1.4

119.9

1.0

1.8

.

2

108.261

2.1

1.7

120.9

3.4

2.1

.

3

108.646

1.4

1.6

121.7

2.7

2.3

121.1

Exports
Billions
of 2009 $

Billions
of 2005 $

2.0

120.8

119.3

0.7

1.7

121.2

1.3

1.8

120.2

3.1

1.9

122.5

4.4

2.4

3.0

2.2

123.2

2.3

2.4

119.1

Nonfarm
Output per Hour

Imports

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

2.0

1.7

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

Index

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

Nonfarm
Compensation per Hour
Index

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

2010. 1776.595

.

11.9

2235.350

.

12.7

103.313

.

3.3

101.957

.

2.0

2011. 1898.312

.

6.9

2357.670

.

5.5

103.459

.

0.1

104.205

.

2.2

2012. 1960.110

.

3.3

2412.600

.

2.3

104.510

.

1.0

107.060

.

2.7

2013. 2019.816

.

3.0

2440.259

.

1.1

105.433

.

0.9

108.276

.

1.1

2011 1 1862.301

2.1

9.0

2328.482

3.1

10.0

103.126

-3.2

0.4

104.673

7.5

3.9
2.2

.

2 1890.682

6.2

8.2

2345.931

3.0

5.8

103.452

1.3

0.4

104.072

-2.3

.

3 1910.595

4.3

6.3

2364.918

3.3

3.0

103.226

-0.9

-0.3

104.683

2.4

2.2

.

4 1929.669

4.1

4.2

2391.348

4.5

3.5

104.026

3.1

0.1

103.403

-4.8

0.6

2012 1 1935.988

1.3

4.0

2401.737

1.7

3.1

104.071

0.2

0.9

106.283

11.6

1.5

2 1958.862

4.8

3.6

2425.543

4.0

3.4

104.545

1.8

1.1

106.458

0.7

2.3

.
.

3 1969.127

2.1

3.1

2422.148

-0.6

2.4

104.979

1.7

1.7

106.407

-0.2

1.6

.

4 1976.463

1.5

2.4

2400.973

-3.5

0.4

104.442

-2.0

0.4

109.077

10.4

5.5

2013 1 1972.302

-0.8

1.9

2399.453

-0.3

-0.1

104.653

0.8

0.6

107.319

-6.3

1.0

.

2 2002.764

6.3

2.2

2448.788

8.5

1.0

104.778

0.5

0.2

108.300

3.7

1.7

.

3 2027.684

5.1

3.0

2452.329

0.6

1.2

105.717

3.6

0.7

108.478

0.7

1.9

.

4 2076.516

10.0

5.1

2460.468

1.3

2.5

106.572

3.3

2.0

108.996

1.9

-0.1

2014 1 2026.902

-9.2

2.8

2474.130

2.2

3.1

105.365

-4.5

0.7

110.747

6.6

3.2

.

2 2080.726

11.1

3.9

2541.149

11.3

3.8

106.112

2.9

1.3

110.487

-0.9

2.0

.

3 2105.703

4.9

3.8

2536.714

-0.7

3.4

106.727

2.3

1.0

110.857

1.3

2.2

Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

25

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12/04/14

National Economic Trends
Household Survey Employment
Thousands

Change

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

Nonfarm Payroll Employment
Thousands Change

Percent change
Annual
Year
rate
ago

Nonfarm Aggregate Hours
Index

Percent change
Monthly Annual
Year
rate
rate
ago

2009 .

139894

-5479

.

-3.8

131220

-5949

.

-4.3

98.9

.

.

-6.8

2010 .

139076

-818

.

-0.6

130272

-948

.

-0.7

98.9

.

.

0.1

2011 .

139879

803

.

0.6

131849

1576

.

1.2

101.4

.

.

2.5

2012 .

142466

2587

.

1.8

134098

2250

.

1.7

104.1

.

.

2.6

2013 .

143930

1464

.

1.0

136363

2264

.

1.7

106.1

.

.

2.0

2012

1

141900

1260

3.6

1.8

133420

777

2.4

1.8

103.6

0.9

3.8

3.4

.

2

142217

318

0.9

1.9

133856

436

1.3

1.7

103.8

0.2

0.9

2.6

.

3

142474

257

0.7

1.9

134265

409

1.2

1.6

104.1

0.3

1.0

2.3

.

