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Economic Assessmentand Outlook
Rick Kaglic Senior Business Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Midwest, Great Plains, and Western Outlook ConferenceIndianapolis, IndianaAugust 14, 2003
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Growth in Q2 surprised many
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1990 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03
Real gross domestic product
percent
Quarterly change (saar)
Percent change from year ago
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Final sales were even stronger
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Real gross domestic product and final sales to domestic purchasers
percent change from year ago
Final sales to domestic purchasers
Gross domestic product
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The CFNAI is signaling slow, but improving growth
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Chicago Fed National Activity Index
Monthly
Three-month average
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Employers continue to delay hiring
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Total employment
percent
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Percent change from year ago
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The “job loss” recovery?
Employment growth
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Unemployment rates continued to trend up in Q2, but fell modestly in July
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Unemployment rate
percent
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Productivity surged in Q2 as outputrose and worker hours fell
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Nonfarm business productivity
percent
Quarterly change (saar)Percent change from year ago
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Benefits costs are rising, but productivity gains have kept unit labor costs in check
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Employment cost index
percent
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Headline consumer prices had been increasing...
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Inflation - consumer price index
percent
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…largely due to higher energy costs
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Consumer price index - energy
percent change from year ago
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Excluding food and energy, the core rate ofinflation continues to trend down
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Inflation - consumer price index - core rate
percent
Quarterly change (saar)
Percent change from year ago
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Household spending has held up
Contributors:
Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
Contribution to GDP growth
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GDP
PCE
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Retail spending picked up in July
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Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
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Light Vehicle Salesmillions of unit saar
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Residential activity remains resilient
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Households
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Government
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Housing starts
Midwest
U.S.
percent change from year ago, 3-month smoothed
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Mortgage interest rates are rising, but are still low
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Mortgage rate - 30 year fixedpercent
Contributors:
Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
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Home price appreciation has been a boost
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Existing single family home median sales price
Midwest
U.S.
percent change from year ago, 3-month smoothed
Contributors:
Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
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It is a buyer’s market
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Inflation - new vehicles
Percent change from year ago
Contributors:
Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
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Personal income growth held up from,in part due to tax cuts and transfers
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Real disposable personal income
percent
Quarterly change (saar)
Percent change from year ago
Contributors:
Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
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Equity markets have recovered somewhat
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S&P 500 stock indexpercent change from year ago
Contributors:
Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
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Consumer confidence improvedafter the war, but is still fragile
Consumer sentiment
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Business
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Government
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Expectations are falling
Consumer expectations
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Business spending is displaying signs of life
Contributors:
Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
Contribution to GDP growth
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GDP Consumption Investment
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Manufacturing capacity utilization isnear the lowest level since 1983
Contributors:
Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
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Capacity utilization - manufacturing
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Despite recent improvements,industrial output remains weak
Contributors:
Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
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Industrial output for manufacturing
Midwest
U.S.
percent change from year ago
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Capital goods orders are trending up, but barely
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Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
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Nondefense capital goods, excluding aircraft and parts
Mfgs' Shipments
Mfgs' New Orders
Billions of dollars (SA)
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Inventories are very low
Contributors:
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Business
Rest of the world
Government
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Change in nonfarm private inventories
Billions of chained real dollars
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Inventories are very low
Contributors:
Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
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Inventory to Final Sales ratioratio
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Corporate profits are improving
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Business
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Government
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Nonfinancial corporate profits
percent
Quarterly change (saar)
Percent change from year ago
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Net exports are typically a drag on GDP growth
Contributors:
Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
Contribution to GDP growth
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…both exports and imports fell in Q2
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Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
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Real exports and imports
percent change from year ago
Imports
Exports
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Government spending, particularlyat the federal level has helped
Contributors:
Households
Business
Rest of the world
Government
Contribution to GDP growth
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GDPGOVT
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Most states continue to struggle with budget woes
States that cut spending after FY 2003 budgets were passed
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Outlook
Economic improvement is broad-based. Final sales growth between 3.0% and 3.5% in second half of 2003.
Labor markets will improve, but modestly.
Price pressures remain subdued.
Business spending begins to pick up, particularly for inventories and equipment and software.
Government and rest of world will be a mixed bag.
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Risks
Will businesses continue to focus on cost-cutting to improve profit margins?
Can households keep it up?
Will rising interest rates put a damper on the recovery?
What in the world is going on?
What impact will state and local spending cuts have?