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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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