Key economic indicators and interest rates.
CONSUMER PRICES,
YEAR-OVER-YEAR
CHANGE (%) MBA MORTGAGE
CHANGE IN ALL ITEMS INTEREST RATES (%)
PAYROLL LESS FOOD 1-YEAR
EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT ALL AND 30-YEAR TREASURY
(THOUSANDS) RATE (%) ITEMS ENERGY FIXED ADJUSTABLE
FEB-07 25 4.5 2.4 2.7 6.21 5.84
MAR-07 177 4.4 2.8 2.5 6.06 5.85
APR-07 46 4.5 2.6 2.4 6.16 5.84
MAY-07 162 4.5 2.7 2.2 6.20 5.70
JUN-07 107 4.6 2.6 2.2 6.53 5.58
JUL-07 57 4.7 2.4 2.2 6.59 5.64
AUG-07 74 4.7 1.9 2.1 6.44 6.07
SEP-07 81 4.7 2.8 2.1 6.31 6.26
OCT-07 140 4.8 3.5 2.2 6.29 6.09
NOV-07 60 4.7 4.4 2.4 6.09 6.08
DEC-07 41 5.0 4.1 2.4 6.10 6.21
JAN-08 -22 4.9 4.4 2.5 5.61 5.76
FEB-08 -63 4.8 NA NA 5.93 5.75
NONFINANCIAL
COMMERCIAL YIELDS ON U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES
FEDERAL PAPER (%) AT CONSTANT MATURITY (%)
FUNDS RATE (3-Month) 6-Month 1-Year 3-Year 10-Year
FEB-07 5.26 5.18 4.96 5.05 4.75 4.72
MAR-07 5.26 5.20 4.89 4.92 4.51 4.56
APR-07 5.25 5.20 4.86 4.93 4.60 4.69
MAY-07 5.25 5.19 4.78 4.91 4.69 4.75
JUN-07 5.25 5.23 4.76 4.96 5.00 5.10
JUL-07 5.26 5.22 4.83 4.96 4.82 5.00
AUG-07 5.02 5.25 4.38 4.47 4.34 4.67
SEP-07 4.94 4.92 4.05 4.14 4.06 4.52
OCT-07 4.76 4.63 4.01 4.10 4.01 4.53
NOV-07 4.49 4.42 3.46 3.50 3.35 4.15
DEC-07 4.24 4.23 3.23 3.26 3.13 4.10
JAN-08 3.94 3.25 2.75 2.71 2.51 3.74
FEB-08 2.98 2.72 2.04 2.05 2.19 3.74
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