4

143271

797

2.3

1.9

134854

589

1.8

1.7

104.8

0.7

2.8

2.1

2013

1

143414

142

0.4

1.1

135495

641

1.9

1.6

105.5

0.7

2.8

1.9

.

2

143890

476

1.3

1.2

136085

590

1.8

1.7

106.0

0.4

1.7

2.1

.

3

144245

355

1.0

1.2

136623

539

1.6

1.8

106.2

0.2

0.8

2.0

.

4

144171

-73

-0.2

0.6

137248

624

1.8

1.8

106.8

0.6

2.3

1.9

2014

1

145411

1239

3.5

1.4

137755

507

1.5

1.7

107.1

0.3

1.4

1.5

.

2

145901

491

1.4

1.4

138510

755

2.2

1.8

108.3

1.1

4.4

2.2

.

3

146440

539

1.5

1.5

139228

718

2.1

1.9

109.0

0.6

2.5

2.6

2012

Oct

143369

422

3.6

2.2

134647

225

2.0

1.6

104.4

0.3

3.5

2.0

.

Nov

143233

-136

-1.1

1.8

134850

203

1.8

1.7

104.9

0.5

5.9

2.2

.

Dec

143212

-21

-0.2

1.7

135064

214

1.9

1.7

105.1

0.2

2.3

2.2

2013

Jan

143384

172

1.5

1.2

135261

197

1.8

1.6

104.9

-0.2

-2.3

1.4

.

Feb

143464

80

0.7

1.1

135541

280

2.5

1.6

105.8

0.9

10.8

2.2

.

Mar

143393

-71

-0.6

0.9

135682

141

1.3

1.5

105.9

0.1

1.1

2.1

.

Apr

143676

283

2.4

1.2

135885

203

1.8

1.6

105.8

-0.1

-1.1

1.9

.

May

143919

243

2.0

1.2

136084

199

1.8

1.7

106.0

0.2

2.3

2.3

.

Jun

144075

156

1.3

1.2

136285

201

1.8

1.7

106.1

0.1

1.1

2.0

.

Jul

144285

210

1.8

1.4

136434

149

1.3

1.7

105.7

-0.4

-4.4

1.5

.

Aug

144179

-106

-0.9

1.4

136636

202

1.8

1.8

106.5

0.8

9.5

2.4

.

Sep

144270

91

0.8

0.9

136800

164

1.4

1.8

106.3

-0.2

-2.2

2.1

.

Oct

143485

-785

-6.3

0.1

137037

237

2.1

1.8

106.6

0.3

3.4

2.1

.

Nov

144443

958

8.3

0.8

137311

274

2.4

1.8

107.1

0.5

5.8

2.1

.

Dec

144586

143

1.2

1.0

137395

84

0.7

1.7

106.6

-0.5

-5.5

1.4

2014

Jan

145224

638

5.4

1.3

137539

144

1.3

1.7

107.0

0.4

4.6

2.0

.

Feb

145266

42

0.3

1.3

137761

222

2.0

1.6

106.6

-0.4

-4.4

0.8

.

Mar

145742

476

4.0

1.6

137964

203

1.8

1.7

107.8

1.1

14.4

1.8
2.2

.

Apr

145669

-73

-0.6

1.4

138268

304

2.7

1.8

108.1

0.3

3.4

.

May

145814

145

1.2

1.3

138497

229

2.0

1.8

108.3

0.2

2.2

2.2

.

Jun

146221

407

3.4

1.5

138764

267

2.3

1.8

108.5

0.2

2.2

2.3

.

Jul

146352

131

1.1

1.4

139007

243

2.1

1.9

108.7

0.2

2.2

2.8

.

Aug

146368

16

0.1

1.5

139210

203

1.8

1.9

109.2

0.5

5.7

2.5

.

Sep

146600

232

1.9

1.6

139466

256

2.2

1.9

109.0

-0.2

-2.2

2.5

.

Oct

147283

683

5.7

2.6

139680

214

1.9

1.9

109.5

0.5

5.6

2.7
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National Economic Trends
Retail and Food Services Sales

Unempl.
Rate

Billions
of dollars

Percent change
Monthly/ Annual
Year
quarterly
rate
ago

Industrial Production
Percent change
Monthly/ Annual
Year
quarterly
rate
ago

Index

Treasury
Yields
(Percent)
3-mo
10-yr

2009 .

9.3

4083.041

.

.

-7.1

85.7177

.

.

-11.3

0.15

3.26

2010 .

9.6

4306.440

.

.

5.5

90.5712

.

.

5.7

0.14

3.21

2011 .

