Economic Forecast: March 2018

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National Income and Product Accounts (Chained 2009$)

Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

 Gross Domestic Product 1.2 3.1 3.2 2.5 2.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.8 2.5

 Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) 1.9 3.3 2.2 3.8 2.2 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.6 2.6

 Residential Fixed Investment 11.1 -7.3 -4.7 13.0 -3.5 6.7 3.7 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.6 2.2 2.0

 Business Fixed Investment 7.2 6.7 4.7 6.6 2.2 5.3 8.3 8.5 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.2

 Government Consumption & Investment -0.6 -0.2 0.7 2.9 1.0 2.5 2.5 3.1 2.3 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.7 2.3 1.2

Billions of Chained 2009$

 Net Exports -622 -614 -598 -652 -685 -701 -719 -740 -753 -768 -783 -799 -621 -711 -776

 Change in Business Inventories 1 5 39 8 51 59 57 53 47 48 43 44 13 55 45

Price Indices

Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

GDP Price Index 2.0 1.0 2.1 2.3 2.4 1.0 2.0 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.9 2.5

Consumer Price Index 3.0 0.1 2.1 3.3 3.4 0.9 2.0 0.9 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.1 1.8 2.0

Consumer Price Index excl. Food & Energy 2.2 0.8 1.8 2.2 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 1.7 2.3 2.3

PCE Chain Price Index 2.2 0.3 1.5 2.7 2.5 1.2 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.9

PCE Chain Price Index excl. Food & Energy 1.8 0.9 1.3 1.9 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 1.5 1.9 2.0

Employment

Unemployment Rate (Percent) 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.4 3.9 3.7

Employment, Total Nonfarm (% Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4) 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.7 1.3

Interest Rates (Percent)

Federal Funds Rate 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 1.0 1.7 2.3

1-Year Treasury Note Yield 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 1.2 2.2 2.6

10-Year Treasury Bond Yield 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.3 2.9 3.0

March 12, 2018

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from February 28, 2018.

Note: Unshaded areas denote actuals. Shaded areas denote forecasts.

Sources: Actuals: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve Board. Forecasts: Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research

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