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FRB

Agricultural Advisory Council

CHICAGO

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
September 11 , 1987


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The Economic Outlook
for the
United States

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Forecast Highlights
-Trade improvement
- Slower consumption growth
- Investment improves
- Smaller government spending increases
- Further employment gains
- Continuing output growth

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Total Output of Goods and Services
Percent change in real GNP

8

6

4

2

0

-2

-4
82

83

84

85

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86

87

88

Prices
Percent change GNP deflator
8

6

4

2

82

83

84

85

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86

87

88

Unemployment Rate
Percent
12

10

8

••••••••••·•••••••••••············

6

41..-----..-----r----..----......----~---,---------r

82

83

84

85

86

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87

88

89

Real GNP Changes
Average 85/86 vs. 87 /88

Personal Consumption

Investment

Gov't purchases

Net Exports

Total

-50

-25

25

0

Billion$

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50

75

100

125

Net Export Impact on GNP
Increase, billions $82

350

300

250

200
GNP less
Net Exports

150

100

50

OLr----------r--------,.---------r----------------83

84

85

86

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87

88

Personal Consumption Expenditures and GNP
Increase, billions $82

250

200

150

100
Consumption

50

01...--------,-------.------.-------~------,86
85
87
88
84
83

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Personal Consumption Expenditures
Percent change

8

6

4

2

82

83

84

85

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86

87

88


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Real Consumption Expenditures
Percent Change

15
Durables

12

9

n

6

rabies

•

s

3

- 3 _ J _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

1983

1984

1986

1985

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1987

1988

Disposable Personal Income and the Savings Rate


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Percent

12

10

8

6

Income

4

2

Savings
rate

0 ..,___----~-------.------------r-------r

83

84

85

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86

87


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Household Financial Position
Trillion$
20

15
Net worth

1O

Financial
assets

Tangible .:::::
assets

5

0
~ 1983 ~

~ 1984 ~

~ 1985 ~

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~ 1986 ~


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International Considerations
- Foreign exchange value of the dollar
- Economic growth abroad
- Traded goods prices

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Prices
Index, 1982= 100
140

130

120

•••·••'
...
...
••••••
...
...
••••

GNP deflator

110

100

/

/

/

/

90 /
Import prices

80 ' , - - - - - . - - - - - r - - - - - - - - . - - - - - i - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - . - - - - . - - - - - - . 80

81

82

83

85

84

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86

87

88

89

Export and Import Activity
Billions of $82

600

Imports

•••••••••••••••••••••••··••••••••••····

500

400

Exports
300

200

100

0

-100

-200 l,------,-----,-----..-----,--N-e_t_ex_p_o_rts~----,-----.------,82

83

84

85

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86

87

88


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Changes in New Plant and Equipment
Billions of current dollars

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

All
Industries

-15
-20...___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

1985-86

1986-87

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Changes in New Plant and Equipment
Billions of current dollars
15

Other

10

Commercial

5

0

-5

-10

Petroleum

All
Mining

Industries

Public Utilities

-15

Machinery

-20...__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

1985-86

1986-87

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Changes in New Plant and Equipment
Billions of current dollars

15

Other

10

Commercial

5

-5

-10

Petroleum

All
Industries

Mining

-15

Public Utilities
Machinery

-20-'--------------------------------

1985-86

1986-87

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Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing
Percent

59

64

69

74

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79

84

89

Corporate Profits
Billions of current dollars

400

300

200

100

59

64

69

74

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79

84

89


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Real Investment as a Percent of Real GNP
Percent
10

Equipment
8

6

4

Non-residential Structures
2

OLr------~------r----...-------------r-------r

59

64

69

74

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79

84

89


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Private Domestic Investment
Percent change

30

20

10

0

-10

82

83

84

85

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86

87

88

Government Purchases of Goods and Services
Percent change

15

10

5

...••••••••••

Total

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...... ____
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••••••••·········

••

o+------------------------_...=:..~--Federal

••••••••••·········

-5 L , - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - ~ - - - - - r - - - - - - - r - - - - - - - .

83

84

86

85

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88

Forecast Summary
1987

1988

Real GNP

2¾

3

Prices

3¼

4¼

Unemployment Rate
( 4th Quarter)

6.2

6.0

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Prices and Output
1982=100
140

120
Real GNP

100

80
Deflater

60

40

20

0

'-r-------.----,----,----r------r-------.,-------,---------,-----,-

70

72

74

76

78

80

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82

84

86

88