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US Economic Indicators: Latest 6 Months Data-Jan 9

   Forecasts based on the projections from 20 economists as of Friday,
Jan 4. NA = not available. E = estimate. R = revised. **** = tentative.

                    --Forecast--
Date   Indicators  :Median  :  Dec     Nov     Oct      Sep     Aug      Jul
01/08 Consumr Crdt :        :        2505.4  2489.9R  2487.9R 2482.4   2462.9
01/08   change     :     8.0:          15.5     2.0R     5.5R   19.5     15.1
01/10 Unemply Clms :     340:[12/29     336 [12/22     357R ][12/15       348]
01/10 Wholesale Inv:        :                 403.7    403.9R  401.4    398.7
01/10   % change   :        :                   0.0      0.6R    0.7      0.2
01/10   Invty-Sales:        :                  1.10     1.10    1.11     1.11
01/11 Trade Balnce :   -59.8:                 -57.8    -57.1R  -57.0R   -59.1R
01/11  Goods Balnce:     NA :                 -66.8    -65.8R  -66.1    -67.8
01/11   Imports    :        :                 199.5    197.5R  196.2R   197.1R
01/11   Exports    :        :                 141.7    140.4R  139.3R   138.1R
01/11 Trsy Budget  :     NA :         -98.2   -55.6    111.6  -117.0    -36.4R
01/15 PPI          :        :         171.3   168.6    167.4   165.8    168.2
01/15   % change   :     NA :           3.2     0.1      1.1    -1.4      0.6
01/15   % 12-mo chg:        :           7.2     6.1      4.4     2.2      3.8
01/15  PPI Core    :        :         163.5   163.0    161.5   161.4    161.2
01/15   % change   :     NA :           0.4     0.0      0.1     0.2      0.1
01/15 Retail Sales :        :         385.8   381.1    380.2R  377.2    376.9
01/15   % change   :     NA :           1.2     0.2      0.7R    0.1      0.6
01/15  Ex-Auto     :        :         308.1   302.6    301.3R  299.4    301.6
01/15   % change   :     NA :           1.8     0.4      0.6R   -0.8      0.7
01/15 Busin Invty  :        :                 1,431    1,429R  1,423    1,419
01/15   % change   :     NA :                   0.1      0.4     0.3      0.5
01/15   % mfg chg  :        :                   0.1      0.6R   -1.7      2.3
01/16 CPI          :        :         210.2   208.9    208.5   207.9    208.3
01/16   % change   :     NA :           0.8     0.3      0.3    -0.1      0.1
01/16   % 12-mo chg:        :           4.3     3.5      2.8     2.0      2.4
01/16  CPI Core    :        :         212.4   212.3    211.6   211.1    210.8
01/16   % change   :     NA :           0.3     0.2      0.2     0.2      0.2
01/16 Real Earnings:        :          -0.4    -0.3      0.0R    0.5     -0.1
01/16 Industl Prod :        :         113.9   113.6    114.4R  114.1R   114.2
01/16   % change   :     NA :           3.0    -0.7      0.3R   -0.1R     0.6
01/16  Capacty Util:     NA :          81.5    81.4     82.1R   82.0R    82.2
01/17 Hsg Starts   :     NA :         1.187   1.232    1.182R  1.347    1.371
01/17   % change   :        :          -3.7     4.2    -12.2R   -1.8     -6.6
01/17  Permits     :     NA :         1.162   1.170    1.261   1.322    1.389
01/18 LEI          :     NA :         136.3   136.9    137.6R  137.4R   137.6
01/18   % change   :     NA :          -0.4    -0.5      0.1R   -0.9R    -0.2
01/24 Exist Hm Sls :     NA :          5.00    4.98     5.03    5.48     5.75
