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N a t io n a l E c o n o m ic T r e n d s
F e b r u a r y 1991

T h e
to

n a tio n ’ s re a l g ro s s

th e

advance

s ig n a ls b e in g

e s t im a t e

n a t io n a l p r o d u c t d e c lin e d

p re p a re d

tr a n s m itte d

b y

key

by

th e

U .S .

m o n th ly

a t a 2 .1

p e rc e n t a n n u a l ra te

D e p a rtm e n t o f C o m m e rc e .

e c o n o m ic

in d ic a t o r s .

O f th e 2 .1

T h is

in

th e

d e c lin e

fo u rth
w as

q u a rte r o f 1 9 9 0 ,

c o n s is te n t w it h

p e r c e n t r a te o f d e c lin e

in

a c c o r d in g

th e

r e c e s s io n

re a l G N P ,

2 p e rce n t

w a s a t t r ib u t a b le to a d r o p in in v e n t o r y in v e s t m e n t . S o m e a n a ly s t s h a v e a r g u e d th a t, s in c e th e d r o p in in v e n t o r y w a s r e s p o n s ib le
f o r s o m u c h o f th e d e c lin e in r e a l G N P , in v e n t o r ie s m u s t n o t b e e x c e s s iv e a t th is tim e . T h u s , t h e y b e lie v e th a t th e r e c e s s io n
w i l l b e s h o r t a n d m ild , b e c a u s e p r o d u c t io n w i l l n o t h a v e to b e r e d u c e d m u c h f u r t h e r to b r in g

T h e
sh a rp

ta b le

b e lo w

d e c lin e

a ro u n d

th e

in

s u m m a r iz e s

in v e n t o r y

b e g in n in g

o f a

s o m e b a s ic

in v e s tm e n t
r e c e s s io n

fo r

is

c h a r a c t e r is tic s
one

not

a

q u a rte r
u s e fu l

g u id e

C h a r a c t e r is t ic s
_____________ R e a l

A c tu a l

o f

G N P

D ue
Q u a rte r1

o f p o s tw a r

at o r

to

near

fo r

its

r e c e s s io n s .
o n s e t.

g a u g in g

P o s tw a r

g ro w th
in v e n to r y

in v e s tm e n t

it s

E a c h

T hus,
d e p th

a
and

in v e n t o r ie s in lin e w it h

r e c e s s io n

sh a rp

d ro p

w as
in

c h a r a c t e r iz e d

in v e n t o r y

s a le s .

by

a

in v e s tm e n t

d u r a tio n .

R e c e s s io n s

r a t e ___________________
Peak

to

tro u g h

IV / 1 9 8 1

- 5 .5 %

- 3 .0 %

- 3 .4 %

IV / 1 9 7 9

- 0 .8

- 2 .4

- 9 .1

1/1974

- 2 .2

- 3 .0

- 3 .5

1/1970

- 2 .4

- 2 .6

- 1 .5

li/ 1 9 6 0

- 1 .1

- 4 .6

- 1 .4

IV / 1 9 5 7

- 6 .1

- 3 .8

- 7 .0

1 1 1 /1 9 5 3

- 1 .8

- 2 .8

- 3 .0

1/1949

- 4 .6

- 4 .2

- 2 .0

L e n g th

of

r e c e s s io n

16

m o n th s

6
16

11
10
8
10
11

Q u a r t e r at o r n e a r onset o f re c e s s io n in w h ic h the d e c lin e in re a l G N P w a s d o m in a te d b y a d e c lin e in in v e n to ry in v e stm e n t.

— K e ith

T H
F E D E R
R E
B A
S T

E
A L
S E R V E
N K o f
.I / H L S

v i e w s e x p r e s s e d d o n o t n e c e s s a r i ly r e f l e c t o f f ic ia l p o s i t io n s o f t h e F e d e ra l R e s e r v e S y s t e m .




M .

C a r ls o n

T O T A L C IV IL IA N E M P L O Y M E N T *
(Compounded A nnual Rates of Change)
THOUSANDS
OF PERSONS

6-89

7-89

8 -89

9-89 10-89 11-89

l
00

INITIAL MONTH

TERMINAL
MONTH
5-89

1-90

2-90

3-90

4-90

5-90

7-90

6-90

8-90

9-90 10-90 11-90
117.400

6-89

3 .5

7-89

1.8

0.1

8-89

1.7

0 .8

117,413
117.565

1.6

117,417

9-89

0 .9

0.1

0 .0

- 1 .5

10-89

1.1

0 .6

0 .7

0 .3

2 .1

11-89

1 .5

1.1

1.3

1 .2

2 .6

3.1

12-89

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.9

1.7

0 .4

1-90

1.1

0 .8

0 .9

0 .8

1.4

1.1

0.1

- 0 .1

2-90

1.2

0 .9

1.0

0 .9

1.3

1.2

0.5

0 .6

117.619
117.920
117,957
117,945
118,074

1.3

118.235

3-90

1.2

0 .9

1.1

1.0

1.4

1.3

0 .8

0.9

1.5

1.6

4-90

1 .0

0 .7

0 .8

0 .7

1.0

0 .8

0 .3

0 .3

0 .5

0.1

- 1 .5

5-90

1.0

0 .8

0 .9

0 .8

1.1

1.0

0 .6

0 .7

0 .8

0 .7

0.2

1 .9

6-90

0 .9

0 .7

0 .8

0 .7

0 .9

0 .8

0 .5

0 .5

0 .6

0 .4

0 .0

0 .7

- 0 .4

7-90

0 .6

0 .4

0 .4

0 .3

0 .5

0 .3

0 .0

- 0 .1

- 0 .1

- 0 .4

- 0 .9

- 0 .7

- 2 .0

- 3 .5

8-90

0 .4

0 .2

0 .2

0 .1

0 .3

0 .1

- 0 .3

- 0 .3

- 0 .4

- 0 .6

-1 .1

- 1 .0

- 2 .0

- 2 .7

118.090
118.277
118.237
117.882
- 1 .9

117.690

9-90

0 .5

0 .3

0 .3

0 .2

0 .4

0 .2

0 .0

- 0 .1

- 0 .1

- 0 .3

- 0 .6

- 0 .4

- 1 .0

- 1 .2

0 .0

2 .0

10-90

0 .4

0 .2

0 .2

0.1

0 .2

0.1

- 0 .2

- 0 .2

- 0 .2

- 0 .4

- 0 .7

- 0 .6

- 1 .1

- 1 .3

- 0 .5

0 .2

- 1 .5

117.883

11-90

0 .2

0 .0

0 .0

- 0 .1

0 .0

- 0 .2

- 0 .5

- 0 .5

- 0 .6

- 0 .8

-l.l

- 1 .0

- 1 .5

- 1 .7

- 1 .3

- 1 .0

- 2 .5

- 3 .5

12-90

0 .3

0.1

0.1

0 .0

0.1

0 .0

- 0 .3

- 0 .3

- 0 .3

- 0 .5

- 0 .7

- 0 .7

- 1 .0

- 1 .1

- 0 .6

- 0 .3

- 1 .0

- 0 .8

5-89

6-89

7-89

8 -89

9-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

1-90

2-90

3-90

4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

8-90

9-90 10-90 11-90

117.733
117.386
1.9

117.574

INITIAL MONTH
«REVISED FROM 1986
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
JANUARY 4 . 1991

PAYROLL E M P LO Y M EN T
(Compounded Annual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
MONTH
5-89

6-89

7-89

6-89

2 .6

7-89

2 .0

1.4

8-89

1.8

1 .5

1.5

8 -8 9

9-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

INITIAL MONTH
OF PERSONS
2-90 3-90

1-90

THOUSANDS
4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

8-90

9-90 10-90 11-90
108.364
108.490

9-89

2 .0

1.9

2 .1

2 .7

10-89

1.9

1.7

1.8

2 .0

1 .2

11-89

2 .1

2 .0

2 .1

2 .3

2 .1

3 .0

12-89

2 .0

1 .9

2 .0

2 .1

1.9

2 .2

1 .5

1-90

2 .1

2 .0

2 .2

2 .3

2 .2

2 .5

2 .3

2-90

2 .3

2 .2

2 .3

2 .5

2 .4

2 .7

2 .6

3 .2

3 .4

3-90

2 .2

2 .2

2 .3

2 .4

2 .3

2 .5

2 .4

2 .7

2 .6

4-90

2 .1

2 .0

2 .1

2 .1

2.1

2 .2

2 .1

2 .2

1.9

1.2

0 .6

5-90

2 .3

2 .3

2 .4

2 .4

2 .4

2 .6

2 .5

2 .7

2 .7

2 .4

2 .7

4 .9

6-90

2 .3

2 .3

2 .4

2 .4

2 .4

2 .6

2 .5

2 .7

2 .6

2 .4

2 .6

3 .6

2 .3

7-90

2 .1

2 .0

2.1

2 .1

2 .1

2 .2

2 .1

2 .1

2 .0

1.7

1.7

2 .1

0 .7

- 1 .0

8-90

1 .8

1 .8

1.8

1 .8

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1 .2

1.1

1 .2

0 .0

- 1 .2

- 1 .4

9-90

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1 .6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1 .0

