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N a t io n a l E c o n o m ic T r e n d s
July 1 9 8 9
E s tim a te s o f th e n a t io n ’ s g r o s s n a tio n a l p r o d u c t (G N P ) a r e r e le a s e d th r e e tim e s e a c h q u a r te r as p r o g r e s s iv e ly m o r e in ­
f o r m a t i o n b e c o m e s a v a i l a b l e . T h e a d v a n c e e s t i m a t e is r e l e a s e d a b o u t 1 5 - 2 0 d a y s a f t e r t h e e n d o f t h e q u a r t e r , f o l l o w e d
b y a p r e l i m i n a r y e s t im a te 3 0 d a y s la te r a n d a f i n a l e s t im a te a n o th e r 3 0 d a y s la te r . F o r e x a m p le , fin a l e s tim a te s o f fir s t q u a rte r

19 89 real G N P

g r o w th a n d th e ra te o f in c r e a s e o f th e G N P

im p lic it p r ic e d e fla t o r , as a n n o u n c e d o n J u n e 2 2 ,

w e r e 4 . 4 p e r c e n t a n d 3 . 6 p e r c e n t , r e s p e c t i v e l y , c o m p a r e d w it h t h e ir a d v a n c e e s t im a t e s , a n n o u n c e d o n a p r il 2 6 , o f 5 .5
p e r c e n t an d 3 .9 p e rc e n t.

T h e 1 .1 p e r c e n t a g e - p o i n t r e v i s i o n i n r e a l G N P g r o w t h f r o m

t h e a d v a n c e t o t h e fin a l e s t im a t e is n o t u n u s u a l f o r t h e s e

r e le a s e s . In th e p r e v io u s 2 0 q u a r te r s , fiv e o f th e r e v is io n s o f re a l G N P

g ro w th

h a v e b e e n at le a s t o n e p e r c e n t a g e p o in t in m a g n it u d e . A s th e t a b le b e l o w

s h o w s , fin a l a d ju s t m e n ts t o th e a d v a n c e fig u r e

h a v e a v e r a g e d 0 .6 1

fr o m

t h e a d v a n c e t o th e fin a l e s t im a te

p e r c e n t a g e p o in t s in a b s o lu t e v a lu e .

T h e 0 .3 p e r c e n t a g e - p o in t r e v is i o n o f th e G N P d e f l a t o r ’ s ra te o f c h a n g e in th e fir s t q u a r te r illu s tr a t e s th e s m a lle r r e v i­
s io n s th a t a r e t y p ic a l o f th e d e fl a t o r . T h e s m a lle r r e v is i o n s o f p r i c e s s u g g e s t th a t e a r ly i n f o r m a t i o n o n p r i c e m o v e m e n t s
is g e n e r a l l y m o r e r e l i a b l e t h a n e a r l y i n f o r m a t i o n o n o u t p u t . O v e r t h e p r e v i o u s f i v e y e a r s , o n l y t w o o f t h e a d v a n c e - t o - f m a l
G a n g e s in th e d e fla t o r e x c e e d e d o n e p e r c e n t a g e p o in t .

A vera ge

A b s o lu te

R e v is io n s
(in

to

G N P

p ercen ta g e

D a ta ,

1 /1 9 8 4

- I V /1 9 8 8

p o in ts )

A n n u a l ra tes

A d v a n c e to

P r e lim in a r y

A dvan ce

o f ch an ge

p re lim in a r y

to fin a l

to fin a l

R eal G N P

0 .5 3

0 .4 0

0 .6 1

G N P d e fla to r

0 .3 4

0 .2 0

0 .4 0
— M ic h a e l T . B e lo n g ia

Views expressed do not necessarily reflect official positions of the Federal Reserve System.



T O T A L C IV IL IA N E M P L O Y M E N T
(Com pounded A n n u a l R a tes o f C hange)
TERMINAL
MONTH

IN IT IA L MONTH

10-87 11-87 12-87

1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

6-88

7-88

8-88

THOUSANDS
OF PERSONS

9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89
115.460

11-87

2.5

12-87

2.8

5.0

1-88

5.0

5.2

5.4

2-88

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.5

5-88

1.9

1.8

1.4

0.4

-1 .5

4-88

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.0

115.740
114.055
114.275
114.129
114.660

5.7

114.405

5-88

1.8

1.7

1.4

0.9

0.5

1.4

-2 .7

6-88

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

5.1

1.8

6.5

7-88

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.6

2.4

1.5

5.4

0.5

8-88

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6

2.5

1.4

2.8

1.1

1.8

9-88

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.2

1.5

2.6

1.5

1.8

1.8

10-88

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

2.2

1.6

2.5

1.5

1.9

1.9

2.1

11-88

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.4

1.9

2.7

2.0

2.4

2.6

5.0

115.001
115.054
115.205
115.570
115.575
115.947

4.0

116.009

12-88

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.2

1.8

2.4

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.5

0.6

1-89

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.4

5.0

2.6

2.9

5.2

5.5

4.0

4.0

7.5

2-89

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.9

2.4

2.7

2.9

5.1

5.4

5.2

4.4

1.5

116.711
116.855

5-89

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.9

2.5

2.8

2.9

5.1

5.5

5.1

5.9

2.2

2.9

4-89

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.4

2.9

1.4

1.5

-0 .2

117.156

5-89

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.5

1.5

1.2

0.4

l.l

10-87 11-87 12-87

1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

6-88

7-88

8-88

9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89

117.115
117.215

INITIAL MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
JUNE 2. 1989

PAYROLL EM PLOYM ENT*
(Compounded Annual Rates o f Change)
TERMINAL
MONTH
10-87 11-87 12-87
11-87

5.0

12-87

5.4

5.8

1-88

5.0

2.9

1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

INITIAL MONTH
OF PERSONS
7-88 8-88 9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

6-88

THOUSANDS
1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89
105.470
105.791

2.1

105.970

2-88

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.2

5-88

5.4

5.6

5.5

4.2

5.1

104.414
104.682

4-88

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.6

2.8

2.5

5-88

3.1

3.2

5.0

5.5

2.6

2.4

2.2

6-88

5.4

3.5

5.4

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.8

104.901
105.091
5.5

105.561

7-88

5.5

3.5

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.9

2.4

8-88

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.5

5.0

2.9

5.0

5.5

2.5

105.768
2.1

105.954

9-88

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.2

5.0

2.9

5.0

5.2

2.5

2.5

2.9

10-88

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

2.6

2.7

5.0

11-88

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.5

2.9

5.0

5.5

5.5

4.0

12-88

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.5

2.9

5.0

5.5

5.4

5.6

106.207
5.1

106.475
106.824
107.097

5.1

1-89

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.1

5.2

5.4

5.5

5.7

5.5

5.9

2-89

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.1

5.2

5.5

5.4

5.5

5.4

5.5

5.0

5-89

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.2

2.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

2.5

2.0

107.442
107.711
107.888

4-89

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

2.9

2.9

5.0

5.1

5.1

2.9

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.5

5-89

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

5.0

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.1

10-87 11-87 12-87

1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

6-88

7-88

8-88

9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89

«REVISED FROM 1984
P - PRELIMINARY




108.094P
108.195P

IN IT IA L MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOUIS
JUNE 2» 1989

2

EMPLOYMENT
RATIO

SCALE

MILLIONS

1981

OF

RATIO

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

PERSONS

1982

1983

1984

1985

MILLIONS

1986

1987

1988

OF

SCALE

PERSONS

1989

SOURCE* U.S.DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BE*INNI MO JANUARY 108«. TOTAL EMPLOYMENT DATA INCORPORATE NEW PROCEDURES FOR EST IMATINO
MEASURES OF IMMIORATION AND EMIORATI ON INCREASING TOTAL EMPLOYMENT BY ABOUT 0.3X.
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR PER1008 INDICATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTEDt MAY PRELIMINARY
* REVISED FROM 1984

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

UNEMPLOYMENT
PERCENT

RATE
PERCENT

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

11.0

10.

10.0

9.

9.0

8.

8.0

7.

7.0

6.

6.0

5.

5.0




4.

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

SOURCEt U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
PERCENT OF CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
LATEST DATA PLOTTED» MAY
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

3

4.0

C O N S U M E R P R IC E IN D E X F O R A L L U R B A N C O N S U M E R S
(Com pounded A n n u a) R a tes o f Change)

4.5

12-87

5.2

1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

6-88

7-88

8-88

9-88 10-88 11-88

?