8.9

4627.486

.

.

7.5

93.5936

.

.

3.3

0.05

2.79

2012 .

8.1

4863.347

.

.

5.1

97.1335

.

.

3.8

0.09

1.80

2013 .

7.4

5066.564

.

.

4.2

99.9322

.

.

2.9

0.06

2.35

2012

1

8.2

1204.848

1.9

7.6

6.4

96.1322

1.3

5.2

3.8

0.07

2.04

.

2

8.2

1204.434

-0.0

-0.1

4.7

97.0236

0.9

3.8

4.5

0.09

1.82

.

3

8.0

1217.924

1.1

4.6

4.8

97.4024

0.4

1.6

3.6

0.10

1.64

.

4

7.8

1236.141

1.5

6.1

4.5

97.9760

0.6

2.4

3.2

0.09

1.71

2013

1

7.7

1254.179

1.5

6.0

4.1

98.9801

1.0

4.2

3.0

0.09

1.95

.

2

7.5

1258.320

0.3

1.3

4.5

99.4452

0.5

1.9

2.5

0.05

2.00

.

3

7.2

1271.228

1.0

4.2

4.4

100.0532

0.6

2.5

2.7

0.03

2.71

.

4

7.0

1282.837

0.9

3.7

3.8

101.2504

1.2

4.9

3.3

0.06

2.75

2014

1

6.7

1285.509

0.2

0.8

2.5

102.2229

1.0

3.9

3.3

0.05

2.76

.

2

6.2

1315.663

2.3

9.7

4.6

103.6389

1.4

5.7

4.2

0.03

2.62

.

3

6.1

1328.658

1.0

4.0

4.5

104.4802

0.8

3.3

4.4

0.03

2.50

2012

Nov

7.8

412.170

0.4

5.3

4.4

98.2597

1.0

12.3

3.6

0.09

1.65

.

Dec

7.9

413.585

0.3

4.2

5.0

98.3571

0.1

1.2

3.3

0.07

1.72

2013

Jan

7.9

416.542

0.7

8.9

4.7

98.4084

0.1

0.6

2.5

0.07

1.91

.

Feb

7.7

420.654

1.0

12.5

4.4

99.0438

0.6

8.0

2.8

0.10

1.98

.

Mar

7.5

416.983

-0.9

-10.0

3.2

99.4880

0.4

5.5

3.6

0.09

1.96

.

Apr

7.5

417.151

0.0

0.5

3.5

99.3112

-0.2

-2.1

2.6

0.06

1.76

.

May

7.5

419.491

0.6

6.9

4.2

99.4162

0.1

1.3

2.4

0.04

1.93

.

Jun

7.5

421.678

0.5

6.4

5.7

99.6083

0.2

2.3

2.5

0.05

2.30

.

Jul

7.3

424.000

0.6

6.8

5.7

99.4432

-0.2

-2.0

1.8

0.04

2.58

.

Aug

7.2

422.861

-0.3

-3.2

4.1

99.9987

0.6

6.9

3.0

0.04

2.74

.

Sep

7.2

424.367

0.4

4.4

3.3

100.7177

0.7

9.0

3.4

0.02

2.81

.

Oct

7.2

426.805

0.6

7.1

4.0

100.8190

0.1

1.2

3.6

0.05

2.62

.

Nov

7.0

428.205

0.3

4.0

3.9

101.3750

0.6

6.8

3.2

0.07

2.72

.

Dec

6.7

427.827

-0.1

-1.1

3.4

101.5572

0.2

2.2

3.3

0.07

2.90

2014

Jan

6.6

423.937

-0.9

-10.4

1.8

101.3061

-0.2

-2.9

2.9

0.04

2.86

.

Feb

6.7

427.554

0.9

10.7

1.6

102.2567

0.9

11.9

3.2

0.05

2.71

.

Mar

6.7

434.018

1.5

19.7

4.1

103.1059

0.8

10.4

3.6

0.05

2.72
2.71

.

Apr

6.3

436.730

0.6

7.8

4.7

103.1885

0.1

1.0

3.9

0.03

.

May

6.3

438.605

0.4

5.3

4.6

103.6839

0.5

5.9

4.3

0.03

2.56

.

Jun

6.1

440.328

0.4

4.8

4.4

104.0442

0.3

4.3

4.5

0.04

2.60

.

Jul

6.2

441.506

0.3

3.3

4.1

104.3390

0.3

3.5

4.9

0.03

2.54

.