0 .9

1.0

0 .0

- 0 .8

- 0 .7

0 .0

10-90

1.5

1 .4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

0 .9

0 .6

0 .5

0 .5

- 0 .4

- 1 .1

- 1 .1

- 1 .0

-1 .9

11-90

1.3

1 .2

1.2

1.1

1 .0

1 .0

0 .8

0 .8

0 .6

0 .3

0.1

0 .0

- 0 .8

- 1 .4

- 1 .5

- 1 .6

- 2 .4

- 2 .8

12-90

1.1

1.1

1.0

1 .0

0 .9

0 .9

0 .7

0 .7

0 .4

0 .2

0 .0

- 0 .1

- 0 .8

- 1 .3

- 1 .4

- 1 .4

-1 .8

- 1 .8

- 0 .8

5 -89

6-89

7-89

8 -8 9

9-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

1-90

2-90

3-90

4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

8 -90

9-90

SC

108,628
108.868

11-90

108.980
109*245
109.383
3 .0

109*654
109*958
1.8

110*122
110*177
110*617
110*829
110*740
110*613
110.612

?
O

110*432
110*173P
110.097P

IN IT IA L MONTH
P- PRELIMINARY




PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST . LOUIS
JANUARY 4 , 1991

2




EMPLOYMENT
R A T IO

S C A L E

M I L L I O N S

OF

R A T IO

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

P E R S O N S

M I L L I O N S

OF

S C A L E

P E R S O N S

SOURCE* U.S.DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BEGINNING JANUARY I9BB. TOTAL EMPLOYMENT DATA INCORPORATE NEW PROCEDURES FOR ESTIMATING
MEASURES OF IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION INCREASING TOTAL EMPLOYMENT BY ABOUT 0.3 t.
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR PERIOOS INDICATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTED» DECEMBER PRELIMINARY
* REVISED FROM 198«

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE*
PERCENT

1983

SEASONALLY

1984

1985

1986

A D JU S T E D

1987

1988

PERCENT

1989

1990

1991

SOURCEt U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
PERCENT OF CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
LATEST DATA PLOTTEDt DECEMBER
«REVISED FROM 1086

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
3

C O N S U M E R P R IC E IN D E X F O R A LL U R B A N C O N S U M E R S
(Compounded Annual Rates o f Change)
IN IT IA L MONTH
6-89

6-89

2 .9

7-89

5 .4

5 .9

8-89

2 .5

1.9

7-89

8-89

9-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

1-90

2-90

5-90

1982-84*100
4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

8-90

9-90

?
*
o

TERMINAL
MONTH
5-89

11-90

124.1
124.5
0 .0

124.5

9-89

2 .4

2 .5

1.5

2 .9

10-89

5.1

5 .2

2 .9

4 .4

124.8

11-89

5 .5

5 .5

5 .2

4 .2

4 .9

5 .9

12-89

5.5

5 .6

5.5

4 .4

4 .9

4 .4

4 .9

1-90

4 .8

5 .0

5 .2

6 .5

7.1

7 .5

9 .4

14.1

2-90

4 .9

5 .1

5 .5

6 .2

6 .9

7.1

8 .2

9 .9

5 .8

5-90

5 .0

5 .2

5 .5

6.1

6 .7

6 .8

7 .6

8 .5

5 .8

125.4

5 .9

125.8
126.5
127.7
128.5
128.9

5 .8

4-90

4 .7

4 .9

5 .0

5 .6

6 .0

6 .0

6.4

6.8

4 .5

5 .8

1.9

5-90

4 .4

4 .6

4 .6

5 .2

5 .5

5 .4

5 .6

5 .8

5 .8

5 .2

1.9

1.9

129.1

6-90

4 .6

4 .8

4 .8

5 .5

5 .6

5 .6

5 .8

5 .9

4 .4

4 .0

5 .5

4 .5

6 .7

7-90

4 .6

4 .8

4 .8

5 .5

5 .5

5 .5

5 .7

5 .8

4 .4

4 .2

5 .8

4 .4

5 .7

4 .7

8-90

4 .9

5 .1

5 .2

5 .6

5 .9

5 .9

6.1

6 .2

5 .2

5 .1

4 .9

5 .7

7 .0

7.1

129.5
150.0
150.5
9 .6

151.5

9-90

5 .2

5 .4

5 .5

5 .9

6 .2

6 .2

6.4

6 .6

5 .7

5 .7

5 .7

6 .4

7 .6

7 .9

9 .6

9.5

10-90

5 .4

5 .5

5 .6

6 .0

6 .5

6.5

6 .5

6 .7

5 .9

5 .9

5 .9

6 .6

7.6

7 .8

8 .9

8 .5

7 .5

11-90

5 .5

5 .4

5 .5

5 .9

6.1

6.1

6 .5

6.4

5 .7

5 .7

5 .6

6 .2

6 .9

7 .0

7 .5

6 .9

5 .6

5 .7

12-90

5 .2

5 .5

5 .4

5 .7

5 .9

5 .9

6.1

6 .2

5 .5

5 .4

5 .4

5 .9

6.4

6 .4

6 .7

6 .0

4 .9

5 .7

5-89

6-89

7-89

8 -8 9

9-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

1-90

2-90

5-90

4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

8 -9 0

152.5
155.5
155.7
5 .6

154.1

9-90 10-90 11-90

INITIAL MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
JANUARY 16, 1991

PRODUCER PRICE IN D EX, FINISHED G O O D S
(Compounded Annual Rates of Change)
INITIAL MONTH
6-89

7-89

8 -8 9

6-89

1.1

7-89

- 1 .6

- 4 .1

8-89

- 2 .1

- 5 .6

- 5 .1

9-89

0 .5

0.4

2 .7

8 .8

10-89

1.7

1.9

5 .9

7 .6

9-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

1-90

2-90

5-90

1982 « 100
4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

8-90

9-90

?
*
o

TERMINAL
MONTH
5-89

11-90
114.0
115.6
115.5
114.1

6.5

114.7

11-89

1.6

1.7

5.2

5 .4

5.7

1.1

12-89

2 .4

2 .6

4 .1

5 .9

5 .0

4 .5

7.6

1-90

5 .0

5 .6

7.5

9 .6

9 .8

10.9

16.1

25.4

2-90

4 .5

4 .9

6 .5

7 .9

7 .7

8 .1

10.5

12.0

0 .0

5-90

5 .8

4 .1

5 .2

6 .4

6 .0

6 .0

7 .2

7.1

- 1 .0

114.8
115.5
117.7
117.7
- 2 .0

117.5

4-90

5 .5

5 .5

4 .4

5 .5

4 .9

4 .6

5 .5

4 .7

- 1 .4

- 2 .0

- 2 .0

5-90

5.1

5 .5

4 .0

4 .9

4 .4

4 .1

4 .6

4 .0

- 0 .8

- 1 .0

- 0 .5

117.5
1 .0

117.4

6-90

5 .0

5 .2

5 .8

4 .6

4 .1

5.8

4 .2

5 .7

- 0 .2

- 0 .5

0 .5

1.5

2 .1

7-90

2 .9

5 .0

3 .6

4 .2

5 .8

5.5

5 .8

5 .5

0 .0

0 .0

0 .5

1.4

1.5

1.0

8-90

5 .6

5 .7

4 .4

5 .0

4 .7

4 .5

4 .9

4 .6

1.9

2 .2

5.1

4 .4

5 .6

7 .4

14.1

9-90

4 .6

4 .8

5 .5

6 .2

6 .0

5 .9

6 .4

6 .5

4 .1

4 .7

5 .9

7 .5

9 .2

11.7

17.5

2 0 .9

10-90

5 .1

5 .5

6 .0

6 .7

6 .5

6 .5

7.1

7 .0

5 .1

5 .8

7 .0

8 .5

10.1

12.2

16.2

17.5

15.7

11-90

5 .1

5 .4

6 .0

6.7

6 .5

6 .5

7 .0

6 .9

5 .2

5 .8

6.8

8 .2

9 .4

10.9

15.6

15.4

9 .8

6.1

12-90

4 .5

4 .7

5 .2

5 .8

5 .6

5 .5

5 .9

5 .7

4.1

4 .5

5 .5

6 .2

7 .0

7 .8

9 .2

8 .0

4 .0

- 0 .5

5-89

6-89

7-89

8 -89

9-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

1-90

2-90

5-90

4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

8 -9 0




117.6
117.7
119.0
120.9
122.2
122.8
- 6 .6

122.1

9-90 10-90 11-90

IN IT IA L MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST . LOUIS
JANUARY 11, 1991

4




RATIO SCALE
1982-100

P R IC E S
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

RATIO SCALE
1982-100

CONSUMER P R IC E S B A TA ARC ON A 1 0 0 2 -0 4 -1 0 0 B A SE
CP 1 -0 O A T A SCO IM N I NO 1003 IN C O R P O R A T E A R E N T A L COU I V A L E N C E M EASURE F O R H O M E O VN E R S H IP C O S T S .
P E R C E N TA O E S AR E AN NUAL R A T E S OF CHAN OE FO R P E R IO O S

I N D IC A T E D .

L A T E S T D A T A P L O T T E O t DECEMBER

PR E P A R ED B Y F E O E R A L R E S E R V E BANK OF S T .

r a t io

PRODUCER P R I C E S

scale

P E R C E N TA G E S ARE AN NUAL R A T E S OF CHAN OE FO R P E R IO D S
L A T E S T D A TA P LO TTED «

r a t io

L O U IS

scale

I N D IC A T E D .