11-87

1982-84*100

INITIAL MONTH
CM
H

TERMINAL
MONTH
10-87 11-87 12-87

1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89
115.4

2.1

115.6
116.1

1-88

5.9

5.7

5 5

2-88

5.4

5.2

5 7

2.1

116.5
116.7

5—88

5.6

5.4

5 9

5.1

4.2

4-88

5.9

5.8

4 2

5.8

4.7

5.5

117.2
117.7

5-88

4.1

4.0

4 4

4.2

4.9

5.5

6-88

4.1

4.0

4 4

4.2

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.2

7-88

4.2

4.2

4 5

4.4

4.8

5.0

4.9

4.7

5.2

8-88

4.2

4.2

4 4

4.5

4.7

4.8

4 .7

4.5

4.7

4.1

9-88

4.5

4.5

4 5

4.4

4.8

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.8

4.6

5.2

118.1
118.6
119.0
119.5

5.2

120.0

10-88

4.5

4.4

4 6

4.5

4.8

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.9

4.8

5.1

5.1

11-88

4.2

4.2

4 4

4.4

4.6

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.1

5.0

12-88

4.2

4.2

4 4

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.4

4 .5

4.5

4.5

4.1

5.6

120.5
120.7

4.1

121.4

1-89

4.4

4.4

4 6

4.6

4.8

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.9

4.8

4.7

5.6

7.2

2-89

4.5

4.5

4 7

4.6

4.8

4.9

4.8

4.8

4 .9

4.8

4.9

4.9

4.8

5.4

6.1

5.1

5-89

4.6

4.6

4 7

4.7

4.9

5.0

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.6

6.1

5.6

6.1

4-89

4.8

4.8

5 0

4.9

5.1

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.6

6.1

6.6

6.4

7.1

8.1

5-89

4.9

4.9

5 1

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

6.2

6.7

6.6

7.1

7.6

7.0

10-87 11-87 12-87

1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

6-88

7-88

8-88

9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89

121.9
122.5
125.5
124.0

INITIAL MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
JUNE 16» 1989

PRODUCER PRICE INDEX, FINISHED GO O D S
(Compounded Annual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
MONTH
10-87 11-87 12-87

INITIAL MONTH
1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

11-87

0.0

12-87

-1 .7

-5 .5

1-88

1.5

2.5

8.2

2-88

1.1

1.5

4.0

0.0

5-88

1.8

2 .5

4.2

2.5

4.6

4-88

2.1

2.5

4.0

2.7

4.0

5.4

5-88

2.5

2.7

5.9

2.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

6-88

2.5

2.6

5.6

2.7

5.4

5.0

2.8

2.5

6—88

7-88

8-88

1982 « 100
9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89

106.0
105.7
106.4
106.4
106.8
107.1
107.4
107.6

7-88

2.8

5.1

4.1

5.4

4.1

4.0

4.2

4.6

6.9

8-88

2.8

5.2

4.0

5.4

4.0

5.9

4.0

4.2

5.1

5.4

9-88

5.2

5.5

4.5

5.8

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.8

5.7

5.1

6.8

10-88

5.0

5.5

4.0

5.5

4.0

5.9

4.0

4.1

4.5

5.7

5.9

1.1

11-88

5.0

5.5

5.9

5.5

5.9

5.8

5.9

5.9

4.5

5.6

5.7

2 .2

5.5

12-88

5.1

5.4

4.0

5.6

4.0

5.9

5.9

4.0

4.5

5.8

5.9

5.0

5.9

108.2
108.5
109.1
109.2
109.5
4.5

109.9

1-89

5.8

4.1

4.7

4.4

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.2

5.6

5 .4

5.8

5 .6

7.1

9.1

15.9

2-89

4.5

4.6

5.2

4.9

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.9

6.5

6.5

6.7

6.7

8 .2

9.8

12.6

11.4

5-89

4 .4

4.6

5.2

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.5

7.6

8 .7

10.2

8 .4

5.5

4-89

4.4

4.7

5.2

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.2

6.1

6.4

6.4

7.5

8.1

9.0

7.4

5.5

5 .5

5-89

4.8

5.0

5.5

5.4

5.7

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.9

7.0

7.8

8.6

9.4

8.5

7.5

8 .5

11.1

10-87 11-87 12-87

1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

6-88

7-88

8-88

9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89




111.1
112.1
112.6
115.1
114.1

IN IT IA L MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
JUNE 9» 1989

4




PRICES

RATIO SCALE

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

RATIO SCALE

1986

1987

1988

1989

CONSUMER P R IC E S D A TA A R E ON A 10 8 2 - 1 4 - 10 0 B ASE
C P I - 0 D A TA B E G IN N IN G I9 B 3 IN C O R P O R A T E A R E N T A L E Q U IV A L E N C E M EASURE FO R H O M EO VN E R S H IP C O S T S .
P E R C E N TA B E S A R E AN NU A L R A T E S OF CHAN CE F O R P E R IO D S

I N O IC A T E D .

L A T E S T D A TA P L O T T E O t MAY

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

RATIO SCALE

PRODUCER PRICES

P E R C E N TA G E S A R E AN NU AL R A T E S OF CHAN OE FO R P E R IO D S

RATIO SCALE

I N D IC A T E D .

L A T E S T D A TA P L O T T E D : MAY

PREPARED BY FEDERAL 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
(Com pounded A n n u a l R a tes o f Change)

TERMINAL
MONTH
10-87 11-87 12-87
11-87
12-87

1982 * 100

INITIAL MONTH
1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

6-88

7-88

8-88

9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89
110.0

2.2

108.8

-5 .5 -1 2 .5

110.4

1-88

2.2

2.2

19.1

2-88

0.5

0.0

6.8

-4 .5

5-88

1.8

1.6

6.8

1.1

110.0
110.6

6.7

110.6

4-88

1.5

1.5

5.0

0.7

5.5

0.0

5-88

2.2

2.2

5.4

2.2

4.4

5.5

6.7

6-88

5.2

5.5

6.2

5.7

5.8

5.5

8 .4

10.2

7-88

5.8

4.0

6.5

4.6

6.4

6.4

8 .6

9.5

8 .9

111.2
112.1
112.9
115.6

8—88

4.2

4.4

6.7

5.0

6.7

6.6

8 .4

8 .9

8 .5

7.7

9-88

4.8

5.0

7.2

5.8

7.5

7.4

8 .9

9.5

9.2

9.4

10-88

4.5

4.7

6.5

5.2

6.5

6.4

7.6

7.7

7.1

6.5

6.0

1.1

11-88

4.4

4.6

6.5

5.1

6.2

6.2

7.1

7.1

6.5

6.0

5.4

2.6

4.5

12-88

4.2

4.4

5.9

4.8

5.7

5.6

6.5

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.5

2.1

2.6

1.0

1-89

5.0

5.2

6.7

5.7

6.7

6.7

7.4

7.5

7.1

6.8

6.7

5.6

7.2

8 .6

2-89

5.5

5.7

7.1

6.5

7.2

7.2

8 .0

8.1

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.1

8.6

10.1

14.9

15.1

5-89

5.8

6.0

7.4

6.6

7.4

7.5

8 .2

8.4

8 .2

8.1

8.1

7.6

9.0

10.2

15.5

11.9

4-89

5.0

5.2

6.4

5.6

6.4

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.5

6.1

5.4

6.2

6.6

8.0

5.2

1.5

-6 .8

5-89

5.5

5.5

6.7

5.9

6.6

6.6

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.6

6.1

6.8

7.5

8.5

6.6

4.5

1.5

10.6

10-87 11-87 12-87

1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

6-88

7-88

8-88

9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89

114.6

11.1

114.7
115.1
115.2
16.8

116.7
117.9
10.7

118.9
118.2
119.2

INITIAL MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
JUNE 9» 1989

PRODUCER PRICE INDEX, FINISHED G O O D S, EXCLUDING FOODS
(Compounded Annual Rates o f Change)
TERMINAL
MONTH
10-87 11-87 12-87
11-87

-1 .1

12-87

0.0

1.2

INITIAL MONTH
1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

6-88

7-88

8-88

1982 « 100
9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89
104.6

104.7

1-88

1.2

2.5

5.5

2-88

1.7

2.7

5.5

5.5

5-88

1.8

2.6

5.1

2.9

2.5

4-88

2.5

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.6

5-88

2.5

2.9

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.5

2.5

6-88

2.0

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.1

0.0

7-88

2.4

2.9

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.2

2.7

2.9

5.8

8-88

2.5

2.9

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.2

2.9

5.1

4.6

5.4

105.0
105.5
105.5
105.9
106.1
106.1
106.6
106.9

9-88

2.7

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.4

4.6

4.0

4.6

10-88

2.6

2.9

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.1

2.9

5.0

5.7

5.0

2.8

1.1

11-88

2.6

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

2.9

5.0

5.7

5.1

5.0

2.5

5.4

12-88

2.9

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.5

5.4

4.0

5.6

5.7

5.4

4.6

5.7

107.5
107.4
107.7
108.2

1-89

5.5

5.8

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.6

5.2

5.1

5.5

5.7

7.5

9.5

12.9

2-89

5.8

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.8

5.1

5 .7

5.7

6.1

6.4

7.7

9.2

11.0

9.1

5-89

5.9

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.9

5.1

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.2

7.5

8 .5

9.2

7.4

5.6

4-89

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.6

7.6

8 .4

9.1

7.9

7.5

9.0

5-89

4.6

4.9

5.1

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.7

5.9

6.5

6.6

6.9

7.2

8.1

8 .9

9.6

8.8

8 .6

10.2

11.5

10-87 11-87 12-87

1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

6-88

7-88

8-88

9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89




109.5
110.1
110.6
111.4
112.4

IN IT IA L MONTH

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
JUNE 9» 1989

6

NDUSTRIAL
RATIO

PRODUCTION

SCALE

RATIO

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

1977*100
150

SCALE

1977-100
150

145

145
0 * 1 4 1 .4

140

140

*4 A

135

135

130
125

\w

+ 6 .6 X A

s

/

+0.6X

J

?