Aug

6.1

444.150

0.6

7.4

5.0

104.1344

-0.2

-2.3

4.1

0.03

2.42

.

Sep

5.9

443.002

-0.3

-3.1

4.4

104.9672

0.8

10.0

4.2

0.02

2.53

.

Oct

5.8

444.491

0.3

4.1

4.1

104.8568

-0.1

-1.3

4.0

0.02

2.30

.

Nov

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

0.02

2.33

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National Economic Trends
Consumer Price Index

Consumer Price Index
less Food and Energy

Percent change
Monthly/ Annual Year
quarterly
rate
ago

Percent change
Monthly/ Annual Year
quarterly
rate
ago

Index

Year
to date

Index

Producer Price Index
Final Demand

Year
to date

Index

Percent change
Monthly/ Annual Year
quarterly
rate
ago

2010 .

218.080

.

.

1.6

.

221.337

.

.

1.0

.

101.8

.

.

.

2011 .

224.932

.

.

3.1

.

225.007

.

.

1.7

.

105.7

.

.

3.9

2012 .

229.599

.

.

2.1

.

229.755

.

.

2.1

.

107.7

.

.

1.9

2013 .

232.960

.

.

1.5

.

233.806

.

.

1.8

.

109.1

.

.

1.3

1

228.179

0.5

2.1

2.8

2.1

228.033

0.5

2.0

2.2

2.0

107.2

0.6

2.4

2.7
1.6

2012
.

2

228.964

0.3

1.4

1.9

1.7

229.393

0.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

107.5

0.3

1.1

.

3

229.939

0.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

230.298

0.4

1.6

2.0

2.0

107.7

0.2

0.9

1.3

.

4

231.314

0.6

2.4

1.9

1.9

231.298

0.4

1.7

1.9

1.9

108.4

0.7

2.8

1.8

2013

1

231.998

0.3

1.2

1.7

1.2

232.449

0.5

2.0

1.9

2.0

108.7

0.2

1.0

1.4

.

2

232.230

0.1

0.4

1.4

0.8

233.240

0.3

1.4

1.7

1.7

108.8

0.1

0.4

1.2

.

3

233.476

0.5

2.2

1.5

1.2

234.289

0.4

1.8

1.7

1.7

109.4

0.5

2.1

1.5

.

4

234.136

0.3

1.1

1.2

1.2

235.246

0.4

1.6

1.7

1.7

109.7

0.3

1.2

1.2

2014

1

235.247

0.5

1.9

1.4

1.9

236.190

0.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

110.2

0.5

2.0

1.4

.

2

237.010

0.7

3.0

2.1

2.5

237.674

0.6

2.5

1.9

2.1

110.9

0.6

2.4

1.9

.

3

237.657

0.3

1.1

1.8

2.0

238.444

0.3

1.3

1.8

1.8

111.3

0.3

1.3

1.7

2012

Oct

231.652

0.2

3.0

2.2

2.4

231.007

0.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

108.4

0.2

2.2

1.9

.

Nov

231.190

-0.2

-2.4

1.8

2.0

231.325

0.1

1.7

1.9

2.0

108.4

0.0

0.0

1.6

1.9

1.9

108.5

0.1

1.1

1.9

.

1.8

1.8

231.562

0.1

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.2

232.084

0.2

2.7

1.9

2.7

108.6

0.1

1.1

1.6

6.8

2.0

4.0

232.496

0.2

2.2

2.0

2.4

108.8

0.2

2.2

1.5

-2.7

1.5

1.7

232.766

0.1

1.4

1.9

2.1

108.7

-0.1

-1.1

1.2

-1.9

1.1

0.8

232.909

0.1

0.7

1.7

1.8

108.7

0.0

0.0

1.0

1.4

1.1

233.230

0.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

108.6

-0.1

-1.1

1.0

1.8

1.5

233.581

0.2

1.8

1.6

1.8

109.1

0.5

5.7

1.7

2.0

1.6

233.971

0.2

2.0

1.7

1.8

109.4

0.3

3.4

2.0

0.9

1.5

1.5

234.294

0.1

1.7

1.8

1.8

109.3

-0.1

-1.1

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.5

234.603

0.1

1.6

1.7

1.8

109.4

0.1

1.1

1.1

Dec

231.099

-0.0

-0.5

2013

Jan

231.321

0.1

.

Feb

232.599

0.6

.

Mar

232.075

-0.2

.

Apr

231.707

-0.2

.

May

232.124

0.2

2.2

.

