Economic Forecast: August 2020

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Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

 Gross Domestic Product 2.9 1.5 2.6 2.4 -5.0 -32.9 27.2 8.7 6.4 4.3 3.3 3.1 2.3 -3.1 4.3

 Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) 1.8 3.7 2.7 1.6 -6.9 -34.6 35.3 8.4 4.1 3.7 2.8 3.1 2.5 -2.8 3.4

 Residential Fixed Investment -1.7 -2.1 4.6 5.8 19.0 -38.7 22.5 4.0 7.1 9.9 7.7 6.4 1.6 -1.8 7.8

 Business Fixed Investment 4.2 0.0 1.9 -0.3 -6.7 -27.0 1.6 10.6 8.6 5.4 3.8 3.9 1.4 -6.5 5.4

 Government Consumption & Investment 2.5 5.0 2.1 2.4 1.3 2.7 2.0 -2.5 0.5 0.8 0.7 1.2 3.0 0.8 0.8

Billions of Chained 2012$

 Net Exports -907 -951 -950 -861 -788 -781 -761 -821 -846 -891 -900 -909 -918 -788 -887

 Change in Business Inventories 102 49 44 -1 -81 -315 -234 -87 37 103 133 142 49 -179 104

Percent Change: Quarterly YoY, Annual Q4/Q4

 Consumer Price Index 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1 0.4 0.8 0.6 1.2 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.0 0.6 2.9

 Core Consumer Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.3 1.1 1.9

 PCE Chain Price Index 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.5 0.7 2.1

 Core PCE Chain Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 0.9 1.7

Change: Quarterly Mo. Avg., Thous., Annual Mil.

 Employment, Total Nonfarm 162 142 184 209 44 -6068 2300 868 800 600 500 450 2.1 -8.6 7.1

 Percent Change: Q4/Q4 1.4 -5.6 4.9

Percent

 Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.8 13.0 9.7 8.8 8.1 7.3 6.8 6.3 3.7 8.8 7.1

 Federal Funds Rate 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.2 0.4 0.1

1-Year Treasury Note Yield 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.1 0.4 0.1

10-Year Treasury Note Yield 2.7 2.3 1.8 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 2.1 0.8 0.6

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August 10, 2020

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from July 31, 2020.

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

Note: Nonfarm employment numbers include temporary hiring for the 2020 decennial Census.

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

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