130
125

V
^

120

120

115

>4.4X

1 15
1 6 .4 t jf

110

110
\

105

105

100

100
___
ì

90

<

L J t ,

1981

ij

k

t

1

1982

*

>

*

^

il

$

f

1983

t

95

t

1984

1985

\

1986

1987

1988

1989

90

PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR PERIODS INDICATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTEDi MAY PRELIMINARY
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(Compounded Annual Rates o f Change)
TERMINAL
MONTH
10-87 11-87 12-87

INITIAL MONTH
1-88

2-88

3-88

4-88

5-88

4-88

7-88

8-88

1977 « 100
9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

3-89

4-89
133.2

11-87

4.5

12-87

6.5

6.5

1-88

5 .9

5.5

4.6

2-88

4.4

3.7

2.3

0.0

3-88

4.0

3.4

2.4

1.3

2.7

4-88

4.4

4 .0

3.4

3.0

4.5

6.4

5-88

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.8

5.2

6.4

6.4

4-88

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.8

4.8

5.5

5.0

3.6

133.9
134.4
134.4
134.7
135.4
136.1
136.5
138.0

7-88

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.4

6.5

7.5

7.9

8 .7

14.0

8-88

5.5

5.3

5.2

5.3

6.2

6.9

7.0

7.2

9.1

4.4

9-88

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.7

5.4

5.9

5.8

5.6

6.3

2.6

0.9

10-88

5.2

5.1

4.9

5.0

5.6

6.1

6.0

5.9

6.5

4.1

4 .0

7.2

11-88

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.9

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.7

6.1

4.2

4.1

5.8

4.4

12-88

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.9

5.4

5.7

5.6

5.5

5 .8

4.2

4.2

5.3

4.4

4.4

1-89

5.0

4.9

4.7

4.8

5.2

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.5

4.1

4 .0

4.8

4.1

3.9

3.5

2-89

4*5

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.4

3.1

2.9

3.3

2.4

1.7

0.4

-2 .5

3-89

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.9

4.3

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

2.8

2 .6

2.9

2.1

1.5

0.6

-0 .8

0.9

4-89

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.4

4 .6

4.4

4.3

4.3

3.3

3.2

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.2

1.7

3.9

7.0

5-89

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.7

1.3

2.6

3.5

0.0

10-87 11-87 12-87

1-88

2-88

3-88

4-88

5-88

6-88

7-88

8-88

9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

3-89

4-89

138.5
138.6
139.4
139.9
140.4
140.8
140.5
140.6
141.4P
141.4P

IN IT IA L MONTH
P - PRELIMINARY




PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
JUNE 15» 1989

7

PERSONAL
RATIO

TRILLIONS

INCOME
RATIO

MONTHLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES

SCALE
OF

SCALE

TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS
4.8

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

DOLLARS

4.4
4.0
3.6

3.2

2 .8

2.4

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

2 .0

SOURCEt U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR PERIODS INDICATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTEDt MAY PRELIMINARY
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

PERSONAL INCOM E
(Compounded Annual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
MONTH
10-87 11-87 12-87
11-87

-4 .0

12-87

6.6

18.5

1-88

2.5

6.0

1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

5-88

INITIAL MONTH
ANNUAL RATES
6-88 7-88 8-88 9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89
5*884.1
5,939.0

-5 .1

5*921.8

2-88

5.9

6.6

1.2

7.9

5-88

5.5

8.1

4.8

10.2

12.6

4-88

5.4

7.4

4.8

8.5

8.5

4.6

5-88

5.5

7.2

5.1

7.8

7.8

5.5

6.5

6-88

5.7

7.2

5.4

7.7

7.7

6.1

6.8

7.2

7-88

6.1

7.5

6.0

8.0

8 .0

6.9

7.6

8 .5

3,946.7
3,985.9
4,001.0
4,021.4
4,044.9
9.4

4,075.5

8-88

6.0

7.2

5.9

7.5

7.5

6.5

7.0

7.2

7.2

5.0

9-88

6.1

7.2

6.0

7.5

7.4

6.6

7.0

7.1

7.1

5.9

6.9

10-88

7.1

8 .2

7.2

8 .7

8 .8

8.5

8 .9

9.4

10.0

10.2

12.9

19.2

11-88

6.5

7.2

6.5

7.5

7.4

6.8

7.1

7.5

7.5

6.8

7.4

7.6

-2 .9

12-88

6.6

7.5

6.6

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.6

7.8

7.9

7.6

8.2

8 .6

5.7

10.8

1-89

7.6

8 .5

7.8

9.0

9.1

8.7

9.2

9.5

9.9

9.9

11.0

12.0

9.7

16.6

22.7

2-89

8 .0

8 .8

8.2

9.5

9.4

9.1

9.6

10.0

10.5

10.4

11.4

12.5

10.6

15.5

18.0

15.4

4,091.8
4,114.7
4,175.5
4,165.2
4,200.8
4,275.1
4,518.2

5-89

8 .2

9.0

8.4

9.4

9.5

9.5

9.7

10.1

10.4

10.5

11.5

12.1

10.7

14.4

15.6

12.2

10.9

4-89

8 .0

8 .8

8.2

9.2

9.5

9.0

9.4

9.7

9.9

10.0

10.6

11.2

9.9

12.6

15.1

10.1

8.4

5.9

5-89

7.8

8 .5

7.9

8.8

8 .9

8 .6

8 .9

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.8

10.2

9.0

11.1

11.1

8 .4

6.8

4.8

5.6

1 0 -8 7

1 1 -8 7

1 2 -8 7

1 -8 8

2 -8 8

5 -8 8

4 -8 8

5 -8 8

6 -8 8

7 -8 8

8 -8 8

9 -8 8

1 0 -8 8

1 1 -8 8

1 2 -8 8

1 -8 9

2 -8 9

3 -8 9

4 -8 9

4,555.7
4,576.7
4*589.7P

IN IT IA L MONTH
P - PRELIMINARY




PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOUIS
JUNE 2 3 » 1 9 8 9

8

RETAIL
R ATI O SCALE
B I L L I O N S OF DOLLARS

1981

1 98 2

SALES
RATI O SCALE
B I L L I O N S OF DOLLARS

SEA SO N A LLY A D JU STED

1983

1984

1985

1986

19 8 7

1988

19 8 9

SOURCE» U .S . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR PERIODS INDICATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTEDt A P R IL , MAY ADVANCE ESTIMATE
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

R E T A IL S A L E S
(Compounded A nnual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
^ONTH
10-87 11-87 12-87
11-87

29

12-87

7 9

1-88
2-88
5-88
4-8 8

2-8 8

5-88

4-8 8

5-88

IN IT IA L MONTH
DOLLARS
7-88

6-88

8-88

8 .7

151,846

14.5

12.7

16.9

19.5

7.6

8.6

5 .7

155,797
155,077

-6 .5

1.1

9.1

8.1

8.8

7.4

5.7

9 .0

9.0

7-88

7.8

8 .5

7.1

4 .2

8.0

7.4

6.0

8-88

7 4

7 .9

7.2

7 .6

6.5

4.1

6 .9

6.1

4 .7

5 .5

9-88

64

6.8

6.1

6 .5

5.1

2 .9

4 .9

5.9

2.2

154,048
155,010
155,662
156,050

10-88
11-88
12-88

7 5

7 .9

7.4

7 .7

6 .9

5 .2

7 .5

6 .9

6.4

81

8 .5

8.1

8 .5

7.8

6.5

8 .5

8 .5

8.2

2.6
6.6 8.2 20.1
8.8 10.6 17.9

7 5

7 .6

7.2

7.4

6.7

5 .4

7 .0

6 .7

6.5

6.4

7.1

10.5

6.0

1-89

7 5

7.6

7.2

7 .4

6.8

5 .6

7 .0

6.8

6.5

6.6

7.2

9.8

6.5

6.7

6 .5

6 .4

5 .8

4 .6

5 .8

5 .4

4 .9

4 .8

5 .0

6.6

5 .5

6 .5

5 .9

6.0

5 .4

4 .5

5 .5

4 .9

4 .5

4 .5

4 .4

5 .6

2 .9

6 .7

6.5

6 .4

5 .9

4 .9

5 .9

5 .6

5 .5

5 .2

5 .4

6.4

6.0

6.1

5 .6

4 .7

5 .5

5 .2

4 .9

4 .8

5 .0

10-87 11-87 12-87

1-88

2-8 8

5-88

4 -8 8

5-8 8

6-88

7-88

8-88

5-89
4-89
5-89

4-89

150,564

9.5

6.8

7 9

65
61
65
62

5-89

129,870

8 .7

2-89

2-89

4 .7

7.9

6-88

1-89

128,541

8.8
8 0 8.8
7 8
8 .4

5-8 8

MILLIONS OF
9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

15.1

6 8 8.8
8 7 10.7
10 7 12.8
7 7

1-88

0.4

155,751

-

157,842
159,529

15.7
-2 . 9

2.2

159,189
7 .6

140,040

1.0

-5 .1

0.0

0.9

-

4 .5

2 .4

4.1

2.2

-0 .5

159,428

0.8

5.8

2.2
2.6

6.7

15.0

5 .5

2 .5

4 .8

6 .9

1.2

9-88 10-88 11-88 12-88

1-89

2-89

5-89

4-89

6.6
6.0

159,516
140»942P
141,085E

IN IT IA L MONTH
P- PRELIM IN A RY
E- ESTIM ATED




^

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LO U IS
JU N E 15» 1989

H O U R L Y C O M P E N S A T IO N , B U S IN E S S S E C T O R
(C o m p o u n d e d A n n u a l R a te s o f C h a n g e )

