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This Month's Indicator
Index     Jan-12 Oct-11 Jan-11
Weekly Retail Gasoline
 - All Grades		     $3.450 $3.520 $3.163

Monthly Indicators
Index     Jan-12 Dec-11 Nov-11 Oct-11 Sep-11 Aug-11 Jul-11 Jun-11 May-11 Apr-11 Mar-11 Feb-11 Jan-11
New Residential Sales link to sourcechart 307,000 314,000 310,000 306,000 290,000 295,000 303000 308,000 316,000 305,000 281,000 310,000
Construction Spending
Annual Rate		 link to sourcechart $807.11 $797.42 $798.97 $790.28 $773.30 $799.57 $787.40 $768.23 $762.56 $764.20 $771.98
Consumer Confidence Index link to sourcechart75.0 69.9 64.1 60.9 59.4 55.7 63.7 71.5 74.3 69.8 67.5 77.5 74.2
Unemployment link to sourcechart 8.50% 8.70% 8.90% 9.00% 9.10% 9.10% 9.10% 9.00% 9.00% 8.90% 9.00% 9.10%
Trade Deficit link to sourcechart $47.80 $43.30 $43.10 $45.60 $44.80 $53.10 $50.20 $43.70 $48.20 $45.80 $46.30
Natural Gas Prices (National Avg.) link to sourcechart $3.35 $3.62 $3.82 $4.20 $4.27 $4.19 $4.12 $3.98 $3.90 $4.23 $4.08
Dow Jones Industrial Average link to sourcechart 12217 12045 11955 10913 11613 12143 12414 12569 12810 12220 12130 11823
U.S. Regular Retail Gasoline link to sourcechart$3.38 $3.27 $3.38 $3.45 $3.61 $3.64 $3.65 $3.68 $3.91 $3.80 $3.56 $3.21 $3.10
Retail Advance Monthly Sales link to sourcechart $400.61 $400.27 $398.65 $396.05 $391.07 $389.93 $388.28 $387.52 $387.71 $386.96 $384.04 $379.26
Shipments - Manufactured Durable Goods link to sourcechart $207.26 $202.97 $203.61 $200.10 $201.00 $202.20 $196.00 $194.60 $194.90 $207.30 $203.20 $202.90
Disposable Personal Income link to sourcechart $10,163.00 $10,128.80 $10,131.90 $10,105.90 $10,111.50 $10,147.40 $10,179.10 $10,160.00 $10,170.10 $10,188.30 $10,185.50 $10,176.30
Unleaded Gasoline, Rack Prices, Omaha link to sourcechart $2.60 $2.69 $2.83 $2.90 $2.97 $3.09 $2.97 $3.27 $3.27 $2.99 $2.66 $2.56
Ethanol, Rack Prices, Omaha link to sourcechart $2.49 $2.88 $2.72 $2.88 $2.94 $2.90 $2.76 $2.72 $2.72 $2.58 $2.44 $2.39
Residential Construction link to sourcechart $243.68 $238.87 $233.39 $229.89 $225.27 $243.94 $249.02 $238.29 $227.25 $233.40 $237.64
Non-residential Construction link to sourcechart $278.58 $278.46 $280.21 $276.17 $270.68 $271.92 $259.84 $250.11 $249.90 $245.30 $244.46
Public Construction link to sourcechart $284.86 $280.09 $285.37 $284.22 $277.35 $283.71 $278.53 $282.00 $292.80 $292.50 $301.80
Building Permit Authorizations link to sourcechart 644 589 625 601 617 609 563 574 534 568
Crude Oil Spot, WTI, Cushing link to sourcechart $98.56 $97.17 $86.32 $85.52 $86.33 $97.30 $96.26 $100.90 $109.53 $102.86 $88.58 $89.17

Quarterly Indicators
Index     Q4 2011 Q3 2011 Q2 2011 Q1 2011 Q4 2010 Q3 2010 Q2 2010 Q1 2010 Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q2 2009 Q1 2009 Q4 2008
Gross Domestic Product link to sourcechart$15,294.30 $15,176.10 $15,012.80 $14,867.80 $14,755.00 $14,605.50 $14,467.80 $14,277.90 $14,087.40 $13,920.50 $13,854.10 $13,893.70 $14,081.70
Gross Domestic Purchases link to sourcechart$15,876.30 $15,738.40 $15,609.90 $15,439.10 $15,255.20 $15,145.80 $14,999.00 $14,773.70 $14,525.00 $14,327.20 $14,192.40 $14,277.30 $14,675.40
Rental Vacancy Rate for Housing link to sourcechart9.40% 9.80% 9.20% 9.70% 9.40% 10.30% 10.60% 10.60% 10.70% 11.10% 10.60% 10.10% 10.10%
Homeowner Vacancy Rate link to sourcechart2.30% 2.40% 2.50% 2.60% 2.70% 2.50% 2.50% 2.60% 2.70% 2.60% 2.50% 2.70% 2.90%
Homeownership Rate link to sourcechart66.00% 66.30% 65.90% 66.40% 66.50% 66.90% 66.90% 67.10% 67.20% 67.60% 67.40% 67.30% 67.90%

Industry Indicators
Industry     Dec-11 Nov-11 Oct-11 Sep-11 Aug-11 Jul-11 Jun-11 May-11 Apr-11 Mar-11 Feb-11 Jan-11 Dec-10
Platinum - NYMEX ($/t oz) link to source $1,399.70 $1,560.80 $1,607.60 $1,519.40 $1,856.20 $1,785.30 $1,724.80 $1,834.00 $1,865.50 $1,779.30 $1,809.20 $1,800.90 $1,773.30
Copper High Grade - Comex
($/Metric Ton)		 link to source $3.43 $3.56 $3.63 $3.15 $4.19 $4.47 $4.27 $4.17 $4.17 $4.30 $4.48 $4.45 $4.44
Steel Plate ($/LB) link to source $0.47 $0.47 $0.48 $0.50 $0.51 $0.51 $0.54 $0.54 $0.560 $0.540 $0.520 $0.450 $0.400
Cold Rolled, Stainless 304 ($/LB) link to source $1.46 $1.49 $1.61 $1.74 $1.69 $1.78 $1.94 $1.97 $2.03 $1.90 $1.81 $1.75 $1.75
Gold - London A.M. Fix ($/t oz) link to source $1,574 $1,704 $1,718 $1,629 $1,826 $1,614 $1,508 $1,537 $1,531 $1,431 $1,410 $1,334 $1,412
Beef Prices - Retail Value (cents/lb) link to source  491.4 487.2 478.1 480.9 487.2 482.1 474.7 461.8 454.2 443.8
Est. Monthly Sales -
Food Services & Drinking Places		 link to source  $41,646 $41,133 $40,967 $40,572 $40,700 $40,678 $41,292 $40,493 $39,547 $40,194
Aluminum, LME ($/tonne) link to source $1,970.00 $1,976.50 $2,186.00 $2,206.00 $2,402.00 $2,580.00 $2,508.00 $2,648.00 $2,771.50 $2,598.00 $2,531.00 $2,482.00 $2,456.00
Grade A Eggs (per dozen) link to source  $1.95 $1.71 $1.65 $1.68 $1.69 $1.73 $1.73 $1.71 $1.81 $1.79 $1.68
Air Freight-Cargo Revenue Ton-Miles
(in millions)		 link to source  5,310.59 5,411.71 5,451.02 5,542.98 5,946.69 4,627.66 5,040.79 5,646.99 5,637.18