DECEMBER

PREPARED BY FEOERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

5

P R O D U C E R P R IC E IN D E X , F IN IS H E D C O N S U M E R F O O D S
(Compounded A nnual R ales o f Change)
INITIAL MONTH
6-89

7-89

8 -8 9

9-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

6-89

- 6 .9

7-89

- 2 .5

2 .1

8-89

- 0 .5

5 .1

4 .1

9-89

- 1 .5

0 .7

0 .0

-4 .0

10-89

2 .2

4 .7

5 .5

6 .2

17.5

11-89

5 .6

5 .8

6 .8

7 .6

14.0

10.5

12-89

4 .4

6 .4

7 .5

8 .1

12.4

9 .9

1-90

2 -90

5-90

1982 « 100
4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

8 -90

f
*
o

TERMINAL
MONTH
5-89

10-90 11-90
117.9
118.1
118.5
118.1
119.7
120.7
121.6

9 .5

1-90

7 .4

9 .6

11.0

12.4

16.9

16.7

19.9

51.4

2-90

7 .6

9 .6

10.7

11.8

15.5

14.7

16.1

19.7

9 .0

5-90

6 .2

7 .8

8 .5

9.1

11.5

10.5

10.5

10.6

1 .5

4-90

4 .6

5 .8

6 .5

6 .5

8 .1

6 .6

5 .9

5 .0

- 2 .5

5-90

4 .6

5 .7

6 .0

6 .2

7 .6

6 .2

5 .5

4 .8

-1 .0

- 4 .1

- 5 .5

4 .0

6-90

5 .8

4 .7

5 .0

5 .1

6 .1

4 .8

4 .0

5.1

-1 .7

-4 .2

- 5 .8

- 0 .5

- 4 .7

124.4
125.5
- 5 .6

124.7

- 7 .9 -1 0 .1

125.6
124.0
125.5
125.9

7-90

5 .8

4 .7

4 .9

5 .0

5 .9

4 .7

4 .0

5 .5

- 0 .8

- 2 .7

- 1 .9

1 .0

- 0 .5

4 .0

8-90

4 .1

4 .9

5 .1

5 .2

6 .1

5 .0

4 .4

5 .8

0 .4

-1 .0

0 .0

2 .7

2 .5

6 .0

8 .0

9-90

5 .2

5 .9

4 .1

4 .0

4 .7

5 .7

5 .0

2 .5

- 0 .8

- 2 .2

- 1 .6

0 .2

- 0 .7

0 .6

-1 .0

- 9 .2

124.7
125.7

10-90

5 .7

4 .4

4 .5

4 .5

5 .2

4 .5

5 .7

5 .2

0 .4

- 0 .6

0.1

2 .0

1.6

5 .2

2 .9

0 .5

11.2

11-90

4 .0

4 .7

4 .9

4 .9

5 .6

4 .7

4 .2

5 .8

1.4

0 .5

1.5

5.1

2 .9

4 .5

4 .7

5 .6

10.6

12-90

5 .2

5 .8

5 .9

5 .9

4 .4

5 .6

5.1

2 .5

0 .5

- 0 .6

0 .0

1.5

1.0

2 .0

1.6

0.Ó

5 .5

5-89

6-89

7-89

8 -8 9

9-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

1-90

2-90

5-90

4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

8 -90

124.8
10.1

125.8

- 0 .5 -1 0 .0

124.7

9-90 10-90 11-90

INITIAL MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
JANUARY 11» 1991

PRODUCER PRICE IN D EX, FINISHED G O O D S , EXCLU D IN G F O O D S
(Compounded Annual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
MONTH
5-89

INITIAL MONTH
6-89

7-89

6-89

5 .5

7-89

- 1 .6

- 6 .2

8-89

- 5 .2

- 6 .2

- 6 .2

8 -8 9

>-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

1-90

2-90

5-90

1982 « 100
4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

8 -90

9-90 10-90 11-90

112.7
112.1
111.5

9-89

1.1

0 .4

5 .8

14.9

10-89

1.5

1.1

5 .6

8 .9

112.8
5 .2

115.1

11-89

0 .9

0 .4

2 .2

5 .1

0 .5

-2 .1

12-89

1.7

1 .4

5 .0

5 .5

2 .5

2 .1

6 .6

1-90

4 .5

4 .5

6 .5

9 .1

7 .6

9.1

15.2

112.9
115.5
2 4 .6

115.6

2-90

5 .5

5 .5

4 .8

6 .7

5 .2

5 .7

8 .4

9 .5

- 4 .1

5-90

5 .0

5 .0

4 .2

5 .8

4 .5

4 .5

6 .2

6.1

- 2 .1

0 .0

4-90

2 .7

2 .7

5 .7

5 .0

5 .7

5 .7

5 .0

4 .6

- 1 .4

0 .0

0 .0

5-90

2 .6

2 .5

5 .4

4 .6

5 .5

5 .4

4 .5

5 .8

-0 .8

0 .5

0 .5

1.0

6-90

2 .6

2 .6

5 .4

4 .4

5 .5

5 .5

4 .1

5 .7

0 .0

1 .0

1.4

2 .1

5 .2

115.2
115.2
115.2
115.5
115.6

7-90

2 .5

2 .5

5 .2

4 .1

5.1

5 .1

5 .7

5 .5

0 .2

1 .0

1.5

1 .7

2 .1

1 .0

8-90

5 .4

5 .4

4 .2

5 .1

4 .5

4 .4

5 .1

4 .9

2 .4

5 .5

4 .2

5 .5

6 .8

8 .6

16.7

9-90

5 .0

5 .1

5 .9

6 .9

6 .5

6 .6

7 .5

7 .6

5 .6

7 .1

8 .5

10.1

12.5

15.7

2 5 .9

51.4

10-90

5 .5

5 .7

6 .5

7 .5

6 .9

7 .5

8 .1

8 .5

6 .6

8 .0

9 .2

10.9

12.9

15.5

2 0 .8

2 2 .9

14.9

11-90

5 .5

5 .6

6 .4

7 .5

6 .8

7 .1

7 .9

8 .0

6 .5

7 .7

8 .7

10.0

11.6

15.4

16.7

16.6

9 .9

5 .1

12-90

4 .9

5 .0

5 .7

6 .5

5 .9

6.1

6 .8

6 .8

5 .5

6 .5

7.0

7 .9

8 .9

9 .9

11.8

10.6

4 .4

- 0 .5

5-89

6-89

7-89

8 -8 9

9-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

1-90

2 -90

5-90

4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

8 -90




115.7
117.2
119.9
121.5
121.8
- 5 .8

121.2

9-90 10-90 11-90

IN IT IA L MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST . LOUIS
JANUARY 11, 1991

6

I N D U S T R I A L
R A T IO

P R O D U C T I O N

S C A L E

R A T IO

I 987-1 00

1983

S C A L E

1987-100

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR PERIOOS INDICATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTED« DECEMBER
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

INDUSTRIAL PR O DUCTION
(Compounded Annual Rates of Change)

7-89

8 -89

9-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

1-90

2-90

5-90

1987 « 100
4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

6-89

1.1

7-89

-2 .7

- 6 .4

8 -89

- 0 .4

- 1 .1

4 .5

9-89

- 0 .5

- 0 .7

2 .2

0 .0

10-89

- 1 .5

- 1 .9

- 0 .4

- 2 .7

- 5 .4

11-89

- 0 .4

- 0 .7

0 .8

- 0 .4

- 0 .6

4 .5

12-89

0 .5

0 .4

1.8

1.1

1 .5

5 .1

1-90

- 1 .1

- 1 .4

- 0 .6

- 1 .5

- 1 .9

- 0 .7

2 -90

0 .2

0.1

1.1

0 .6

0 .7

2 .2

1 .5

- 0 .6

11.8

5-90

0 .7

0 .6

1.5

1.1

1 .5

2 .7

2 .2

1.1

8 .1

4 .5

4-90

0 .5

0 .4

1.2

0 .8

1.0

2 .1

1 .6

0 .6

4 .9

1.7

- 1 .1

5-90

1 .0

1 .0

1 .8

1 .5

1.7

2 .7

2 .4

1.8

5 .4

5 .4

2 .8

6 .8

6-90

1.5

1 .6

2 .5

2 .1

2 .5

5 .4

5 .2

2 .8

5 .9

4 .5

4 .5

7 .4

8 .0

2 .9

5 .5

4 .5

4 .2

6 .0

5 .6

5 .5
2 .2

1.1

8 -90

9-90

T
«
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INITIAL MONTH
6-89

?
*
©

TERMINAL
MONTH
5-89

108.4
107.8
108.2
108.2
107.7
108.1
5 .7

108.6

- 5 .5 -1 1 .5

107.5
108.5
108.9
108.8
109.4
110.1

7-90

1.7

1.7

2 .4

2 .2

2 .4

5 .4

5 .2

8 -9 0

1 .6

1.7

2 .5

2 .1

2 .5

5 .1

5 .0

2 .6

4 .8

5 .7

5 .6

4 .8

4 .1

9-90

1.6

1.6

2 .2

2 .0

2 .2

2 .9

2 .8

2 .5

4 .4

5 .5

5.1

4 .0

5 .5

1 .8

1.1

1.1

10-90

1 .0

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.4

1 .9

1.7

1.5

2 .9

1.8

1.4

1.8

0 .9

- 0 .8

- 2 .2

- 5 .7

11-90

-0 .5

- 0 .4

0 .0

- 0 .5

- 0 .5

0 .1

- 0 .5

- 0 .8

0 .5

- 0 .9

- 1 .5

-1 .6

- 2 .9

- 4 .9

- 6 .9

- 9 .4 -1 4 .5 - 1 9 .8

12-90

- 0 .7

- 0 .8

- 0 .5

- 0 .8

- 0 .8

- 0 .5

- 0 .9

- 1 .4

- 0 .4

- 1 .5

- 2 .2

- 2 .5

- 5 .6

- 5 .4

- 7 .0

- 8 .9 -1 2 .1 -1 5 .9

5-89

6-89

7-89

8 -89

9-89 10-89 11-89 12-89

1-90

2-90

5-90

4-90

5-90

6-90

7-90

8 -90

110.4
110.5
110.6
- 8 .5

109.8
107.8P
- 7 .5

1 0 7 .IP

9-90 10-90 11-90

IN IT IA L MONTH
P- PRELIMINARY




PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
JANUARY 16. 1991

7

P E R S O N A L

R A T IO SCALE
TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS

1983

I N C O M E

R A T IO SCALE

MONTHLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES

1984

TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

SWftCtt « . I . t€fAtTMCKT *

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PER SO N AL IN CO M E
( C i M f m M A i m s I K H tt ifC b ii| ^
BILLIONS OF
TERMINAL
MONTH