TERMINAL
QUARTER
2-84

1977*100

IN IT IA L QUARTER
5-84

4-84

1-85

5-84

4 .4

4-84

4.1

5 .8

1-85

4 .5

4 .6

5 .5

2-85

4 .4

4 .4

4 .6

4 .0

2-85

5-85

4-8 5

1-86

2-8 6

5-86

4-8 6

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-87

1-88 2-88

170.5
172.5
174.2

5-85

4 .5

4 .6

4 .8

4 .6

5.1

4 .7

4 .8

5 .0

4 .9

5 .4

5 .6

4 .5

4 .6

4 .7

4 .6

4 .8

4 .6

176.4
178.8

1-86
2-86

4 .4

4 .4

4 .5

4 .4

4 .5

4 .5

5 .6

5.6

5-86

4 .4

4 .4

4 .5

4 .4

4 .5

4 .5

5 .9

4 .0

4 .5

180.4

5 .6

182.0
184.0
186.2

4-86

4 .5

4 .5

4 .6

4 .5

4 .5

4 .4

4.1

4 .5

4 .7

4 .9

1-87

4 .5

4 .5

4 .5

4 .2

4 .2

4.1

5.8

5.8

5 .9

5.6

2 .4

2-87

4 .2

4 .2

4 .5

4.1

4 .2

4 .0

5 .8

5 .8

5 .8

5.6

5.0

5.7

187.5
189.0

5-87

4 .5

4 .2

4 .5

4 .2

4 .2

4.1

5.9

5 .9

4 .0

5.9

5 .5

4.1

4 .5

4-87

4 .4

4 .4

4 .4

4 .4

4 .4

4 .5

4 .2

4 .2

4 .5

4 .5

4 .2

4 .8

5 .4

6.2

4 .4

4 .5

4 .4

4 .5

4 .5

4 .5

4.1

4 .2

4 .5

4 .2

4.1

4 .5

4 .8

5 .0

5.8

4 .4

4 .4

4 .4

4 .5

4 .4

4 .5

4 .2

4 .2

4 .5

4 .5

4 .2

4 .6

4 .8

4 .9

4 .5

4 .8

4 .5

4 .5

4 .5

4 .5

4 .5

4 .5

4 .4

4 .4

4 .5

4 .5

4 .5

4 .9

5.1

5 .2

4 .9

5 .5

5-88

4-88
168.7

4-85

1-88
2-88

5-88

191.1
194.0
195.8
198.1

6.2

201.1

4-88

4 .5

4 .5

4 .5

4 .5

4 .5

4 .4

4 .4

4 .4

4 .5

4 .5

4 .5

4 .8

4 .9

5 .0

4 .7

5.1

5 .2

4 .2

1-89

4 .5

4 .5

4 .6

4 .5

4 .6

4 .5

4 .4

4 .5

4 .6

4 .6

4 .6

4 .8

5 .0

5.1

4 .9

5 .2

5 .5

4 .8

5 .4

2-84

5-84

4-84

1-85

2 -85

5-85

4-8 5

5-86

4-8 6

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-8 7

5-88

4-8 8

1-86 2-86

1-88 2-88

205.2
205.9

IN IT IA L QUARTER

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOUIS
JUNE 1» 1989

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 , B U S IN E S S S E C T O R
(Compounded Annual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
QUARTER
2-84
5-84

IN IT IA L QUARTER
5-84

1.5

1-85

1.4

2 .5

2-87

1.8 2 .5
2.0 2 .7
1.8 2 .5
2.6 5.1
2.2 2.6
1.8 2.1
1.6 1.8
1.6
1.5
1.6 1.7

5-87

1.7

1.9

1.6
1.8

1.8

4-85

1-86
2-86
5-86
4-86
1-87

2-85

1-86 2-86

5-86

4-8 6

1977*100
1-87

2-87

5-87

4-8 7

1-88 2-88

5-88

4-88

105.9
106.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

2 .5

2 .5

1.9

0 .7

5.5

5 .6

5.7

4.1

2.8
2.2
1.8

2.8
2.1
1.6

1.7

1.5

1.6
1.8

107.5

2 .7
1.9
1.4
1.5

5-88

1.5

1.6
1.6

4-88

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1-89

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.2
1.2

2-84

5-84

4-84

1-85

2-85

1-88
2-88

4 -85

5.1

1.8
2.0
1.8
2.0
1.6
1.6

4-87

5-85

105.5

0.6

5-85

1-85

-0 .4

4-84

2-85

4-84

1.4

1.9




1.4
1.7

1.9

1.6
1.8

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.7

108.5

2.6
1.6
1.1
1.0
1.2
1.6
1.4

108.5
7 .6
5.5

1.8
1.2
1.0
1.5

110.5
-0 .4
-0 .9

1.1
- 0 . 5 - 0.6
0.1 0.2
-

0.8

1.7

0 .7

1.5

0 .7

1.7

1.0

1.6
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.1

1.1
1.1

5-85

4-8 5

110.4

110.0

-1 .4
-

0 .9

-0 .7
-

0.4

0.7

1.5

2.6

1.5

2 .5

5.5

4 .0

1.5

1.8
2.2
1.2

2 .5

2.2

2.6

2 .7

0 .5

0.8
1.2
0.6
0.8
0.6

1.0
0.8

0.6

0 .7

1.2

0 .5

1.5

0.6

1-86 2-86

109.8

0.2

1.7

109.9

110.6

1.5

1.5

0 .9

1.0
1.1

1.1
1.2

1.1
1.2
0.8
1.0

5-86

4-8 6

1-87

2-8 7

0.9

1.4

111.7

111.8
112.8
111.8

0.4

2.0
0.1

5.6

-0 .9

1.8

0.2

0.0
0.6
0.2

-0 .9

0 .4

0 .5

0.5

-0 .5

0.8

0.4

1.8

5-87

4-8 7

1-88 2-88

5-88

4-8 8

0 .5

-5 .5

112.5
-

1.1

112.0
112.5

IN IT IA L QUARTER

PREPARED BY FEDERAL R ESER V E BANK OF S T . LO U IS
JU N E 1* 1989

10

P R O D U C T I V IT Y ,
RA T IO

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

AND

LA BO R

SCALE

SCALE

SEASONALLY AOJUSTEO

1977-100

19 8 1

C O STS

R A T IO

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1977-100

1987

1988

1989

SOURCEt U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANCE FOR PERIODS INDICATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTED« 1ST QUARTER
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

U N I T L A B O R C O S T S , B U S IN E S S S E C T O R
(Compounded Annual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
QUARTER
2-84

IN IT IA L QUARTER
5-84

5—84

4 .9

4-84

5.6

2 .5

1-85

5.0

2-85

2 .5

2.1
1.8

4-84

1-85

2-85

5-85

4-85

4-86

1977*100
1-87

2-87

5-87

4-8 7

1-88 2-88

5-88

4-8 8

160.8

2.0
1.5

5-85

2 .5

1.9

1.8

2.8

2.4

2 .5

161.6

1.0
1.7

162.0
165.0

2 .5

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.8

1.7

5-86

2.2
2.6

2.6
1.1
1.6

2 .5

2 .5

4-86

2 .9

2 .7

2 .7

2.8
2.6

2.6

2.6

2 .7

5.0

2-87

2 .4

2 .4

2 .5

2 .7

5-87

2 .5

2 .5

2 .5

2 .5

2 .5

2 .5

4-87

2 .7

2 .5

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.2
2.6

2 .5

2 .4

2 .4

2 .4

2 .5

2 .5

2 .5

1-87

5-86

159.9

4-85

1-86
2-86

1-86 2-86

5.5

4 .5

2 .5

1.1
1.8
2.6

1.6
2.6

0.1
2.0

2.8

5.1

5.2

0.4

-5 .6

165.5
4 .0

164.9

5 .0

6.0

2 .9

5 .2

5 .8

5.0

2.8

4 .4

4 .6

5.9

2.1

2 .7

2 .4

5.7

5.6

2.8

1.4

0.7

5 .2

5.0

2 .5

1.2

0.7

0.7

167.5
5 .6

169.6
170.5
170.8
171.1

5 .5

5.4

5.0

2 .5

2.4

5.2

5 .7

5.1

2 .9

2 .5

1.8

1.8 2.1

2.8

0.0

2 .9

5.7

5 .6

5.5

2 .9

5.1

5 .7

4 .7

4 .2

8.6

5.1

5.7

5 .7

5 .4

5.1

5.5

5.8

4 .6

4 .2

6 .4

4 .4

5.5

5 .5

5 .9

5 .9

5 .7

5.4

5.6

4.1

4 .8

4 .6

6.1

4 .9

5 .5

5.5

5.4

5 .5

5 .9

5.9

5.7

5.4

5.6

4 .0

4 .6

4 .4

5 .5

4 .5

4 .5

5 .6

2-85

5-85

4-8 5

5-86

4 -86

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-8 7

5-88

4-88

1-88
2-88

2 .9

2.8

2.8

2 .9

5.0

5.1

5-88

5 .0

2 .9

2 .9

5.0

5.1

5 .2

4-8 8

5.1

5.0

5.1

5.1

5 .5

1-89

5.1

5.0

5.1

5.2

2 -84

5-84

4-84

1-85




164.8

1-86 2-86

175.5
175.5
177.1

1-88 2-88

179.0
181.4
185.0

IN IT IA L QUARTER

PREPARED BY FED ERA L R ESER V E BANK OF S T . LO U IS
JU N E 1 . 1989

11

GR O SS N A T IO N A L P R O D U C T IN C U R R E N T D O L L A R S
(Compounded Annua) Rates of Change)
B IL L IO N S OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

