Economic Indicators
It is smart to track economic indicators to better understand and prepare for economic fluctuations that affect your business.
| Economic Indicators - Friday, May 14, 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 | 10,782.95 | $74.40 | 4.93% | 3.25% | 0.25% | $1,228.80 | 0.9834 | 0.1464 | 1.2568 |
| 2004 Close | 10,783.01 | $44.01 | 5.77% | 5.25% | 2.25% | $424.00 | 0.8303 | 0.1210 | 1.3644 |
| change | (0.06) | 30.39 | -0.84% | -2.00% | -2.00% | 804.80 | 0.15 | 0.03 | (0.11) |
| Last Month | 10,927.07 | $85.39 | 5.21% | 3.25% | 0.25% | $1,152.20 | 0.9969 | 0.1465 | 1.3353 |
| change | (144.12) | (10.99) | -0.28% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 76.60 | (0.0135) | (0.0001) | (0.0785) |
| Last Week | 10,520.32 | $77.11 | 5.00% | 3.25% | 0.25% | $1,196.90 | 0.9419 | 0.1464 | 1.2602 |
| change | 262.63 | (2.71) | -0.07% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 31.90 | 0.0415 | 0.0000 | (0.0034) |
- Gross Domestic Product - GDP
|
2010 |
2008 |
2008 |
2008 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
|
3.2 |
2.8 |
-0.5 |
-6.3 |
-6.4 |
-0.7 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
- Consumer Spending (Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE))
|
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
+0.4 |
+0.5 |
+0.6 |
0.0 |
+0.1 |
+0.6 |
+0.2 |
+0.2 |
-0.6 |
0.7 |
+0.7 |
+0.2 |
- Unemployment Rate - National
|
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2008 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
5.5 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
- Consumer Confidence Index (1985 = 100)
|
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
56.5 |
46.4 |
52.3 |
57.9 |
54.8 |
49.3 |
47.4 |
54.1 |
52.0 |
48.7 |
49.5 |
53.6 |
- Inflation rate
|
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
2.63% |
2.14% |
2.31% |
-0.74% |
-1.28% |
-1.43% |
-2.10% |
-1.48% |
-1.29% |
-0.18% |
1.84% |
2.72% |
- Housing Starts
|
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
0.611 |
0.616 |
0.626 |
0.454 |
0.562 |
0.587 |
0.581 |
0.581 |
0.592 |
0.529 |
0.58 |
0.572 |
- U.S. New Building Permits
|
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
622 |
637 |
685 |
498 |
518 |
570 |
560 |
560 |
575 |
552 |
589 |
653 |
- U.S. New Home Sales
|
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
315 |
324 |
411 |
344 |
346 |
395 |
433 |
433 |
417 |
402 |
370 |
348 |
- Existing Single-Family Home Sales
|
2010 |
2010 |
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
5,050 |
5,010 |
5,350 |
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 |
2010 |
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
207.9 |
221.6 |
214.0 |
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 |
2010 |
2010 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
2009 |
|
Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
163.8 |
163.9 |
170.7 |
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.