INITIAL NOHTH
ANNUAL KATES
7-W

M

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M

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11-91

11-11 1 2 - M

4 472.1

4*4
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M f

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4491.7

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4.7

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44

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44

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4.1

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4.4

4.1

4.7

44

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44

S.2

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14

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4.S

4.S

4.4

4.2

4.1

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4.2

4.7

4.7

44

S.2

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4.S

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4.1

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44

4.1

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44

4*4174

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4.1

44

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2.1

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4*414.1

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S.4

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44

44

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4.1

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IN ITIA L
P - PRELIMINARY




U*M

R E T A

R A TIO SCALE
B I L L I O N S OF D O L L A R S

1983

1984

1985

I L

S A L E S

R A T IO SCALE
B I L L I O N S OF D O L L A R S

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

SSW Ctt B .S . KfAiTMCMT *
P U d N T A M t Ate ANN9AL «ATM Of CMAIttt F M P U IM S INBICATEB.
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DOLLARS

B-St 4-St 7-St s-st t-st lB-St 11-St 12-St 1-tS 2-tB S-tt 4-tB B-tB 4-tB 7-tB S-tB t-tB lB-tB 11—tB
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IN ITIA L NONTH
P - HtELININARY
E - ESTIMATED




P » A A E D tV FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST* LOUIS
JANUARY 15» m i

9

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INITIAL QUARTER

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4.t

S.S

S.t

S.S

S.S

S.S

S.4

S.S

4.1

4.7

4.t

S-ti 4-04 M 7

M7

S-07 4-07 MO

MS

Mt

Mt

Mt

Mt

Ht
Mt
M9
Mt

4-tS M S

M4

S-00 4-00

t

TERMINAIL
QUARTER

<

1SS.1
ISS.t
4.4

1SS.S

1S7.S
4.S

1S0.S

1-tt 2-tt

INITIAL QUARTER
PREPARED tV FEDERAL RESERVE DANK OF ST« LOUIS

O U T P U T P E R H O U R O F A L L P E R S O N S , BU SIN ESS S E C T O R
( G l t f l i i M A m m m I R lt t t t f Q ttB ft)

TERMINAL

INITIAL QUARTER

4-OS M 4
MS

7.2

2-ti

S.2 -0.7

S-ti

1.4 -1 4

2-04 S-ti 4-ti

M7

2-07 S-07 4-07 MO

ltt2«ltt

2-00 S-tt 4-tt

Mt

2-tt S-tt 4-tt

1-tt 2-tt

Itt.t
It*. 7
-2.2

ltt.l

4-04

l.S -0.4 -0 4

1.1

M7

1.1 -0.4 -t.2

t.7

ltt.4
ltt.S

t.4

2-07

llt.S

S-07

l.S

0.7

l.t

14

2.t

2«t

4-07

14

1.1

1.4

2.1

2.4

S.l

S.l

S.S

1-00

2.1

14

14

24

24

S.4

S.S

s.t

4.4

2-tt

14

14

t.4

24

2.4

2.2

1.4 -1.1

S-00

l.t

l.S

l.S

24

2.4

24

l.t

2.2

111.1
1124
11S4
0.7

112.t
24

11S.4

4-00

US.I

Mt

1.4

O.t

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

0.7 -0.2

0.1 -1.1 -t.4

2-0t

l.S

o.t

14

l.S

l.S

1.4

1.2

14

0.4 -0.1

0.1 -t.7 -t.2

Mt

1.1

0.7

t4

1.1

1.1

1.1

O.t

t.7

O.S -0.4 -0.2 -t .t

4-0t

O.t

04

0.4

t.t

t.t

t4

0.4

t.S

04 -0.7 -0.4 -1.2 - l . l

1-tt

04

0.4

04

t.7

t.t

t.7

04

t.2 -0.1 -0.7 —0.4 -1.1 -1 4

2-tO

04

0.4

0.S

t.7

t.S

t.7

04

t.S

0.0 -0 4

s-to

04

0.4

04

t.7

t.4

t.4

04

t.S

0.0 -0.4 -0.4 -t.7 -t.t

4-OS M S

M l

S-ti 4-ti

M7

M7




S-07 4-07 MO

—0.4 -t .t

MO

HS.t
04

HS.t

—t.4 -0.7 -1.4

112.4

-l.t

-2 4

-1.2 -1 4

-l.S

-t.7

—14

t.t

t.7

-0.4 -t.7 -t.S

t .l

t.S

-l.S

-t.7 -0 4

S-tt 4-00 M t

-1 4

Mt

m .t

S-tt 4-tt

111.7
m .t
t.4

1124

1-tt M t

initial quarter

: tANK OF S T. LOUIS

10

P R O D U C T IV IT Y ,

C O M P E N S A T IO N ,

AND

LA BO R

C O ST S

RATIO SCALE

RATIO SCALE

19 8 2 *1 0 0

1983

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

1984

1985

1986

N M SN TM It AM ANMML ftATt* *
LATEST tATA FLtTTtt* M l MAKTtt

1987
m

p u im

1988

1 9 8 2 -1 0 0

1989

1990

1991

t m C i t •.*. K T M T M IT *
im ic a t o .

m r m i i t fu h m . u u x n u m *

LAMA

* r, lm i s

U N IT L A B O R C O S T S , B U SIN ESS S E C T O R
^ C M f m M A m n m I B a le s i f C f c m ^
TERMINAL
QUARTER
4 -tS
M

im « iN

i n i t i a l q u arter

1 -S I

2 -S I

M

l

4 -S I

M 7

M 7

M 7

M 7

M S

M S

M S

M S

M f

2 -S f

s-st

M S

1 -f S

2 -tS
1 S I.2

l

-1 4

t-M

1 .7

1 .4

t-H

S .l

S .7

1 S 7 .I
lS t .2

1 .1

4 -S I

S .S

S4

S .S

14

1-S7

S4

14

1 .2

S .S

2 .2

M 7

24

S .S

24

1 .7

S .I

-1 .1

S-S7

2*2

24

2 .1

1 .1

•4

- S .2

1 .1

M 7

24

S .l

24

2 .1

14

14

2 .7

l.l

M S

24

24

2 .1

1 .1

#4

S .S

1 .1

1 .1

- 2 .1

M l

2*4

24

2 .1

2 .1

1 .7

1 .7

2 .1

24

2 .2

l.l

S-SS

24

24

2 .7

24

2 4

14

2 .1

S .S

24

14

M S

2*7

S .l

24

2 .1

24

24

S .S

S .l

S .l

14

l.l

S .S

M f

24

S4

S .S

2 .7

24

24

S .l

S .S

S .S

1 .7

14

l.l

M9

24

S .l

24

2 .7

24

24

S .S

S .S

S .l

1 .2

S .l

S4

S .l

2 .1

S-St

24

S .l

24

2 .7

24

24

S .S

S .2

S .l

14

S .l

S .S

S .S

2 .1

24

M f

24

S .2

14

24

2*7

2 .7

S .l

S .l

S .2

14

S .l

S .7

S .l

S .2

S .l

14

1 -tS

14

S .S

S .2

S .S

24

24

S .l

S .l

S .S

1 .2

S4

14

S4

S4

1 .2

S .S

S .S

M l

S .l

S .l

S .S

S .l

S .S

S .l

S .S

S .7

S .l

14

14

l.l

S .S

14

14

14

S .l

1 .7

*-*•

S4

S .l

S .S

S .2

S .l

S .l

S .S

S .7

S .l

1 .2

14

l.l

S4

14

14

1 .7

1 .7

14

14

M S

2-SS

S-SS

M S

M f

1 -f S

2 -tS

4-SS

M

l




2 -S I

M

l

1 1 S .I

M

l

1114

M 7

1 1 S .I

M 7

11S4

M 7

112.1

M 7

1114
1 1S .S
111.2

S .2

11S4
1 11.7

S4

117.1

M

f

11S.2

s-st

llt .S

M

f

121*1
1224
1 2S.7

INITIAL QUARTO*

W

11

A y

J Y F O R M . RESERVE BANK OF ST* LOWS

G R O S S N A T IO N A L P R O D U C T I N

C U R R EN T D O LLA R S

(C is fiv iM A n sa) Raftf i f Omr£§)
TERNINAL
QUARTER
1-Si 2-S4 M 4
2-Si

I.S

M i

S.S

S.7

4-Si

1*7

s.s

4.2

INITIAL QUARTER
4-Si

1-S7 2-S7 M 7

4-S7 1-SS 2-SS M S

BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES
4-SS 1-S9 2-S9 S-S9 4-S9 1-91 2-91 S-91
4,194.7
4*2SS.S
4,297.1