IN IT IA L QUARTER

TERM INAL
QUARTER

2-8 4
5-84

5 .8

4 -8 4

5 .5

6.1
6.0
6.2
6.2

1-85
2-8 5

5-84

4-8 4

1-85

2-8 5

5-85

4-85

1-86

2-86

5-86

4-86

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-87

1-88

2-8 8

5*807.9
4 .7

5*851.8

6 .5

7.9

6.0

6.7

5*925.6
5 .6

5*979.0

1-86
2-86

6 .5

6.4

5 .9

5 .9

5-86

5 .9

5 .9

6.8
6.6
6.8
6.1
6.0

4-8 6

5 .6

5 .6

5 .7

5 .4

5 .4

5.1

4.8

4 .0

4.7

5.4

1-87

5 .9

5 .9

6.0

5 .8

5 .8

5 .6

5 .5

5.1

5.9

5 .9

8 .4

6.1

6.5

5 .8

8 .5

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.6
6.8

6.8

6.4

6.0
6.2

6.0

6 .5

6.1
6.2

6.2

5-87

6.1
6.2

7.0

8.2

8.2

7.7

4-8 7

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.5

6 .5

6.5

6.5

6.4

7.1

7.5

8 .5

8 .5

8.1

8.6

6.5

6.4

6.5

6 .4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.7

7.6

7.2

7.0

5.4

6.5

6 .5

6.6

6 .5

6.6

6.6

7.1

7.2

7.9

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.0

8 .7

6.7

6.6
6.6

7.1

7.2

7.8

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.1

8.0

7.5

5-85
4-8 5

2-8 7

1-88
2-88

5-88

6 .5
6.5

6 .5

7.0

6.2

6.6
6.8

6.2

6 .5

6.7

7.2

5 .7

5 .7

5 .5

4 .9

2.6

5 .7

5 .8

5 .5

5.2

4 .5

5.9

4*047.0
4*107.9
4*180.4
4*207.6
4*268.4
4*504.6
4*591.8
8 .7

4*484.2
4*568.0
4*662.8
4*724.5

6.7

6.6

6 .7

6.6

6.6
6.6

6.6
6.6

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.7

7.1

7.5

7.8

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.8

7.4

7.6

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.9

6.8

7.2

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.6

7 .6

7.4

7.9

7.7

7.9

8.2

2-8 4

5-84

4-84

1-85

2-8 5

5-85

4-85

5-86

4-8 6

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-87

5-88

4-8 8

5-88

6.5

4-8 8
1-89

1-86 2-86

4*825.8

1-88 2-88

4*909.0
4*999.7
5*099.0

IN IT IA L QUARTER

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF S T . LOUIS
JUNE 22* 1989

G R O S S N A T I O N A L P R O D U C T I N 1982 D O L L A R S
(Compounded A nnual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
QUARTER
4-84

2-84

5-84

4-8 4

2.6
2.1

1.7

1-85

5.0

5 .5

4 .9

2-8 5

2 .9

5 .0

5.7

2 .4

5-85

5.1

5.5

5.8

5 .5

4.1

4-85

5.1

5.2

5 .6

5 .2

5 .5

5.0

5-84

BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

IN IT IA L QUARTER
1-85

2-8 5

5-85

4-85

1-86 2-86

5-86

4-86

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-8 7

1-88 2-88

5-88

4-8 8
5*520.6
5*555.2
5*577.5
5*599.2
5*655.8
5*662.4

1-86
2-86

5.6

5 .7

4.1

4 .0

4 .5

4 .6

6.4

5 .0

5.1

5 .5

5.0

5.1

2.8

2 .7

5-86

2.8

2.8

5.0

2 .7

2 .7

2.4

4-8 6

2 .7

2 .7

2.8

2 .5

2 .5

1-87

2.8

2.8

5 .0

2 .7

2.8

2.2
2.2 2.0
2.6 2 .5

2-8 7

5.0

5 .0

5.2

5 .0

5.1

2.9

2 .9

5-87

5.1

5.2

5.5

5.1

5 .2

5.1

5.1

2.2
2.6

4-8 7

5.5

5 .4

5.5

5 .4

5 .5

5.4

5.5

1-88
2-88

5 .5

5.4

5.5

5 .4

5.5

5.4

5 .5

5.4

5.5

5 .4

5.5

5-88

5 .5

5 .5

5.4

5 .5

5*719.5

0.8
0.1
0.6

1.0
1.2

1.4

1.5

2.5

5.0

5.0

5.7

5.5

5.9

5.1

5.8

4 .5

5.5

5.1

5.7

4 .2

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.6

5.4

5.5

5 .5

5 .0

-

5*711.6
5*721.5
5*754.7
5*776.7

4 .6

5*825.0

5 .0
4 .7

5*865.5

4 .7

4 .5

5 .2

5 .5

6.1

4 .7

4 .8

4 .7

4 .8

5.4

4 .0

4 .4

4 .4

4 .2

4 .2

5.2

5.0

5.5

5.8

4.1

4.1

5 .9

5.7

2 .9

2 .7

2 .5

5*925.0
5*956.1
5*985.2
4*009.4

4-88

5 .2

5 .5

5.4

5 .5

5 .5

5.2

5.5

5.0

5.4

5.6

5 .9

5.8

5.6

5.5

2.8

2.6

2 .4

2 .4

1-89

5 .5

5 .5

5.4

5 .5

5.4

5.5

5.4

5.1

5.5

5.7

4 .0

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5 .4

4 .4

2-8 4

5-84

4-84

1-85

2 -8 5

5-85

4-85

5-86

4-8 6

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-87

5-88

4-8 8




1-86 2-86

1-88 2-88

4*055.4
4*077.5

IN IT IA L QUARTER

PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERV E BANK OF S T . LO U IS
JU N E 22» 1989

12

G R O S S

N A T IO N A L

R A TIO SCALE
QUARTERLY TOTALS
T R I L L I O N S OF D O L L A R S
SEASONALLY

P R O D U C T

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

AT A NN U A L

RATES

ADJUSTED

5.4
5.2
5.0
4.8
4.6
4.4
4.2
4.0
3.8
4.8
4.6
4.4
4.2
4.0
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.2
3.0

2 . 8

2 . 6

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

SOURCE« U .S . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR PERIODS IN D IC A TE D .
LA TE S T DATA PLOTTED«




1ST QUARTER
PREPA RED

13

BY

FED ERA L

R ESER V E

BA N K

OF

S T .

L O U IS

GENERAL

PRICE

INDEX*

RATIO SCALE

RATIO SCALE

1982-100

1982-100
130

125

120

115

110

105

100

95

90
1981

1982

19 8 3

1984

1985

1986

«AS USED IN NATIONAL INCOME ACCOUNTS

1987

1988

198 9

SOURCE) U .S . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

PERCENTAGES ARE ANNUAL RATES OF CHANGE FOR PERIODS INDICATED.
LATEST DATA PLOTTEDt 1ST OUARTER
PREPARED BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS

I M P L I C I T P R IC 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
(Compounded Annual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
QUARTER
2-8 4

IN IT IA L QUARTER
5-84

5-84

5 .4

4-84

5 .2

5 .0

4-84

1-85

2-85

5-85

4-85

4-86

1982 « 100
1-87

2-87

5-87

4-87

1-88 2-88

5-88

4-88
108.2

1-85

5.0

2.8

2.6

5.1

5 .0

5 .0

5 .5

5-85

5 .0

2 .9

2.8

2 .9

2.6

4-85

5 .0

2 .9

2 .9

5.1

2 .9

5.5

2 .7

2.6

2 .5

2 .5

2.2

2.0

0.7

109.7

110.6
111.5

112.2
112.4

2.8

2 .7

2 .7

2 .7

2 .5

2 .5

2.2

5.6

5-86

5 .0

5 .0

5 .0

5 .0

5.0

5.1

5.0

4.1

4 .7

4-86

2 .9

2 .9

2.8

2 .9

2.8

2 .9

2.8

5.5

5.4

1-87

5 .0

2 .9

2 .9

5 .0

2 .9

5.0

2 .9

5.5

2-87

5 .0

5 .0

5 .0

5 .0

5 .0

5.0

5.0

5-87

5 .0

5 .0

5 .0

5 .0

5.0

5.1

5.0

4-87

5 .0

2 .9

2 .9

5 .0

2 .9

5.0

2 .9

2 .9

2.8

2 .9

2.8

5 .0

5 .0

5 .0

5.1

5-88

5.1

5.1

5.1

4-88

5 .5

5 .5

1-89

5 .5
2-8 4

1-88
2-88

5-86

109.0

2-85

1-86
2-86

1-86 2-86

115.4
114.7

5.4

2.1
2.8

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.0

5.5

5 .5

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.5

5.1

2 .9

5.5

5.2

2 .9

5.1

5.0

2 .7

2 .4

2.8

2.8

5.1

5.0

2 .7

2.8

2 .7

2 .4

2.0

1.7

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.5

5 .2

5.2

5.2

5.6

5 .5

5 .2

5 .2

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5 .5

5.5

5 .6

5.9

5.1

4 .7

5 .5

5 .5

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.7

5.7

5 .8

5.9

4 .5

5 .2

5 .0

5 .5

5 .5

5 .5

5 .5

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.7

5 .9

4 .2

4 .8

4 .5

4 .5

5.6

5-84

4-8 4

1-85

2-8 5

5-85

4-85

5-86

4-8 6

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-87

5-88

4-88




1-86 2-86

115.5
116.5
117.5
118.2
118.9
119.4

121.0

1-88 2-88

122.4
124.0
125.1

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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 C U R R E N T D O L L A R S
(Compounded Annual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
QUARTER
2-84