Jun

232.860

0.3

3.9

.

Jul

233.252

0.2

2.0

.

Aug

233.433

0.1

.

Sep

233.743

0.1

.

Oct

233.782

0.0

0.2

0.9

1.4

234.893

0.1

1.5

1.7

1.7

109.7

0.3

3.3

1.2

.

Nov

234.033

0.1

1.3

1.2

1.4

235.304

0.2

2.1

1.7

1.8

109.7

0.0

0.0

1.2

.

Dec

234.594

0.2

2.9

1.5

1.5

235.542

0.1

1.2

1.7

1.7

109.7

0.0

0.0

1.1

2014

Jan

234.933

0.1

1.7

1.6

1.7

235.843

0.1

1.5

1.6

1.5

110.0

0.3

3.3

1.3

.

Feb

235.169

0.1

1.2

1.1

1.5

236.122

0.1

1.4

1.6

1.5

110.2

0.2

2.2

1.3

.

Mar

235.640

0.2

2.4

1.5

1.8

236.604

0.2

2.5

1.6

1.8

110.5

0.3

3.3

1.7
1.8

.

Apr

236.254

0.3

3.2

2.0

2.1

237.163

0.2

2.9

1.8

2.1

110.7

0.2

2.2

.

May

237.083

0.4

4.3

2.1

2.6

237.776

0.3

3.1

1.9

2.3

110.9

0.2

2.2

2.1

.

Jun

237.693

0.3

3.1

2.1

2.7

238.083

0.1

1.6

1.9

2.2

111.1

0.2

2.2

1.8

.

Jul

237.909

0.1

1.1

2.0

2.4

238.311

0.1

1.2

1.9

2.0

111.3

0.2

2.2

1.7

.

Aug

237.428

-0.2

-2.4

1.7

1.8

238.345

0.0

0.2

1.7

1.8

111.3

0.0

0.0

1.8

.

Sep

237.633

0.1

1.0

1.7

1.7

238.677

0.1

1.7

1.7

1.8

111.2

-0.1

-1.1

1.6

.

Oct

237.642

0.0

0.0

1.7

1.6

239.162

0.2

2.5

1.8

1.8

111.4

0.2

2.2

1.5

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Notes
Pages 4, 5: Final Sales is gross domestic product (GDP) minus change in
private inventories. Advance, Second, and Third GDP Growth Rates are
released during the first, second, and third months of the following quarter.
Changes result from incorporation of more complete information. Real GDP
is measured in 2009 dollars. The ISM (formerly Purchasing Managers’) Index
is a weighted average of diffusion indexes for new orders, production, supplier
deliveries, inventories, and employment. Aggregate and Average Weekly
Hours are paid hours of production and nonsupervisory employees. The
Inventory-Sales Ratio uses nominal (current-dollar) inventory and sales data.
Page 6: For information on how to calculate the Contribution of a component
to the overall GDP growth rate, see the October 1999 issue of the Survey of
Current Business, p. 16. The sign is changed for Imports.
Page 7: Ten-year Treasury Yields are adjusted to constant maturity; threemonth yields are secondary market averages. All rates used in the yield curves
are adjusted to constant maturity. Standard and Poor’s 500 Index with
Reinvested Dividends shows the total return: capital gains plus dividends.
Pages 8, 9: Oil (West Texas intermediate) and Natural Gas (Henry Hub)
spot and futures prices are listed in the Wall Street Journal. Spot prices are
monthly averages of daily prices; futures prices are usually taken from the last
trading day of the month. Consumer Price Index is for all urban consumers.
The Consumption Chain Price Index is the index associated with the personal consumption expenditures component of GDP. The Employment Cost
Index (ECI) covers private nonfarm employers. ECI Compensation refers
to a fixed sample of jobs, while Compensation per Hour covers all workers
in the nonfarm business sector in a given quarter. In both cases, compensation
is wages and salaries plus benefits.
Pages 10, 11: Effective with the January 2008 Employment Situation, the
establishment survey data for employment, hours, and earnings have been
converted from the 2002 NAICS system to the 2007 NAICS system. For more
information see http://www.bls.gov/ces/. Nonfarm Payroll Employment is
counted in a survey of about 400,000 establishments (Current Employment
Statistics). It excludes self-employed individuals and workers in private households, but double-counts individuals with more than one job. The Household
Survey (Current Population Survey) of about 60,000 households provides estimates of civilian employment, unemployment rate, labor force participation
rate, and employment-population ratio. Population is civilian, noninstitutional,
16 years and over. The 90 percent confidence intervals for the unemployment
rate (± 0.2 percentage points) and change in household survey employment
(± 430,000) measure uncertainty due to sample size. Because the household
survey was changed in January 1994, data prior to this date are not strictly
comparable. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced several revisions to
the Household Survey on Feb. 7, 2003, with the release of the January 2003
data. For more information, see <www.bls.gov/cps/>. The Job Openings rate
is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of total employment plus job openings.
Page 13: The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index shows changes in a
summary measure of consumers’ answers to five questions about their current
and expected financial situation, expectations about future economic conditions, and attitudes about making large purchases. The survey is based on a
representative sample of U.S. households.