1-S7

S.l

4.8

4.4

9.1

2-S7

5.5

4.4

4.9

S.S

7.5

S-S7

5.S

4.S

7.S

s .s

7.4

7.4

4-S7

♦♦2

7.1

7.4

S.2

7.S

S.l

S.7

1-SS

4.4

7.2

7.4

S.l

7.S

S.l

S.S

7.S

2-SS

4.4

7.S

7.4

S.l

7.9

l.l

s.s

S.l

S.S

MS

4.7

7.S

7.t

S.S

7.S

7.9

s.s

7.S

7.S

7.4

4-SS

i.S

7.4

7.5

s .s

7.S

7.9

s.s

7.S

7.S

7.5

7.7

1-S9

4.9

7.4

7.S

7.9

7.S

7.1

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.4

7.S

2-S9

4.S

7.2

7.4

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.S

7.1

7.1

4.7

S.l

M l

4.7

7.1

7.2

7.5

7.S

7.S

7.S

7.1

7.1

4.7

4.S

4.1

s.s

S.l

4-S9

4.1

4.S

1—f#

4.t

4.S

4.9

7.1

7.S

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.S

4.S

4.1

S.l

S.4

S.2

S.S

4.7

2-91

4.4

4.7

4.S

7.S

i.S

4.S

4.7

4.S

4.4

4.1

4.1

S.7

S.S

S.2

S.2

S.9

S.l

>-N

4.S

4.4

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.S

4.1

S.l

5.4

S.S

S.2

S.S

S.7

S.2

1-Si 2-S4 M 4

4-Si

4*591.4
4*471.4
4*551.7
4,447.4
4.7S5.S
4*SS1.4
4*917.9
I.N 9 .I
s * is i.s
»,174.9
S,2SS.i
5*2S9.S
5*575.4
S*44S.S
S.S

5*514.4

4-91

!

!

4-S7 1-SI

1

1-S7 2-S7 M 7

1-S9 2-S9 M l

4-S9 1-91 2-91 S-91

INITIAL « M R T R

E- ESTIMATED
PREPARE D «V R O C M L RESERVE SANK OF S T . LOUIS
JANUARY 25* m l

G R O S S N A T I O N A L P R O D U C T IN 1 * 2 D O L L A R S
( C m p i i l e i A — — I R a n g o f C f c t if t )
TERMINAL
QUARTER

1-14 2-««
2-Si -l.l
S-S4 -I.S I.S
4-Si 1.4 1.4
M7 1.4 2.S
2-S7 2.1 S.l
M7 2.S S.S
4-S7 S.l
1-SS S.S 4.1
2-SS s.s 4.1
S-SS s.s S.l
4-SS S.2 S.7
1-S9 S.2 S.7
2-S9 S.l S.S
S-19 S.l S.4
4-S9 2.1 S.2
1-91 2.1 S.l
2-91 2.4 2.9
S-91 2.4 2.1
4-91 2.S 2.5

BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS

INITIAL QUARTER
AlilUAL RATES

Mi 4-Si 1-17 2-S7 S-S7 4-S7 1-SS 2-SS S-SS 4-SS 1-S9 2-S9 S-S9 4-S9 1-9# Ml S-M
2.S
S.7 S.2
S.9 4.7 4.2
S.9 4.S 4.2 4.1
4.4
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.1
S.l
S.4
S.4
S.2
S.l
2.9
2.4

S.l
4.1
4.S
4.S
4.2
S.9
S.7
S.4
S.S
S.l
S.l
2.7

S.l
4.7
4.4
4.1
4.1
S.l
S.4
S.S
S.2
2.9
2.1
2.S

S.S
4.9
4.4
4.1
4.1
S.l
S.S
S.2
S.l
2.1
2.7
2.4

S.9
S.l
4.S
4.1
4.1
S.7
S.4
S.l
S.l
2.7
2.4
2.2

S.l
4.4
S.S
S.S
S.4
S.2
S.l
2.7
2.4
2.S
2.S
1.9

S.4
S.l
S.l
S.2
2.9
2.7
2.S
2.2
2.1
2.1
1.4

2.7
2.7
S.l
2.7
2.S
2.1
2.1
l.l
1.1
1.4

2.7
S.2
2.7
2.4
2.1
1.9
1.7
1.7
I.S

S.4
2.4
2.S
1.S
I.S
1.4
I.S
1.1

1.4
1.7
1.2
I.S
1.2
1.2
1.7

1.7
l.l
1.2
l.l
1.1
1.4

I.S
l.l
l.l
l.l
I.S

S*7I4.4
5,712.4
S*7SS.i
5,711.2
8*S2S.S
S*SSS.9
5,921.7
S*97S.2
4,111.1
4*IS2.1
4*959.5
4*995.7
4*112.2
4*129.7
4*1SS.2
1.7
4*151.4
4*1SS.1
1.1 1.4
4*171.1
1.2 1.9 1.4
I.S -l.l -1.4 -2.1 4*147.4E

1-S4 2-S4 S-S4 4-14 1-S7 2-17 M7 4-S7 1-SS 2-SI S-SS 4-SS 1-19 2-19 S-S9 4-S9 1-91 2-91 S-91
IN ITIA L QUARTER
E - ESTIMATED




FREFARED «V FEDERAL RESERVE SANK OF ST* LOUIS
JANUARY 21, m i

12

GROSS N A T I O N A L P R O D U C T
RATIO SCALE
T R I L L I O N S OF

QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES
RATIO SCALE
DOLLARS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTEO
T R I L L I O N S OF D O L L A R S
6

. 0

5.8
5.6
5.4
5.2
5.0
4.8
4.6
4.4
4.2
5.0
4.8
4.6
4.4
4.2
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.8
1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988
80URCE«

PERC EN TA G ES

ARE

LA TEST

PLO TTED «

DATA




ANNUAL

R A T ES

4TH

OF

Q U A RTER

CHANGE

FO R

ADVANCE

P E R IO D S

1989
U .S .

1990
D EPA RTM EN T

1991
OF

CO M M ERCE

IN D IC A T E D .

E S T IM A T E

PR EPA R ED

13

B Y

F ED E R A L

R E S E R V E

BA N K

O F

S T .

L O U I S

G E N E R A L

P R

I C

E

I N D

E X *

R A TIO SCALE

R A T IO SCALE

*** • « » IN MAT IM M . I N C M M C tM T *
H N H . U .S . K f AXTWNT «
r t t C U T A M t AW AMftAL JtATtt BF CMANtt F8ft PlftlBBS IUBICATO.

CM NCM t

LA TttT BATA PLBTTttt 4TN WAXTCI AtVANCC (STIMATI
P ttP A Ä U »Y FtM JtAl K lU K V t IAMK 8F ST. I M I t

IM P L IC IT P M C E D E F L A T O R F O R G R O S S N A T I O N A L P R O D U C T
C C p f iw ilil A n n i R r tu 8f C lif g i)
TERMINAL
QUARTER

IN ITIAL QUARTER
H

i

H

i

H

i

H

i

H 7

H 7

H 7

1-08

2-88

S-88

im
4-88

l- 8 t

2 .»

S -M

4 .1

S .B

4-84

1 .2

S .4

l.B

1-87

14

S .4

2 .i

S .S

M 7

S .S

S .4

2 .B

S .S

S .I

118.8

S .B

S .4

S .S

S .S

s .i

S .l

2 .7

S .B

2 .8

2 .i

1 .7

h b

s .o

S .B

2 .7

2 .9

2 .8

2 .4

2 .2

2 .7

M »

5 .2

S .2

S .B

S .2

S .l

S .l

2 .f

S .i

4 .4

S-88

S .S

*♦4

S .2

S .4

S .4

S .4

S .4

4 .B

4 .4

4 .7

4-88

S .S

S .S

S .S

S .S

S .S

S .i

S .i

4 .1

4 .4

4 .7

4 .7

S .4

S .4

S .i

S .i

S .7

S .7

4 .1

4 .4

4 .4

4 .S

S .f

S .i

S .4

S .i

S .i

S .7

S .7

4 .1

4 .S

4 .S

4 .2

S .f

S .f

S .i

S .4

S .i

S .i

S .i

S .7

S .9

4 .1

4 .1

S .f

S .7

S .i

H

i

4 -8 f
1-fO
2 -W
S -fB
4 -fB

S .S
S .S
S4
S .7
S .7
S .i
H

i

• It#

S -fB

117.8

S .4

S .S

2 -fB

116.1

S .S

24»

