14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 2014 2015 2016

National Income and Product Accounts (Chained 2009$)

Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

 Gross Domestic Product -0.9 4.6 4.3 2.1 0.6 3.9 1.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.4

 Personal Consumption Expenditures 1.3 3.8 3.5 4.3 1.8 3.6 3.6 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 3.2 3.0 2.7

 Residential Fixed Investment -2.8 10.4 3.4 10.0 10.1 9.3 6.1 5.9 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.1 7.8 6.2

 Business Fixed Investment 8.3 4.4 9.0 0.7 1.6 4.1 6.4 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.6 5.5 3.8 3.5

 Government Consumption & Investment 0.0 1.2 1.8 -1.4 -0.1 2.6 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.4 1.1 0.8

Billions of Chained 2009$

 Net Exports -434 -443 -429 -464 -541 -535 -548 -558 -563 -572 -588 -602 -443 -546 -581

 Change in Business Inventories 37 77 80 78 113 114 52 60 61 60 63 66 68 85 62

Price Indices

Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

GDP Price Index 1.5 2.2 1.6 0.1 0.1 2.1 1.8 0.9 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.9

Consumer Price Index 2.1 2.4 1.2 -0.9 -3.1 3.0 1.8 0.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.2 0.5 2.1

Consumer Price Index (Quarterly YOY % Change, Annual YOY % Change) 1.4 2.1 1.8 1.2 -0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 1.8 1.6 1.7 2.1 1.6 0.2 1.8

Consumer Price Index excl. Food & Energy 1.8 2.2 1.4 1.5 1.7 2.5 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.9 2.0

Consumer Price Index excl. Food & Energy (Quarterly YOY % Change, Annual YOY % Change) 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.9

Employment

Unemployment Rate (Percent) 6.6 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.2 5.3 5.0

Employment, Total Nonfarm Establishment Survey (Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4) 1.6 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 2.1 1.8 1.5

Interest Rates (Percent)

Federal Funds Rate 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.5

1-Year Treasury Note Yield 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.9

10-Year Treasury Bond Yield 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.3

October 12, 2015

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from September 30, 2015.

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 & Strategic Research (ESR) Group

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