01/24   % change   :        :           0.4    -1.0     -8.2    -4.7     -0.2
01/30 GDP Annual % :     NA :[Q4 07   4.9R  [Q3 07     2.9R ][Q2 07       3.8]
01/30  Final Sales%:     NA :[Q4 07   5.1R  [Q3 07     4.9R ][Q2 07       6.3]
01/30  PCE Defltr %      NA :[Q4 07   2.8R  [Q3 07     2.7R ][Q2 07       1.4]
01/30  Prc Defltr %:     NA :[Q4 07   1.0R  [Q3 07     0.9R ][Q2 07       2.6]
01/30  Chnd Wt Prc%:        :[Q4 07   1.0R  [Q3 07     0.9R ][Q2 07       2.7]
01/17   % change   :        :          -1.5    -7.2     -4.6    -4.8     -1.7
01/28 S/F Home Sls :     NA :           647     711      699R    701R     796
01/28   % change   :        :          -9.0     1.7     -0.3R  -11.9R    -0.1
01/29 Durable Gds  :        :         214.7   214.5    215.3   218.4    230.5
01/29   % change   :     NA :           0.1    -0.4     -1.4    -5.3      5.9
01/29  NonDef Captl:        :          75.9    73.0     74.9R   71.4     81.1
01/29   % change   :        :           3.8    -2.5      4.9R  -12.0      4.8
01/29 Cnsmr Confid :     NA :  88.6    87.8    95.2     99.5   105.6    111.9
01/31 Personal Inc :        :        11,868  11,825   11,800R 11,747R  11,693R
01/31   % change   :     NA :           0.4     0.2      0.5R    0.5R     0.6
01/31  PCE         :        :         9,982   9,871    9,832R  9,783R   9,742R
01/31   % change   :     NA :           1.1     0.4      0.5R    0.4      0.4
01/31 ECI          :     NA :[Q3 07     0.8 [Q2 07       0.9][Q1 07       0.8]
01/31  ECI Annual  :     NA :[Q3 07     3.3 [Q2 07       3.3][Q1 07       3.5]
02/01 Jobless Rate :     NA :   5.0     4.7     4.8      4.7     4.7      4.6
02/01  Jobs (chg)  :     NA :    18     115     159       44      93       93
02/01    Pvt (chg) :        :   -13      87     132       37      30      117
02/01    Manuf(chg):     NA :   -31     -13     -23      -15     -45       -4
02/01  Factory hrs :        :   3.9     4.1     4.1      4.1     4.1      4.2
02/01  Avg Hr % chg:     NA :   0.4     0.4     0.2      0.2     0.3      0.3
02/01 ISM          :     NA :  47.7    50.8    50.9     52.0    52.9     53.8
02/01   Employment :        :  48.0    47.8    52.0     51.7    51.3     50.2
02/01   Prices     :     NA :  68.0    67.5    63.0     59.0    63.0     65.0
02/01 Constrcn Spd :        :        1165.1  1163.6   1168.3R 1165.3   1161.1
02/01   % change   :     NA :           0.1    -0.4      0.3R    0.4     -0.8
02/04 Factory Ords :        :         430.3   424.1    421.2   420.1    435.1
02/04   % change   :     NA :           1.5     0.7      0.3    -3.5      3.4
02/04  Unfill Order:        :         786.8   779.4    771.8   763.1    754.3
02/04   % change   :        :           1.0     1.0      1.1     1.2      2.3
02/04 Dom Auto Sls :     NA :                  12.4     12.5    12.6     11.7
02/06 Prod & Costs%:     NA :[Q3 06   6.7R  [Q2 06       3.6][Q1 06       0.2]
02/06   Unit Labor%:     NA :[Q3 06  -2.0R  [Q2 06    -1.1R ][Q1 06       5.3]
02/28  Corp Profit%:        :[Q4 07     0.0 [Q3 07       0.0][Q2 07       5.2]
03/17 Current Acct :        :[Q3 07 -$178.5 [Q2 07 R 188.9R ][Q1 07   -$197.1]
  -By Rodney Christian; Dow Jones Newswires; 202-646-1880;
   csstat@dowjones.com
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