1 -fB

11S.1

S-87

S .I

f

4 -8 f

114.4

4-87

l- 8 f

H

H f

11S.2

i

H

H 7

S .i
S .7
S .7
S .7
S .7
H

i

S .S

S .i

S .i

S .7

S .7

a

S .i

S .7

S .7

S .8

S .i

S .B

S .8

S .B

S .i

S .B

S .B

S .i
H

i

S .7
H

i

S .7
H 7

S .8
S .B
H 7

s

S .f
S .f
S .B
H 7

118.S

S .f
4 .B
4 .1
4 .1
S .9
H 7

I lf.I

4 .1
4 .2
4 .2
4 .2

1 2 8 .i

4 .8
4 .2
4*2
4 .2

122.8

S .*
4 .1
4 .2
4 .1

12S.4

S .7
S .f
4 .1

124.4

S .7
S .f
4 .1

12S.8

S .S
S .f
4 .1

4 .B

4 .B

4 .8
S .B

4 .1

4 .B

S .f

S .f

S .B

1-88

2-88

S-88

4-88

l- 8 f

12Ì.B

S .2

H

f

128.0

S .B

1 2 f.S

4 .S

4 .8

4 .4

4 .7

4 .7

4 .S

4 .4

4 .2

S .7

4 .8

4 .8

S .7

S .2

2 .8

S -8 f

4 -8 f

2 -fB

S -fB

H B

1S1.B
1S2.2
1SS.1E

IN ITIA L QUARTER
E - ESTIMATED




PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST* LOUIS
JANUARY 21» m i

14

P E R S O N A L C O N S U M P T IO N E X P E N D IT U R E S I N C U R R E N T D O L L A R S
(C m ^ o m M
j i m i l ]t n n i f C h ii| i)

1-Si M i

M i

4-8i

1-87 2-87 M 7

4-88 1-8* 2-8* M *

4-87 1-88 2-88 M S

SILLIONS OF
pftj \ A X

INITIAL QUARTER
4-8*

ANNUAL KATES
1—*8 2-*8 S-*S

2-Si

4.1

2*7il*t

S-M

i.S

**8

2*82i«0

4-Si

4.4

7**

i*2

1-87

i.S

7*7

i*7

7*5

M7

7*1

8*2

7*7

8*4

9*4

S-87

7«i

4-87

7*8

7*S

7a

7.S

7*4

2»8t8«S
2»*1*«S
2»*87.2
S»6Sl.i
•' -

1*7

S»S7*.l
S»147.7

1-88

7*1

7*8

7*S

7*7

7*8

i*4

*♦2

2-M

7*1

7*7

7*4

7*7

7*7

7*S

4*7

8*S

7*4

M l

7*4

7*8

7*S

7*7

7*8

7*S

7*1

8*S

7*8

S»2S4.S
8.2

S»248.2
S»SS2«i

4-SS

7*S

7*8

7*4

7*8

7*f

7*i

7*1

8*2

7*t

8.2

8.1

M*

7*2

7*S * 7*S

7*4

7*S

7*2

4.*

7*S

7*1

7.S

i.4

4*8

S»S71.7
S»42S.*

2-19

7*2

7*S

7*S

7*4

7*4

7*1

i*8

7*4

7*t

i.t

i.S

S.7

i.i

S-8*

7*2

7*4

7*2

7.S

7*1

7*1

4**

7*1

7*S

i.9

i.i

4*1

i.t

7*0

4-8*

7*S

7*2

7*8

7*S

7*8

i*8

i*S

4*9

4*i

i.4

i*l

S.S

S.S

4.t

l-*S

7*t

7*2

7*1

7*1

7*1

4.*

i*7

7*#

i.S

i.7

i.4

i*l

i.4

i.4

4.8

8.2

S»484.S
S»S18.S
S»SS8.1
S»i22.7

2-*8

i*S

7*#

i.S

4**

4*9

i*i

i*4

i*7

i*4

i.S

4*1

S.7

S*t

S.7

S.S

4.S

S.*

M l

i*f

7*1

4.*

7*S

4**

i*7

4*i

i.S

i.i

iJ

i.i

i*S

4«S

i.2

i.t

4.7

4.8

8*8

M l

4.7

4*9

i*7

i*8

i*7

i*S

i*4

i*i

i.S

4.2

i.t

s*s

S*t

S.S

S.i

i.S

S*2

S«*

1-Si 2-8i M i

4-8i 1-87 2-87 M 7

4-87 1-88 2-88 M S

4-88 l-8t 2-8* S-8* 4-8*

S»i*S.4
S.S

S»728.1E

1—*8 2-*8 s-*s

INITIAL QUARTER
E- E8TINATED
SANK OF ST* LOUIS

»V FEDERAL I
21» m i

P E R S O N A L C O N S U M P T IO N E X P E N D IT U R E S IN B C 2 D O L L A R S
( C t s ^ i v i M Am m éI R i M n f C f c m ^

2-8i

S.i

S-8i

4.S

S*4

4-84

S.7

S.S

1-87

S.S

2*7

1.4

8.7

2-87

S.S

S*2

2.S

2.4

4.S

2*8

2.S

2.S

2.8

M7

S*4

4-87

2**

1-8* 2-8* S-8* 4-8*

i-*8 2-*8

SILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES
r
*

!

1

TERMINAL
INITIAL QUARTER
QUARTER
1-84 2-84 S-8i 4-84 1-87 2-87 S-87 4-87 1-88 2-S8

2»4S2.4
2»444.4
2.477.8

2.2

2*482.2
2»S8*.*
2»SS4.4
2*SS4.2

1.* -8.4

1-88

S.4

S.4

S.S

S.2

S.S

S.4

S.2

4.*

2-88

S.S

S.S

S.S

S.I

S.i

S.4

S.S

4.8

2*7

S-88

S.S

S.S

S.S

S.2

S.i

S.4

S.I

4.S

S.I

S.S

4-88

S*S

S.S

S.I

S.2

S.i

S.4

S.2

4.1

S.2

S.S

S.S

M*

S.#

S*8

2.7

2.8

S.I

2.*

2.4

S.2

2.S

2.2

I .i -S.S

2-8*

2**

2.8

2.4

2.7

2.*

2.7

2.4

2.*

2.1

2.S

1.S

S.S

I.S

S-8*

S*8

S.S

2.8

2.8

S.S

2.*

2.7

S.I

2.S

2.S

2.S

1.8

2.*

4.4

4-8*

2*8

2.7

2.S

2.S

2.7

2.S

2.S

2.4

2.8

1.*

I .i

1.2

1.7

1.* -•.8

1-*S

2*7

2.4*

2.4

2.4

2.i

2.4

2.2

1.*

1.8

I.S

1.2

I.S

1.4

8.1

1*1

2-*8

2*S

2.4

2.2

2.S

2.4

2.2

2.S

2.2

1.7

I.i

1.4

I.S

I.S

I.S

8*2

8.7

8.2

S-*8

2*S

2.S»

2.S

2.S

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.S

1.8

1.7

1.S

I.S

1.S

1.4

8.8

I.S

1.S

1.*

2.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.8

8.7

M

i.s

8*8

8.2 -8.1 -8.2 -S.I

4 -M

1-87

4-*8

2*2

2.1

1 -Si

2 -M

2.8
t- M

247

1.7
S-87

2.S

M 7

2*S74«8

H t

2»S*4*1

2-M

2*414.4

H

I

IN ITIA L QUARTER
ESTIMATED




2*iS8.8

4 -M

2»iS4.7

1-W

2*44S.S

2^»

2*47S.S

M f

2ȟ*.*

4-8*

2«i77.S

1-*S

2*i78.8
2.7

2-*8

2»i*i.S

S-*8

2*i7S.8E

G R O S S P R IV A T E D O M E S T IC IN V E S T M E N T I N C U R R E N T D O L L A R S
A m u I R u t s o f C h t if t )

ÜCmÊfwnàià

IN ITIA L QUARTER

TERMINAI.
2-Q i

4 -«i

M

i

-14*7

M

i

- 1 1 .S

- » .7

M i

-i.S

-2.»

M7

-1*1

4.1

9.2 1S.S

M7

•♦7

4.9

S.7 12.9

M7

1*7

M7

4.7

S.4

MS

S.S

4.1

MS

S.9

S-SS

4*4

MS

1-07

M 7

M 7

4-17

l« ü

M

l

M

l

M

l

l« W

H >

M t

1-W

2-90

M

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BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES
iS 7 .2
<47*7

1*7

M I4

474.7
7*9

4S9.S
i9S.i

11.4 14.S 12.9 1S.4 S2.S

741.4

7.7 11.S —4.4

S.2

9.S

7.S

4.1

S.4

9.1

S.l

S.2 10.1

1.2

7.S

S.7

9.9

S.i

S.7 11.9

4.4 11.2 11.9

S.S

S.S

i.i

7.S

S.9

S.S

4.S

I.l

S.4

1.4 -9.1

M9

4*1

».9

7.1

7.9

i.7

i.S

7.S

S.I

S.i

4.S

1.1 12.4

M9

4*1

S.7

i.l

7.S

i.S

i.l

4.9

S.l

S.2

4.1

1.9

S.l

S.7

S-S9

S.7

S.2

i.2

4.7

S.i

S.4

4.1

2.4

4.2

S.2

I.S

S.l

1.4 -I.S

77».I

M9

8.1

4.S

S.2

S.S

4.4

4.1

4.S

1.4

2.4

I.S -I.S

2.1 -1.2 -S.i - i . i

7i2.7

I.l

729.2
9.S

744.1
74S.4
747.S
749.7
77i.7

-2.9 -S .l -7.2 -7.9

MS

2.2

S.S

4.2

4.4

S.4

S.I

I.S

1.2

I .l

M l

2.»

