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Economic Indicators and Furniture Stock Summary

 

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Economic Indicators (last updated August 2005)

*All numbers are preliminary and seasonally adjusted, unless other wise indicated.

Consumer spending for furniture and bedding
Annual rate in billions
Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

   
Percentage change
Sept. '05
 
from Aug. '05
 
from Sept. '04
$79.2
 
-0.5%
 
3.6%

Existing single-family home resales
Annual rate in millions of units
Source: National Assn. of Realtors

   
Percentage change
Sept. '05
 
from Aug '05
 
from Sept. '04
7.28
 
0.0%
 
7.2%

Sales of new single-family homes
Annual rate in thousands of units
Source: U.S. Depts. of Commerce and Housing & Urban Dev.

   
Percentage change
Sept. '05
 
from Aug. '05
 
from Sept. '04
1,222
 
2.1%
 
-0.1%

Privately owned housing starts
Annual rate in millions of units
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census

   
Percentage change
Sept.'05
 
from Aug.'05
 
from Sept. '04
2.108
 
3.4%
 
10.3%

Furniture producer price index
Household furniture, 1982=100
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

   
Percentage change
Sept. '05
 
from Aug.'05
 
from Sept. '04
166.7
 
0.1%
 
3.6%

Furniture factory employment
Annual rate in thousands
Production workers; household and contract combined
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

   
Percentage change
Sept. '05
 
from Aug.'05
 
from Sept. '04
556.8
 
-0.3%
 
-2.7%

Furniture factory capacity utilization
Percentage of capacity used
Household and contract furniture combined
Source: U.S. Federal Reserve Board

   
Percentage change
Sept. '05
 
from Aug.'05
 
from Sept.'04
73.2%
 
0.1%
 
0.5%

 

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