Economic Forecast: March 2015

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National Income and Product Accounts (Chained 2009$)

Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

Gross Domestic Product -2.1 4.6 5.0 2.2 2.0 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.5

Personal Consumption Expenditures 1.2 2.5 3.2 4.2 2.7 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.8 3.1 2.4

Residential Fixed Investment -5.3 8.8 3.2 3.4 1.8 7.0 9.6 12.9 6.7 5.7 3.7 5.5 2.4 7.8 5.4

Business Fixed Investment 1.6 9.7 8.9 4.8 3.1 5.3 5.1 4.6 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.2 6.2 4.5 4.1

Government Consumption & Investment -0.8 1.7 4.4 -1.8 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.5

Billions of Chained 2009$

Net Exports -447 -460 -431 -476 -494 -492 -492 -496 -503 -491 -479 -471 -454 -494 -486

Change in Business Inventories 35 85 82 88 96 88 80 74 79 56 48 48 73 85 58

Income (Billions of Nominal $)

Disposable Personal Income 12,773 12,945 13,061 13,168 13,308 13,445 13,565 13,702 13,855 14,004 14,163 14,351 12,987 13,505 14,093

Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4 4.8 5.5 3.6 3.3 4.3 4.2 3.6 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.6 5.4 4.3 4.1 4.7

Price Indices

Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

GDP Price Index 1.3 2.1 1.4 0.1 0.9 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.2 1.7 1.9

Consumer Price Index 2.1 2.4 1.2 -0.9 -2.9 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.2 0.9 2.0

Consumer Price Index excl. Food & Energy 1.8 2.2 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.8

Employment

Unemployment Rate (Percent) 6.6 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 6.2 5.4 5.1

Employment, Total Nonfarm Establishment Survey (Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4) 1.6 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 1.6

Interest Rates (Percent)

Federal Funds Rate 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.8

1-Year Treasury Note Yield 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.6 0.1 0.5 1.4

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

March 10, 2015

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from February 27, 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 and Strategic Research

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