S.7

4.S

4.4

S.i

S.S

S.S

1.9

I.S

1.9 -I.S

1.1 - I . l

-2.S -2.9 - I . l

i.S

S-90

2.4

S.S

4.1

4.S

S.4

S.I

S.2

1.9

1.7

O.S -1.4

1.9 —1.9 -1.1 -2.1 -I.S

S.4

4-91

1.9

1.9

2.S

2.4

1.4

1.1

1.1 -1.2 -I.S -1.7 -S.l -2.8 -4.2 -S.S —i.4 -4.4 -S.9 -11.» -22.1

1-Si 2-Si S-Si 4-S4 1-S7 M 7

M7

4-S7 M S

-l.i

2-SS s-ss 4-SS 1-S9 M 9

M9

747.2
7S9.I
7S9.7

1.4

714.16

4-S9 1-91 2-91 S-91

INITIAL QUARTER
E- ESTIMATED
BY FEDERAL RESERVE DANK OF ST« LOUIS
2S* 1991

DOMESTIC

G R O SS P R IV A TE
I N V E S T M E N T IN M 2 D O L L A R S
( Ç M B f t S B t lé AmMMI R tftff i f d n i ^

TERMINAL
QUARTER
M4

BILLIONS OF

INITIAL QUARTER
2-Si S-Si 4-Si

M7

M7

M7

4-S7 M S

ANNUAL RATES
2-SS S-SS 4-SS 1-S9 2-S9 S-S9 4-S9 1-91 2-91 S-91

2-Si -1S.S

442.8

M i

42».1

-14.» -ll.S

4-Si -11.S -S.S -i.2

ilS.2

M7

-4.4

1.»

i.4

20.i

M7

-2.1

2«i

7.S 14.1

9.2

S-S7

-1.1

2.9

i.S

i.i

4-S7

2.4

i.i

ll.S

MS

1.4

4.9

7.7 1S.7

11.1

444.7
4S9.1
4.1

MS.7
70i.i

14.9 1S.I 14.9 24.9
S.S

S.l

11.1 -4.4

i9S«4

2-SS

1.9

4.1

7.1

9.»

7.4

7.1

S.l -1.4

S.9

S-SS

2.7

S.4

7.»

9.7

7.9

7.7

S.i

7.2 11.»

4-SS

1.1

S.S

4.9

4.4

4.»

S.7

S.i -1.» -1.4 -2.» -14.1

S.l

71». 1
728.1
i94.2

M9

2.1

4.1

S.i

7.S

».»

4.9

S.l

1.2

2.7

2.S -1.7

12.»

2-S9

1.9

S.S

».2

4.4

».1

4.»

4.»

1.2

2.4

2.1 -1.7

4.7

1.2

S-S9

1.9

S.7

4.9

i.S

4.7

4.2

4.2

I.S

2.S

1.9 - I . l

».1

1.»

4-S9

I.S

2.9

4.1

4.S

S.»

S.l

2.S

1.2

1.9

1.4 -1.»

1.9 -1.» -2.S -7.1

717.1
719.1
I.S

722.8

1-91

1.9

2.S

S.S

4.1

2.S

2.S

2.1 -1.4

1.2 -1.4 -2.1

1.» -2.8 -S.4 -».9 -4.7

2-91

I.S

2.2

S.l

S.S

2.4

2.1

1.9 -I.S

I .l

-I.S -I.S

1.4 -I.S -2.4 -4.1 -2.4

S-91

1.7

1.9

2.S

S.4

2.S

1.7

1.» -1.» - I . l

-1.» -I.S

I .l

4-90

-1.4

1.7

1.4

1.9

1.7

1.2 - I . l

M4

2-Si

S-Si 4-Si

M7

MS

711.7
I.l

-1.9 -2.» -8.» -2.8 -1.1 -2.1

-2.1 -1.9 -2.4 -S.I -2.4 -4.4 -».8

2-S7 S-S7 M 7

719.1

-4.4 -6.5 -7.1 -11.» -IS .2

711.7
497.1
442.IE

2-SS S-SS 4-SS 1-S9 2-S9 S-S9 4-S9 1-91 2-91 S-9S

IN ITIA L QIMRTER
E - ESTIMATED




PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST* LOUIS
JANUARY 2S» 1991

16

G O V E R N M E N T P U R C H A S E S O F G O O D S A N D S ER V IC E S IN C U R R E N T D O L L A R S
( C o t t p o t t M A u m a ) Rates o f Cfcaage)

TERMINAL
QUARTER

INITIAL QUART»

1-04

2-04

5-06

4-04

1-07

2-07

5-07

« -« 7

1-OS

2-00

5-00

4-00

1 -0»

2*09

5-09

4-09

1-90

2-90

BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES
5-90

9 »2

2-04

069*5
000. s

7*2

»*2

4-04

4*1

4*4

4 .0

1-07

4*4

5.4

5 .4

7*2

2-07

5 .4

4*0

4*4

1*0

2*0

1-07

4*0

B*4

5 .5

4*0

5.4

4-07

1.9
904*9
910.7
920.9

0.1

942.0

4.0

5.5

1 .4

4.0

5.4

7.0

1.9

5 .2

4 .4

4 .5

4 .7

4 .0

4*4

2 .7

- 0 .5

I .S

4 .0

4 .0

4 .9

4 .0

4 .9

S .9

2 .9

4 .7

4 .2

4 .1

4 .1

S .4

S .0

2 .7

1 .7

2 .0

4*1

5*0

5 .0

4 .1

5 .9

4 .4

4 .1

4 .2

0 .5

2 0.0

940.9
955.4

4 .5

955.0
1 *000.0
1*000.5

1-09

5*9

5 .5

5 .4

5 .0

5 .4

4 .0

5 .7

5 .4

7 .2

11.0

5 .4

2-09

5 .0

5 .4

5 .4

5 .0

5 .4

4 .0

5 .7

5 .4

4 .9

9 .7

4 .4

5 .0

5-09

5 .4

5 .5

5 .5

5 .4

5 .2

5 .5

5 .2

5 .1

4 .1

7 .0

5 .7

5 .9

2 .0

4-09

5 .4

5 .4

5 .4

5 .5

5 .5

5 .4

5 .5

5 .2

4 .1

7 .4

4 .5

4 .4

4 .1

4 .2

1-90

5 .9

5 .7

5 .7

5 .9

5 .0

4 .0

5 .0

5 .0

4 .4

0 .0

5 .4

4 .1

4 .2

0 .4

10.7

2-90

5 .9

5 .7

5 .0

5 .9

5 .0

4 .1

5 .9

5 .9

4 .4

7 .7

5 .7

4 .1

4 .2

7 .7

0 .4

4 .2

1-90

5 .9

5 .0

5 .0

5 .9

5 .0

4 .1

5 .9

5 .9

4 .4

7 .5

5 .0

4 .1

4 .2

7 .5

7 .7

4 .2

4 .2

4-90

4 .2

4 .1

4 .1

4 .2

4 .2

4 .4

4 .5

4 .5

7 .0

7 .9

4 .4

4 .9

7 .0

0 .1

0 .4

7 .9

0 .7

11.5

1-04

2-04

5-04

4-04

1-07

2-07

5-07

4-07

1-00

5-00

4-00

1-09

2-09

5-09

4-0 9

1-90

2-90

5-90

2-00

1*022.7
1*027.0
1*045.5
1*070.1
1*004.4
1*102.0
1*152.7E

INITIAL QUARTER
ESTIMATED
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOUIS
JANUARY 25* 1991

G O V E R N M E N T P U R C H A S E S O F G O O D S A N D S E R V I C E S I N 1982 D O L L A R S
( C m m u M A m m I R it e s o f C k o ig e )
TERMINAL
QUARTER
1-04