5-84

5

4-84

64

7 .2

1-85

7 7

8 .7

7 4

7.7

1

5-86

7 5

4-86

7

1-87

7

2-87

7 4

5-87

7 5

4-87

7

5-85

1-86
2-86

7 5

7

1-85

2-8 5

5-85

4-8 5

1-86

2-8 6

5-86

4-86

1-87

2-87

2-88

5-88

4-88

2
1

2 ,5 5 4 .9
2 ,5 9 9 .5

8 .7

7.1

9.1

8 .5

9 .9

8 .5

7.7

7.9

6.0

7.8

7.2

7.2

5 .9

5 .8

7.5

7.5

6.7

6.6

5 .6

5 .4

4 .9

7.7

7.8

7.4

7.4

6.8

7.1

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.5

6.7

7 .6

4.8

7.5

7.5

6.9

6 .9

6.4

6.5

6.7

7 .5

5.6

7.5

7.6

7.5

7.5

6.9

7.1

7.5

7.9

7.1

8.2 10.0

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.4

7.6

8.2

7.6

8 .5

9.6

9.1
5 .7

2 ,6 6 1 .4
2 ,7 0 0 .4
2 ,7 5 9 .0
2 ,7 7 2 .1

10.6

2 ,8 4 2 .8
2 ,8 7 6 .0
2 ,9 2 1 .7

6.5

2 ,9 9 2 .2

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.9

7.2

6.5

7.0

7.1

7 .2

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.8

6.9

7.1

6.6

7.0

7.1

7 .5

7.5

7.1

7.1

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.4

6.9

7.5

7.4

6.1
6.8

5-88

7 5

7 .4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.5

7.1

7.4

7 .6

7.1

4-88

7 4

7 .5

7.5

7.5

7 .5

7.1

7.2

7.5

7.6

7.2

7.5

7.7

1-89

7 5

7.4

7.4

7.2

7 .2

7.1

7.1

7.2

7 .5

7.1

7.4

7.5

2-84

5-84

4-84

1-85

2-85

5-85

4-85

5-86

4-86

1-87

7

1-88

2 .4 9 5 .4

7 .5

7

4 -8 7

10.2

1
1
2

1-88
2*-88

5-87

2 ,4 5 0 .5

8.2
8 0 8.6
7 7
8.1

4-85

4-84

6

5-84

2-85

B IL L IO N S OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

IN IT IA L QUARTER

1-86 2-86

5 ,0 5 8 .2
5 ,0 7 6 .5

2 .4
4 .6

5 ,1 28.1

6 .9

8.8
8 .7

8.6

7.5

6.0 7 .8
6.6 8.1
7 .0
8.1

8 .5

8 .4

8.2

7.2

6 .9

7.8

8.0

7.7

7.5

6.4

2-87

5-87

4-8 7

5-88

4-8 8

5 ,1 9 4 .6

1-88 2-88

5 ,2 6 1 .2
5 ,5 2 6 .4
5,5 7 8 .1

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P E R S O N A L C O N S U M P T I O N E X P E N D I T U R E S I N 1982 D O L L A R S
(Compounded Annual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
QUARTER
2-84
5-84

5-84

4-84

1-85

2-85

5-85

4-85

1-86 2-86

5-86

1.9

1-87

4-86

2-87

5-87

4-8 7

1-88 2-88

5-88

4-8 8

2 ,2 5 7 .5

4-84

5.1

4 .5

1-85

4 .5

5 .6

6.8

2-85

4 .0

4 .8

5 .0

5.2

5-85

4 .6

5 .5

5 .6

5 .0

6.8

4-85

4.1

4 .6

4 .6

5.9

4 .5

1.9

4 .7

4.1

4 .5

5.5

4 .8

2 ,2 8 1 .1
2 ,5 1 9 .1
2 ,5 5 7 .4
2 ,5 7 5 .9
2 ,5 8 6 .9

1-86
2-86

4 .2

4 .6

4 .2

4 .6

4 .6

4 .2

4 .4

5.7

4 .6

4 .5

5-86

4 .5

4 .8

4 .9

4 .5

4 .8

4 .5

5 .2

5 .5

4-86

4.1

4 .4

4 .4

4.1

4 .2

5.7

4 .2

5.9

5 .7

1.2

1-87

5.8

4 .0

4 .0

5.6

5 .7

5 .2

5 .4

5.1

2 .7

0.9

0.6

2-87

5 .9

4 .0

4 .0

5 .7

5 .8

5.5

5.6

5.5

5.1

2.0

2 .5

4 .5

5-87

5 .9

4.1

4.1

5.8

5 .9

5 .5

5 .7

5.6

5.4

2.7

5.2

4 .5

4 .6

4-87

5 .5

5 .6

5.5

5 .2

5.2

2 .9

5 .0

2 .7

2 .5

1.7

1.8

1.2

5 .5

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.0

5 .2

5 .0

2.2

2 .4

2.5

2 .5

2.2
2.8
2.8

2.5

2 .7

5 .0

1-88
2-88

BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

IN IT IA L QUARTER

2 ,4 1 5 .1
2 ,4 4 0 .9
6 .5

5 .5

5 .6

5.6

5 .5

5.5

5.0

5.1

5.0

2.8
2.8

5-88

5 .5

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.2

5.1

2 .9

4 -88

5 .5

5 .6

5.6

5.4

5 .4

5.1

5.2

5.1

5 .0

1-89

5.4

5.5

5.5

5 .2

5.2

5 .0

5.1

2 .9

2.8

2 -84

5-84

4-84

1-85

2-85

5-85

4-8 5




1-86 2-86

2 ,4 7 8 .6
2 ,4 8 6 .2

2.6 2.8
2.5
2.6
5-86

4-86

2 ,4 9 0 .2
2 ,5 1 6 .6
2 ,5 4 5 .2

4 .5

2 .5

2.1
1.2
1.8

5 .8

5 .0

2.8

2 .5

5 .8

5 .5

5 .9

5.1

2 .9

2 .5

5 .7

5 .5

5 .7

5 .5

2 .9

2 .7

2 .5

5 .2

2 .9

2 .9

2 .4

1.5

1-87

2-87

5-8 7

4 -8 7

5-88

4-88

2 .5

-

2 ,5 5 1 .7
2 ,5 5 9 .8
2 ,5 7 9 .0

1-88 2-88

2 ,6 0 5 .8
2 ,6 2 6 .2
2 ,6 5 4 .9

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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
(C o m p o u n d e d A n n u a l R a te s o f C h a n g e )

B IL L IO N S OP

TERMINAL
QUARTER
2-8 4

5-84

4-8 4

5-84

5 .7

4-84

-0 .7

-5 .0

1-85

-5 .0

- 9 . 0 -1 2 .9

2-85

-

5-85

-4 .5

4-8 5

-

1.8
1.0

1- 8«
2- 8«

-5 .«

-2 .9

-« .5

-7 .0

-1 .9

-

4-87

1-88

2-8 8

5-88

4-88

652.5

0.6
7.1

5 .«

2 .4

20.0
8.8

1.4

0.1

4 .2

1.5

0.4

-0 .4

0. «
0.8

18.7

654.1

686.6

21.4
4 .2 -1 0 .5

667.8

8.6

0.2

- 9 .5

-

5.8

0.4

-5 . 8

-5 .4

-

-

655.0

0.2

5.5

2*1
10*2

4 .5

1.4

4.6

9*4

15.2

7.8

5 .9

4 .2

1.6

4.2

7.6

9.5

5.1

2 .5

6.6

9.5

8.1

6.4

9.5

15.5

16.5

15.7

19.9

40.5

6.1

5 .9

8.2

7.1

5 .4

7.9

11.4

12.6

18.0

4 .0

5 .4

5 .1

7.2

8 .4

8 .5

4 .2

5 .6

5 .5

7.2

8 .5

8 .4

5 .4

5.9

5 .2

4 .9

5 .7

4 .2

5 .4

5 .2

6.6
6.8

5-84

4 -8 4

1-85

2-85

5-85

5 .«

2 .9

6.2

5.8

4 .0

5 .5

6.4

1. «

1. «
2.2
2.2

5 .9

5.4

4.1

4.1

4 .9

« .7

5 .8

5 .8

4 .5

5.4

5.5

5 .«

5.6

4 -8 8

5.4

1-89

5.7
2-8 4

1.2

0 .9

2-8 7

1.7

1 .5

5-87

1.8

4 -87

5-88

5-87

626.7

7.4

-0 .9

1-87

1-88
2-88

DOLLARS
2-8 7

- 5 . 9 -1 4 .8
5.1

-

-0 .5

1 -8 «

659*5

1.2

-1 .5

4 -8 «

4-85

8 .4

5 .0

0.5
-

5-85

661.8

0.8

5 -8 «

2 -8 5

670.5

1. «
- 0.2

1.9

1-85

IN IT IA L QUARTER
AflttJAL RATES
2-84 5 -8 « 4 -8 « 1-87

6.1
6.2

4 .5

6.5

4 .8

6.7

11.0 12.8
8 .9 10.1
8.8 9.8

685.5
698.5
702.8
764.9

0.8
10.6 - 1.8
-

9 .9

765.4
-2 .7

1.5

2 .4

758.1
7.8

772.5

6*0
6*2

7.7

8 .4

7.0

6.9

7 .8

0.9

1.5

5.7

-0 .5

7.9

8 .5

7 .5

7.2

8.0

2 .5

5.5

5 .5

4 .5

9.0

1-86 2-86

5-86

4-86

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-87

5-88

4-88

5 .7

4.4

5 .9

4.7

4-85

656.4
18.9

1-88 2-88

772.0
788.9

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m2 D O L L A R S

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 IN
(Compounded A nnual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
QUARTER
2-8 4
5-84
4-8 4