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Page 15: Gross Private Saving is the sum of personal saving, undistributed
corporate profits with IVA and CCAdj (see notes for pp. 18-19), and private
wage accruals less disbursements. Gross Government Saving is net government saving (surplus/deficit) plus consumption of fixed capital. Balance on
Current Account (NIPA) is net capital transfer payments to the rest of the
world plus net lending or net borrowing (international trade and income flows).
Pages 16, 17: Government Consumption and Investment is current expenditures on goods and services, including capital consumption (depreciation)
and gross investment, as reported in the NIPAs. The Unified Federal Budget
Surplus/Deficit differs from NIPA Basis in four main ways: (1) NIPA excludes
transactions involving existing assets; (2) NIPA outlays exclude government
investment and include consumption of government capital, while unified
budget outlays do the reverse; (3) NIPA accounts exclude Puerto Rico and
U.S. territories; and (4) various timing issues are handled differently. Outlays
and Receipts are from the NIPAs, except as noted. Since 1977, the federal
Fiscal Year starts on October 1. Excluded agency debt was 0.6 percent of
federal debt at the end of fiscal 1997. Federal Debt Held by the Public
includes holdings of the Federal Reserve System and excludes holdings of the
social security and other federal trust funds. Federal grants in aid to state and
local governments appear in both state and local receipts and federal outlays.
Pages 18, 19: The Trade Balance (shown on a balance of payments basis) is
the difference between exports and imports of goods (merchandise) and services. It is nearly identical in concept to the Net Exports component of GDP,
but differs slightly in accounting details. The Investment Income Balance
equals income received from U.S.-owned assets in other countries minus
income paid on foreign-owned assets in the U.S. The investment income balance is nearly identical in concept to the difference between gross national
product and gross domestic product, but differs in accounting details. The
Current Account Balance is the trade balance plus the balance on investment income plus net unilateral transfers to the U.S. from other countries.
Pages 20, 21: Output per Hour (Y/H), Unit Labor Cost (C/Y), and
Compensation per Hour (C/H) are indexes which approximately obey the
following relationship: %(Y/H) + %(C/Y) = %(C/H) with %() meaning percent
changes. Unit labor cost is shown on page 9. Real Compensation per Hour
uses the CPI to adjust for the effects of inflation. Nonfarm business accounted
for about 77 percent of the value of GDP in 2000, while nonfinancial corporations accounted for about 54 percent. Inventory Valuation Adjustments
(IVA) remove the effect of changes in the value of existing inventories from
corporate profits and proprietors’ income. (This change in value does not
correspond to current production and therefore is not part of GDP). Capital
Consumption Adjustments (CCAdj) increase profits and proprietors’ income
by the difference between estimates of economic depreciation and depreciation allowed by the tax code. Components of national income not shown are
rental income of persons and net interest.
Pages 22, 23: The economic projections of the Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) are published four times a year. Except for the unemployment rate, the projections for the current and following years are on a Q4/Q4
horizon. The shaded area represents the range of the economic projections of
the FOMC members, and the dot signifies the mid-point of the ranges. The
projections of the changes in the total PCE price index and the core PCE price
index (excluding food and energy prices) are presumed to converge over time.

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National Economic Trends

Sources
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Dept. of Commerce
National income and product accounts, international trade and investment
data (except by country), auto and light truck sales.
Census Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Inventory-sales ratios, retail sales, capital goods orders, housing starts,
exports and imports by country.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Dept. of Labor
All employment-related data, employment cost index, consumer and producer price indexes, unit labor cost, output per hour, compensation per
hour, multifactor productivity.
United States Department of Treasury
Unified budget receipts, outlays, deficit, debt.
Federal Reserve Board
Index of industrial production, treasury yields, exchange rates, capacity
utilization, household debt.

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