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Economic Outlook Update

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The Economic Outlook Update™ is a review of the state of the U.S. economy and forecast that is updated on a quarterly basis. Each quarterly report provides an overview of selected economic factors that prevailed in the respective quarter, a discussion of the factors that are crucial over an extended period of time, and forecasts for the future. Each report is downloadable in PDF format, Microsoft Word®, and Microsoft Excel® files.

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You'll save valuable time with the Economic Outlook Update™ because it comes complete with permission to quote all or part of the report in your own valuation report (with proper attribution). The valuable sections included are:

General Economic Conditions
This section discusses the gross domestic product, consumer spending, government spending, business investments, rebuilding inventories, and the trade deficit. For each of these areas we include quarterly and annual data and compare the quarter's performance with previous performance.

Consumer Prices and Inflation Rates
This section reviews various pricing indexes to get a flavor of the latest trends in inflation including: the producer price index, the consumer price for all urban customers, and the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers.

Interest Rates
Here we present the levels and recent changes in the level of the federal funds rate, the discount rate, and the treasury issues of various maturities. We also review recent meetings and decisions by the Federal Reserve Board.

Unemployment and Personal Income
In this section we review monthly, quarterly, and annual changes in the unemployment rate, number of unemployed persons, employment in manufacturing, retail jobs, average hourly and weekly earnings, and more.

Consumer Spending and Confidence
This section reviews indicators such as consumer spending on durable and nondurable goods, retail sales, the index of consumer confidence and the University of Michigan's Index of Consumer Sentiment.

The Stock and Bond Markets
In this section we review the quarterly and yearly development of major stock market indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Standard & Poors 500 Index, the Nasdaq Composite Index, The Russell 2000 Index, and the Wilshire 5000 Index.

Construction
This section reviews housing starts, building permits, construction of single-family homes, 30-year mortgage rates, and more relevant economic indicators.

Manufacturing
The monthly manufacturing index and the manufacturing capacity utilization, along with orders for goods made in U.S. factories are a few of the indicators analyzed in this section.

Real Estate
Actual and forecasted numbers for housing starts, permits, interest rates, housing affordability and more. Also includes REIT returns by type (office, industrial, retail, residential, mortagage, etc.) and property index returns by region and by type.

Future Outlook
In this last forward-looking section of the Economic Outlook Update™ we present short term and long term forecasts for major economic indicators such as the gross domestic product, the inflation, interest rates on treasury bills and notes, stock prices, and more.

In addition, each Economic Outlook Update™ report contains the following exhibits:
• Real Gross Domestic Product
• Historical Economic Data and Forecasts
• Key Economic Variables, Actual and Forecast
• Economic Indicators Historical Data
• Stock Market Historical Data
• Bond Market Historical Data
• Consumer Confidence and Consumer Sentiment
• Real Estate Market, Actual and Forecast
• REIT Returns
• Property Index Return

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