5-84

4—84

-

0.8

4-85

1-86 2-86

2-87

5-87

4-87

1-88 2-88

5-88

4-88

655.7

-5 .0

8.8

-4 .9

-

-1 .7

-5 .5

-2 .5

5-85

-4 .9

-6 .9

-7 .6

-

1.1

1-86
2-86

-0 .5

5-86

-

1-87

5-85

664.2

1-85

4 -8 6

2-8 5

BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS

5.6

2 -8 5

4 -8 5

1-85

IN IT IA L QUARTER
ANNUAL RATES
5-86 4 -86 1-87

-

1.7

2.1
- 2.6

-0 .7

2-8 7

0.1

5-8 7

0 .4

4-8 7

2.8

2.0

-1 2 .4

-

1.0
2.8

-5 .5
-

1.1
0.2
0.2
2 .7

8.6

647.5
618.1

- 5 . 0 -1 7 .0

1.2

2 .9

0.2 20.8

2 .7

6 .9

6 .5

-0 .4

2.2

-

1.4

-

654.5

-2 .5

-0 .7

-5 .0

-

-

0.6

1.6
0 .9

20.5

648.0
678.0

19.8

0 .7

7.4

-2 .5

1.5

- 4 .2 -1 4 .5 -1 4 .2

0.2

- 4 . 9 -1 1 .9 -

-5 .2
-

0.1
1.0

-

5.0

1.5 -1 4 .4

10.6
- 0.2 - 4 .7 - 1.2
1.2 - 2.1 1.2
1.9
1.7 - 1.0

627.6
616.5

-6 .9

6.1

20.9

7.0

14.6

6 .4

646.4

0 .7

1.8
2.1

1.4

4 .0

5.4

5 .0

4 .6

7.5

5 .8

5.9

7.5

12.2

17.6

16.5

20.5

58.6

6.6

10.5

14.5

12.8

14.1

19.1

4.7

7.7

10.4

8 .4

8 .5

9 .5

4.9

7.6

9.8

7 .9

8 .7

0 .5

5.8

1-88
2-88

2 .7

2 .7

5.5

4 .7

4 .4

6.8

5 .4

5.7

2.1

2.0

2 .5

5 .8

5 .4

5.4

4 .0

2 .4

5-88

2 .5

2 .5

2.8

5 .9

5 .6

4-8 8

1.9

1-89

5.5

4 .2

2 .5

3 .5

5 .0

4 .7

5.4

2.8
2.1

2.2

1.8
2.1

2.6

5 .6

5 .5

4.9

5.7

2 .5

2-8 4

5-84

4-8 4

1-85

2-8 5

5-85

4-85




652*1

5.9
4.2

1-86 2-86

11.5

8.8
6.8

4 .8

8.1
6.1

660.1

6.1
6.2

7.8

6.5

5 .9

5-86

4-86

1-87

2-8 7

7.9

5 .7

667.9
724.7
728.9

2 .5
-

2.6

0.8
5 .9 - 1.0 - 2.2
6.1 0.6 0.2

5-87

0 .5

4 -87

715.1

-7 .4
-

726.1

6.5

0.6
2.8

1-88 2-88

717.1

-4 .9

1.1

7 .5

5-88

4-88

750.2

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(C o m p o u n d e d A n n u a l R a te s o f C h a n g e )

C U R REN T D O LLA R S

B IL L IO N S OF

TERMINAL
QUARTER
2-84

5-84

4—84

6.0
8.0

9.9

1-85

8 .9

10.4

2-85

9.0

3-85

11.2

4-85

10.7

5-84

1-86
2-86
3-86

8 .4
8 .7
8 .4

4-84

1-85

5-85

4-8 5

1-86 2-86

DOLLARS
2-87

5-87

4-8 7

1-88 2-88

5-88

4-8 8
746.6

764.5

10.8
10.0 10.0

784.4
9.1

80 1.7

20 6
11.6 12.1 12.5 14 2 8.1
8.8 8.6 8.1 7
1.8
8
9.0
8 .9
8 .5
4 .6
8 .7
8 .5
8.1 7
5 .0
7.9
7.7
7.2
6
4 .4

84 0.2

12.5

15.4

14.7

4-86

7.7

1-87

7.8

7.9

7.7

7.5

2-87

7.6

7.7

7.5

7.1

3-87

7.6

7.7

7.5

7.1

4-87

7.5

7.6

7.4

7.1

1-88
2-88

2-85

IN IT IA L QUARTER
ANNUAL RATES
5-86 4-86 1-87

6.9

7.0

6.9

7.0

6.7

3-88

6.3

6.4

6.8
6.1

4-88

7.0

7.1

6.9

1-89

6.9

7.0

2-84

5-84

6.4
6.5

7

6
6
6
62
62

856.7
847.8

- 4 .1

2.8

868.8

10.5

5 .0

4 .4

8.2
6.1
6.6

5 .0

4 .5

6.4

5 .4

5 .2

6.7

5 .4

5 .5

4 .9

6.5

5 .8

5.7

6.9

6.4

7.4

5 .5

5 .2

6.5

5 .9

5.9

6.9

6.5

7.0

5 .9
5.5

6.1

88 1.8

4.1

2.1

5 .4

5.1

8.0

88 6.5
905.8
915.7
952.2

4 .8

4 .5

5 .6

4 .9

4.7

5 .5

4 .6

4.5

6.6
2.8

5 .0

4 .7

5 .8

5 .2

5.1

5 .6

5.1

5 .0

4 .2

5 .0

7.1

5 .8

5 5

4 .4

4 .0

64
64

5 .4

5 .2

6.8

6.6
6.6

5 .4

5 .2

4-84

1-85

2-85

5-85

4-85

4 .9

6.1
6.1

-0 .9

961.6

2.6

5.8

5.4

2 .5

1.1

2.1

5 .8

5 .9

5 .6

5 .5

7 .4

7 .6

18.9

5.6

6.1
6.0

5 .8

5.8

5 .6

5 .4

7.0

6 .9

12.1

5 .6

5-86

4-86

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-8 7

5-88

4-8 8

4 .5

4.1

5 .7

5.6

5 .7

1-86 2-86

947.5
945.2

4 .4

-

955.5

1-88 2-88

997.5
1*011.5

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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 IC E S I N 1982 D O L L A R S
(Compounded Annual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
QUARTER
2-84

5-84

5-84

2.6

4-84

5.9

5 .2

1-85

5 .0

6.2

2-85

5 .4

6.5

5-85

8.1

9.5

4-84

1-85

2-85

5-85

5-87

4-87

1-88 2-88

5-88

4-88

6.9

7.0

7.9

11.0
8.6

5.1

5 .5

5 .6

705*5
716.7

6.5
15.0

19.8

9 .0

10.5

5.1

4 .7

749.8

5 .6

6.1

6.2

6.0

5 .9

5 .5

5 .8

5 .9

5 .7

5 .6

2 .5

4-86

5 .5

5 .6

5 .7

5 .5

5 .5

-

1-87

4 .8

5 .0

5 .0

4 .7

4 .4

2.6
2.0

2-87

4 .5

4 .5

4 .4

4.1

5.8

1.7

5-87

4 .4

4 .6

4 .5

4 .5

4 .0

2.2

4-87

4 .5

4 .6

4 .6

4 .5

4.1

2 .5

5.6

5.7

5.5

5.2

5 .0

1.4

5.6

5.7

5.6

5 .5

5.0

1-88
2-88

2-87

695.2
7.5

5-86

1-86
2-86

1-86 2-86

BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS

684.5

1.6
2.1
1.6

4-85

4-85

IN IT IA L QUARTER
ANNUAL RATES
5-86 4-86 1-87

5-88

5.1

5.1

5.0

2 .7

2 .4

4-88

5.5

5.6

5.5

5 .5

5 .0

1-89

5.4

5.5

5.4

5.1

2 .9

1.6
1.0
1.8
1.8

2-84

5-84

4-84

1-85

2-8 5

3-85




752.7
741.8

-5 7

1 6 9.5
2 5 6.9
2 9 5 .9
2 1 4 .2
1 7 3.5
2 3 5.7
2 6 5.9
1 4 2 .5
1 6 2 .5
1 0 1.7
1 9 2.6
1 8 2 .5
4-8 5

758.8
766.9

4 .5
4 .2

4 .0

774.5

0.8
0.6

2 .5

1.6

-

1*8

0.9

-

2 .5

2.1

1.4

2.6

5 .7

2 .9

2 .7

2 .5

5.4

5 .4

5 .0

1.5

0.8

0.5

0.7

-1 .7

1.6

1.5

0 .9

0.4

0.2
0.8
- 0.1

1.1
0.1

1.9
1.9

1-86 2-86

1.6
1.6
5-86

772.9
-0 .4

772.2
782.9

1.5

1.7

0.2
0.1 - 1.2
2.0 1.5

1.5

1.6

1.9

4-8 6

1-87

2-87

1.5

792.6
-7 .9
-

2.2

776.4
5 .9

785.8

-5 .2

-0 .7

-5 .2

0 .4

5 .5

5 .0

11.9

1.5

0.6

2.8

2 .5

6.5

1.4

5-87

4-8 7

5-88

4-88

1-88 2-88

775.5
795.5
798.2

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D IS P O S A B L E P E R S O N A L IN C O M E I N C U R R E N T D O L L A R S
(Compounded A nnual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
QUARTER

