Economic Indicators
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| Economic Indicators - Friday, February 26, 2010 from San Diego Union Tribune and CNNmoney as compared to | ||||||||||
| one week ago, compared to the end of the last month, and as compared to the end of the last year. | ||||||||||
| Indicator | DOW | Oil barrel | Mortgage 30yearFix | WSJ Prime Rate | FedResv | Gold TroyOz | Canada ExRate$ | China ExRate$ | Euro ExRate$ |
| Funds ShortTerm | |||||||||
| Yesterday | 10,321.03 | $78.17 | 5.05% | 3.25% | 0.25% | $1,107.80 | 0.9411 | 0.1465 | 1.3545 |
| 2004 Close | 10,783.01 | $44.01 | 5.77% | 5.25% | 2.25% | $424.00 | 0.8303 | 0.1210 | 1.3644 |
| change | (461.98) | 34.16 | -0.72% | -2.00% | -2.00% | 683.80 | 0.11 | 0.03 | (0.01) |
| Last Month | 10,002.18 | $73.14 | 5.16% | 3.25% | 0.25% | $1,062.40 | 0.9330 | 0.1464 | 1.3746 |
| change | 318.85 | 5.03 | -0.11% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 45.40 | 0.0081 | 0.0001 | (0.0201) |
| Last Week | 10,392.90 | $79.06 | 4.93% | 3.25% | 0.25% | $1,118.00 | 0.9613 | 0.1463 | 1.3617 |
| change | (71.87) | (0.89) | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.00% | (10.20) | (0.0202) | 0.0002 | (0.0072) |
| 2009 Close | 10,309.92 | $76.05 | 4.98% | 3.25% | 0.25% | $1,174.20 | 0.9414 | 0.1464 | 1.4954 |
| 2008 Close | 8,742.46 | $41.70 | 5.01% | 3.25% | 0.25% | $853.90 | 0.8462 | 0.1463 | 1.3725 |
| 2007 Close | 13,359.61 | $96.62 | 6.17% | 7.25% | 4.13% | $828.60 | 1.0197 | 0.1366 | 1.4627 |
| 2006 Close | 12,501.52 | $60.53 | 6.18% | 8.25% | 5.25% | $634.10 | 0.8615 | 0.1279 | 1.3146 |
| 2005 Close | 10,784.82 | $61.04 | 6.22% | 7.25% | 4.25% | $515.70 | 0.8588 | 0.1239 | 1.1847 |
| 2004 Close | 10,783.01 | $44.01 | 5.77% | 5.25% | 2.25% | $424.00 | 0.8303 | 0.1210 | 1.3644 |
- Gross Domestic Product - GDP
|
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
|
0.9 |
2.8 |
-0.5 |
-6.3 |
-6.4 |
-0.7 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
- Consumer Spending (Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE))
|
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
+1.0 |
+0.2 |
10.3 |
0.0 |
+0.1 |
+0.6 |
+0.2 |
+0.2 |
-0.6 |
0.7 |
+0.7 |
+0.2 |
- Unemployment Rate - National
|
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
9.7 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
8.9 |
5.5 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
- Consumer Confidence Index (1985 = 100)
|
2010 |
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
56.5 |
46.0 |
26.9 |
40.8 |
54.8 |
49.3 |
47.4 |
54.1 |
52.0 |
48.7 |
49.5 |
53.6 |
- Inflation rate
|
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
2.63% |
0.24% |
-0.38% |
-0.74% |
-1.28% |
-1.43% |
-2.10% |
-1.48% |
-1.29% |
-0.18% |
1.84% |
2.72% |
- Housing Starts
|
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
0.591 |
0.572 |
0.525 |
0.454 |
0.562 |
0.587 |
0.581 |
0.581 |
0.592 |
0.529 |
0.58 |
0.575 |
- U.S. New Building Permits
|
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
621 |
564 |
511 |
498 |
518 |
570 |
560 |
560 |
575 |
552 |
589 |
653 |
- U.S. New Home Sales
|
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
309 |
358 |
351 |
344 |
346 |
395 |
433 |
433 |
417 |
402 |
370 |
348 |
- Existing Single-Family Home Sales
|
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
5,050 |
4,100 |
4,080 |
4066 |
4,720 |
4,890 |
5,240 |
5,240 |
5,090 |
5,570 |
6,540 |
5,440 |
- Medium New Home Prices (in thousands of dollars)
|
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
203.5 |
208.7 |
202.2 |
212.6 |
219.0 |
210.4 |
210.1 |
210.1 |
199.9 |
204.8 |
210.3 |
254.5 |
- Medium Existing Home Prices (in thousands of dollars)
|
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
163.6 |
167.9 |
169.7 |
166.0 |
174.6 |
181.9 |
178.3 |
178.3 |
177.1 |
174.9 |
169.3 |
169.6 |
We will continue to update and add to this economic summary to help give a quick and clear view of the state of the economy.