2-04

5-04

4-04

1-07

2-07

5-07

4-07

INITIAL QUARTER
ANNUAL RATES
1-00 2-00 5-00 4-00

BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
1-09

2-09

5-09

4-09

1-90

2-90

5-90
741.2

2-04

9 .5

5-04

5 .0

2 .1

4-04

5 .0

5 .9

5 .0

745.2
774.0

1-07

4 .2

2 .5

2 .0

-0 .2

2-07

2 .7

1.1

0 .7

-1 .7

- S .2

5-07

5 .2

2 .0

1 .9

0 .7

1.1

5 .5

4-07

1 .4

2 .4

2 .7

2 .0

2 .7

5*7

4 .0

1-00

1 .9

0 .0

0 .4

-0 .4

-0 .4

0 .5

-1 .9

-9 .2

2-00

2 .0

1.1

1 .0

0 .2

0 .5

1 .2

- 0 .2

-5 .2

s .s

5-00

1 .4

0 .4

0 .4

-0 .4

-0 .4

0 .2

- 1 .1

- S .4

- o .s

4-00

2 .7

2 .0

2 .0

1 .5

1 .0

2 .4

2 .1

1.1

4 .0

5 .5

15.7

1-09

2 .2

1 .5

1 .4

1 .0

1.1

1 .7

1.1

0 .2

2 .7

2*5

5 .0

2-09

2 .5

1.7

1 .7

l.S

1 .4

2 .0

1 .5

0 .0

S .0

2*9

5 .2

o .s

4 .0

5-09

2 .0

1 .4

l.S

0 .9

1 .0

1 .5

1 .0

0 .4

2 .0

1 .0

S .2

-0 .4

0 .0

- 2 .4

4-09

2 .0

1 .5

1 .5

1 .1

1 .2

1 .7

l.S

0 .7

2 .2

2 .0

S .2

O.S

1.5

O .S

775.7
749.5
779.0
791.5
772.4
770.7
- S .0

7 7 1.2
799.9
79S .2

- S .S

0 0 1 .0
794.2
0 0 2 .2

S .0

0 0 7 .9

1-90

2 .1

1 .4

1 .4

1 .2

1 .4

1 .0

1 .4

0 .9

2 .S

2 .1

S .l

0 .0

1 .9

1 .2

S .0

2 .9

2-90

2 .1

1 .9

1 .9

1 .4

1 .7

2 .1

1 .9

1 .4

2 .7

2 .4

S .4

1 .7

2 .7

2 .4

4 .0

4 .5

5-90

2 .5

1 .0

1 .0

1 .4

1 .7

2 .1

1 .0

1 .4

2 .4

2 .5

S .S

1 .4

2 .5

2 .2

S .S

S .4

S .7

1 .2

4-90

2 .4

2 .0

2 .0

1 .0

1 .9

2 .S

2 .0

1 .7

2 .0

2 .7

S .5

2 .0

2 .0

2*4

S .4

S .0

4 .1

5 .0

4 .9

l- * 4

2-04

5-04

4-04

1-07

2-07

5-07

4-07

1-00

2-00

5-00

4-00

1-09

2-0 9

5-09

4-0 9

1-90

2-9 0

5-90

4 .2

0 2 0 .2
0 2 2 .7
0 5 2 .5 E

IN ITIAL QUARTER
E - ESTIMATED




PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T. LOUIS
JANUARY 25* 1991

17

D I S P O S A B L E P E R S O N A L IN C O M E I N
(C M fo n M

C U R R EN T D O LLA R S

A aam i R au s «f C hu g e)

BILLIONS OF
TERMINAL
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144

244

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247

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ANNUAL RATES
140 M t
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1-90

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8*848.4

147

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1 0.4

247

4 .5

4 .0

4 .5

4 .1

-1 .0

547

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B .4

4 .2

4 .5

4 .4

11.4

447

4 .5

4 .5

7 .8

7 .B

7 .0

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4 .9

4 .9

7*7

0 .2

7 .4

10.9

10.7

9 .4

8*189.8
8*125.7
8*211.1
8*882.8
8*878.4

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4 .9

840

7 .2

7 .S

7 .9

0 .8

7 .9

10.0

9 .4

B .9

8 .4

8*459.4
9 .7

44B

7 .2

7 .2

7 .B

B .l

7 .0

9 .4

9.1

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8 .0

8 .8

4 .9

149

7 .4

7 .4

B .O

0 .8

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9 .5

9.1

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8 .4

8 .7

8 .2

9 .4

249

7 .1

7 .1

7 .4

7 .B

7 .5

• .8

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7 .8

7 .5

7 .5

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4 .7

8 .9

549

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7 .4

7 .5

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7 .4

7.1

7 .0

4 .8

4 .2

4 .5

5 .1

449

4 .9

4 .9

7 .5

7 .4

7 .2

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7 .8

7 .8

4 .9

4 .9

4 .8

4 .2

5 .1

5 .4

4 .1

1-9S

7 .1

7 .1

7 .4

7 .4

7 .4

B .5

7 .9

7 .5

7 .8

7 .8

4 .8

4 .8

4 .2

4 .9

7 .9

9 .4

2-90

4 .9

4*9

7 .2

7 .8

7.1

7 .9

7 .4

7 .2

4 .9

4 .8

4 .4

4 .4

5 .7

4 .2

4 .5

4 .7

4 .0

5-90

4 .7

4«B

7 .0

7 .2

4 .9

7 .4

7 .8

4 .9

4 .7

4 .4

4 .2

4 .1

5 .5

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4 .0

4 .0

4 .2

4 .5

4-90

4 .4

4 .4

4 .B

4 .9

4 .7

7 .5

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5 .7

5 .2

5 .4

5 .5

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8 .9

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144

244

544

444

147

247

847

447

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248

848

448

149

249

849

449

1-98

2-98

8-98

8*520.1
8*578.9
8*441.7
8*497.8
8*748.4
8*799.4
8*887.7
8*925.7
8*949.1
4*080.9C

IN IT IA L QUARTER
* » ESTIMATED
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST* LO U IS
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D I S P O S A B L E P E R S O N A L I N C O M E IN M 2 D O L L A R S
( C m p o h M A m a l Ratos i f O o o g e )
TERMINAL
QUARTER
144

244

844

444

147

247

847

447

IN IT IA L QUARTER
ANNUAL RATES
14S 24B
M t
44B

B IL L IO N S OF
DOLLARS
149

249

849

449

1-9«

2-9«

5-90

244

4 .2

844

2 .2

-1 .7

444

1 .9

-8 .2

1*4

147

2 .8

1 .1

2 .5

8 .4

247

8 .5

-0 .0

-8 .4

-1 .5

-4 .8

847

1 .5

8 .4

1 .2

1 .2

8 .8

447

2 .4

1 .7

2 .4

2 .7

2 .4

7.1

7 .5

148

8 .8

2 .5

8 .2

8 .4

8 .4

7 .1

7 .4

7 .8

248

2 .9

2 .5

8 .2

8 .5

8 .4

4 .8

5 .8

5 .8

2 .7

848

8 .1

2 .8

8 .4

8 .7

8 .7

5 .0

5 .4

4 .9

8 .8

4 .9

448

8 .0

2 .7

8 .2

8 .5

8 .5

5 .2

4 .9

4*8

8 .8

8 .4

2 .5

149

8 .1

2 .9

8 .8

8 .4

8 .4

5 .1

4 .8

4 .8

8 .5

8 .0

5 .5

4 .2

249

2 .8

2 .5

2 .9

8 .1

8 .8

4 .8

8 .9

8 .8

2 .4

2 .5

1 .7

1 .5

-1 .2

849

2 .8

2 .5

2 .9

8 .1

8 .8

4 .1

8 .8

8 .2

2 .4

2 .4

2 .8

1 .9

0 .0

449

2 .7

2 .5

2 .8

2 .9

2 .8

8 .0

8 .5

8 .8

2 .4

2 .4

1 .0

1 .7

0 .9

2 .8

1 .2

1-90

2 .7

2 .5

2 .8

2 .9

2 .8

8 .7

8 .4

2 .9

2 .4

2 .4

2 .8

1 .9

1 .8

2 .2

1 .9

2-98

2 .5

2 .8

2 .4

2 .7

2 .4

8 .4

8 .1

2 .7

2 .2

2 .1

1.7

1 .4

1.1

1 .7

1 .8

1 .4

0 .8

8-98

2 .4

2 .1

2 .4

2 .5

2 .4

8 .1

2 .8

2 .4

1.9

1 .0

1*4

1 .8

8 .8

1 .2

8 .0

0 .7

4 .2

4 .7

4-90

2 .0

1 .8

2 .8

2 .1

2 .0

2 .4

2 .8

1.9

1.4

1.2

0 .8

8 .7

8 .2

8 .4

4 .1

4 .4

-1 .8

- 2 .1

- 8 .4

144

244

844

444

147

247

847

447

140

240

848

448

149

249

849

449

1-90

2-90

8-90

2*440.4
2*487.8
2*444.2
2*449.5
2*424.8
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2*449.2
2*717.9
2*745.9
2*704.4
2*010.0
2*088.9
2*048.5
2*054.9
2*074.8

2 .7

2*008.2
2*900.9

2 .5

2*982.0
2*090.0
2*071*4E

IN ITIA L QUARTER
C - ESTIMATED




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QUARTER

4-M

INITIAL QUARTER
ANNUAL RATES
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1-46

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M 6

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10.4

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111.2
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155.0

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11.5

11.0

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2 .1

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10 .4

15 .8

84.1

4-05

1-04

2-04

8-04

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1-07

2-07

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1-00

2-00

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INITIAL QUARTER
HIP AMD BY RKML W K M SANK OF ST. LOUIS
JANUARY » , IMI

HISTORICAL SOURCES OF
RATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT ACCOUNTS DATA

Estimates for the series in the regular quarterly presentation
of NIPA tables for 1987-90:11 are published in the July 1990 Survey of
Current Business. Data for 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986 are published in
the July 1986, July 1987, July 1988 and July 1989 Survey of Current
Business. respectively. Estimates for NIPA series for 1929-82 are
published in The National Income and Product Accounts of the United
States. 1929-82:__ Statistical Iflfelftg.
For further information and prices, write to the National Income
and Wealth Division (BE-54), Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230.




19

INVENTORIES COMPARED WITH MONTHLY SALES
M A N UFACTURING AND TRADE
SEASONALLY AOJUSTEO
1 .7 2

72

1 .6 8

68

1 .6 4

64

1 .6 0

60

1 .5 6

56

52

1 .5 2

I.SO
1 .4 8

48

1 .4 4

44

1 .4 0

40

1 .3 6

36
1977

1 9 7 8

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

SOURCE« U.S.DEPARTMENT OF CONNERCE
* BEGINNING IN 19G2, INVENTORY DATA REFLECT CHANGES IN ESTIMATION PROCEDURES.
SHADEO AREAS REPRESENT PERIODS OF BUSINESS RECESSIONS.
LATEST DATA PLOTTED« NOVEMBER PRELIMINARY




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