BILLIONS OF

IN IT IA L QUARTER
2-84

5-84

4-84

1-85

2-85

5-85

4-85

1-86

2-86

5-86

4-8«

d o ll a r s

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-87

1-88

2-88

ANNUAL RATES
5-88

4-88

5-84

2 ,691*1

1-85

6*6
6*2

5 .5

5 .4

2 -8 5

7*9

8.0

9.1

15.1

5-85

5*9

5 .5

5 .5

5 .5

4-8 5

6*4

6.1

6 .5

6.6

5.5

8.6

1-86
2-86

6.8
6.8

6 .7

6 .9

7 .5

5 .4

9.0

6 .7

6 .9

7 .2

5 .8

8 .4

5-86

6 .5

6.2

6 .4

4-8 6

6.1

5 .9

6.2
6.0

1-87

6.5

6 .4

6 .5

2-8 7

6.1

5 .9

6.0

6.1
6.6
6.0

5-87

6 .5

6.5

6 .4

5 .6

4-8 7

6 .7

6.2
6.6

6.2
6.6

6 .7

6.8

6.2

7.1

6 .7

6 .7

6.8

6 .9

6.5

1-88
2-88

5*7

2,728*6
2 ,7 6 4 .6
2 ,8 5 0 .7
-1 .5

2 ,8 4 0 .0
2 ,8 9 9 .5
9*4

2,9 6 5 .1

5.1

8.2
6.8 6.2

4 .6

2.2

4 .9

6.5

5 .7

4 .5

5.2

4 .5

5 .8

7.0

6.7

6 .0

5.7

7 .5

10.7

5 .8

5.1

4.6

5 .4

5 .9

1.5

6.5

5 .8

5.5

6.5

7.0

5 .2

9.5

6 .9

6.6

6.5

7.4

7.4

10.5

11.8

7.2

7.0

6.7

6.6

7.4

8.2
8.0

7.4

9 .5

9.6

7.6

7.0

8 .5

7.6

8 .9

7.7

5 .2

7.1

5,0 1 6 .5
5,0 5 2 .4

6 .7

6.8

6.5

7*0

6.8

6.6

6.5

7.1

6 .9

7 .0

6.6

7*5

7.2

7.0

6.9

7.5

5 ,0 64.7
5,1 4 5 .9
5,154.1
5,2 2 4 .9
5,5 1 5 .8
7.4

8.0

8 .9

9.0

5-88

6 .9

4-8 8

7 .0

7 .0

7 .0

7 .2

6 .7

7*4

7 .5

7.1

7.1

7.7

8.0
8.1

1-89

7 .2

7 .2

7.5

7 .4

7.1

7*7

7.6

7 .5

7.5

8.1

8 .5

8.2

9.2

9.2

8 .7

2-8 4

5-84

4-8 4

1-85

2-8 5

5-85

4-85

5-86

4-86

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-87

1-86 2-86

5,5 7 5 .6

8.2 6.5
8.8 7.8
8.8 8.0

6.6
6.8

6 .7

5 .6

5,421*5
10.4

5,507*5

8.8
10.2 10.1

8 .5

9.6

1-88 2-88

5-88

5,582*5
11.4

5,680*6

4-88

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D IS P O S A B L E P E R S O N A L I N C O M E I N 1982 D O L L A R S
(Compounded A nnual Rates of Change)
TERMINAL
QUARTER
2-8 4
5-84

5-84

4-84

1-85

2 -85

5-85

4-85

1-86 2-86

5-86

5*7

4-86

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-87

1-88 2-88

5-88

4-88

2,479*2

4 -84

5.5

2.8

1-85

2 .9

2 .5

2.1

2-85

4 .4

4 .6

5 .5

8 .9

2,496*5
2,509*4

5-85

2.6

2 .5

2.1

4 -85

2 .9

2 .7

2 .7

2.1
2.8

1-86
2-86

5 .6

5 .6

5 .8

4 .0

4 .0

4 .2

5-86

5 .5

5 .5

4-86

5.1

1-87

5 .2

2,565*5
2,555*4

-4 .5

0.1

4*4

4 .2

2 .7

6*5

8 .5

4 .6

5.6

6*4

7.4

6.5

5 .5

5 .5

2 .5

4*5

4 .2

2 .5

-

5 .0

5 .0

5 .2

5*6

5.4

1.8

-0 .5

5 .2

5 .2

5 .5

2.2
2.6

5.8

5.6

2 .5

2 .5

2 .5

1.7

2.6

2 .5

-

2 ,5 6 2 .8

2 ,6 5 5 .9

1.8

2 ,6 4 5 .9

0.8

2 ,6 4 9 .4

5.4

5.5

5 .2

2.8
2.8

5.4

5 .5

2 .9

2 .5

5 .0

5 .5

5.1

4 .4

4 .5

5.6

5 .2

4 .9

4*1

5 .5

5 .4

5.1

5.6

5.6

5.2

2.9

5.5

5.6

5 .5

4 .6

4 .6

4.1

5 .9

5 .5

5*1

6*1

4-8 4

1-85

2 -8 5

5-85

4-8 5

5-86

4-86

1-87

2 -87

5-87

4-87

5-88

4-88

5-87

2 .7

2 .7

2 .7

2.1

2 .9

2 .7

4-87

5 .0

5 .0

5 .0

5.1

2 .5

5.5

5.2

1-88
2-88

5 .2

5.1

5 .2

5 .5

2.8

5.5

5 .4

5 .0

2 .9

2 .9

5 .0

2 .5

5.2

5 .0

5-88

5.1

5.1

5.1

5 .2

4-88

5 .2

5.1

5 .2

1-89

5 .5

5 .5

2-8 4

5-84




2 ,6 1 4 .5

1.2 2 .7
1.2 - 0.1 0.4
1.8 0.8 1.5
1.8 2.6
2 .5
2.8 2.5 5 .0
2.0 2 .5
2 .5
2.8 2.4 2 .9

2.6
2.8

2-87

BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

IN IT IA L QUARTER

2 .5

1-86 2-86

4 .6
0.5

2 ,6 7 9 .6
-5 .9

2 ,6 5 2 .8
2 ,6 8 5 .9

1.7

0 .5

4 .8

5.0

2 .5

5 .8

6 .9

5.4

5.1

5 .5

5 .9

5 .0

2.8

2 .5

4.1

5.9

2 .5

5.2

5 .0

4 .4

4 .5

2 ,7 2 8 .9
2 ,7 6 2 .5

5.5

0.0
2.8

5 .6

2 ,7 6 2 .2

1-88 2-88

2 ,8 0 0 .4
2 ,8 2 8 .4
2 ,8 7 0 .8

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C O R P O R A T E P R O F IT S A F T E R T A X E S
(C o m p o u n d e d A n n u a l R a le s o f C h a n g e )

TERM INAL
QUARTER
2-84

5-84

4-84

5-84

-2 5 .5

4-84

-1 5 .2

1-85

-2 4 .2 -2 4 .6 -5 9 .4

2-85

-1 7 .9 -1 5 .9 -2 0 .4

5-85

-

4-8 5

1-86
2-86

-

-5 .5

11.0 - 8.8
- 6.6

5-86

-5 .7

-5 .2

4-86

- 5 .6

-

1-87

-5 .9

-1 .7

2-8 7

-2 .5

-

5-87

- 0 .5

4-87

-

1-88
2-88

-0 . 5

2-85

5-85

4-85

1-86

2-86

5-86

4-86

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-87

1-88

2-88

5-88

4-88

6.1

-8 .9

1.1

1-85

141.4
-

11.8 - 8.6
-7 .2

B IL L IO N S OF
DOLLARS
ANNUAL RATES

IN IT IA L QUARTER

1.1
0.1

159.2

122.8
4 .6

124.2
129.2

-9 .5

10.7

17.1

-2 .9

15.7

18.5

-9 .5

0.5

-6 .7

1.7

1.1
1.0

-2 .7

5 .5

5 .4

2.6

155.2
125.2

-9 .1 -5 1 .0
- 5 . 9 -1 4 .0

6.9

7 .2

5 .4

1.2

5 .0

5.1

5.2

0.5

6 .4

5 .2

2 .9

7.6

5 .9

5 .5

5.8

6 .9

6.0

4 .5

9.4

8 .7

7.7

9.4

8 .5

9.7

8 .9

2.6 8.2
0.9
6.4
I *5
1*6 2.2 6.8
1.9

6.6
8.6
6.6

-

1.8

5 .8

4 .6

9.0

5-88

2 .7

4 .6

5 .5

9.6

4-88

5.2

5.1

5 .8

9.8

10.0
10.2

1-89

2.8

4 .5

5 .2

8 .9

9.2

8.6

7.8

2-84

5-84

4-84

1-85

2-8 5

5-85

4-85

125.4

7.5

2.6 15.8
2.0 16.2
0.2 10.0

-0 .5
-

-

19.9

152.6

25 .0

157.9

20.9

17.0

10.9

4.4

11.5

12.5

8.6

4 .7

17.6

15.8

15.1

12.7

11.4

21.7

26.0

10.5

7.8

5 .7

10.2

6.6

-9 .8

10.5

8 .5

6.6

10.5

7.9

-

15.2

15.9

12.4

11.7

15.8

15.5

11.9

24.7

40.7

15.5

14.2

12.9

12.4

15.9

15.6

15.1

22.0

28.1

16.7

15.5

14.1

15.0

12.5

15.6

15.2

15.2

19.8

25 .0

15.0

15.4

11.9

12.5

11.1

10.5

12.9

12.2 10.1

14.5

15.5

8.2

4 .2

-4 .5

1-86 2-86

5-86

4-86

1-87

2-87

5-87

4-8 7

1-88 2-88

5-88

4-8 8

10.1
10.1

-

6.8

155.5
141.1
149.5
145.7

0.1 10.6

149.4
162.7
169.1
174.5
172.6

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HISTORICAL SOURCES OF
RATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT ACCOUNTS DATA
Estimates for the series in the regular quarterly presentation
of NIPA tables for 1985-88:11 are published in the July 1988 Survey
of Current Business. Data for 1984 is in the July 1987 Survey of
Current Business and 1983 is in the July 1986 Survey of Current
Business. Estimates for NIPA series for 1929-82 are published in
The National Incoroe and Product Accounts of the United States.
1929-82:_Statistical Tables.
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.




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I N V E N T O R I E S COMPARED W I T H MONTHLY S A L E S
MANUFACTURING

AND

TRADE
.7 2

. 6 8

.64
.60
.56
.52
.48
.44
.40

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
SOURCE: U.S.DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
"BEGINNING IN 1982, INVENTORY DATA REFLECT CHANGES IN ESTIMATION PROCEDURES.
SHADED AREAS REPRESENT PERIODS OF BUSINESS RECESSIONS.
LATEST DATA PLOTTED: APRIL PRELIMINARY




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