Economic Forecast: April 2021

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Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

 Gross Domestic Product -5.0 -31.4 33.4 4.3 5.8 9.1 7.5 4.9 3.7 2.9 2.8 2.6 -2.4 6.8 3.0

 Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) -6.9 -33.2 41.0 2.3 9.2 8.2 5.5 5.2 4.2 3.7 3.1 3.0 -2.7 7.0 3.5

 Residential Fixed Investment 19.0 -35.6 63.0 36.6 10.4 8.3 1.6 -3.6 -6.5 -4.8 -1.8 -0.5 14.3 4.0 -3.4

 Business Fixed Investment -6.7 -27.2 22.9 13.1 7.2 6.3 10.4 7.4 5.9 4.9 4.8 5.0 -1.4 7.8 5.1

 Government Consumption & Investment 1.3 2.5 -4.8 -0.8 8.5 7.7 0.0 -0.6 0.7 -1.9 0.4 -0.2 -0.5 3.8 -0.3

Billions of Chained 2012$

 Net Exports -788 -775 -1019 -1122 -1188 -1244 -1268 -1282 -1261 -1231 -1198 -1186 -926 -1245 -1219

 Change in Business Inventories -81 -287 -4 62 -52 36 170 212 204 190 160 143 -77 91 174

Percent Change: Quarterly YoY, Annual Q4/Q4

 Consumer Price Index 2.1 0.4 1.3 1.2 1.8 3.2 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.2 2.4 2.0

 Core Consumer Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 2.2 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.4 2.1 1.7 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.5 1.6 1.8 2.5

 PCE Chain Price Index 1.7 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.7 2.6 2.2 2.3 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.2 2.3 2.1

 Core PCE Chain Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 1.8 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.5 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.4 2.1 2.3

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

 Employment, Total Nonfarm -360 -4,333 1,342 213 539 908 858 783 487 491 279 235 -9.1 8.4 5.0

 Percent Change: Q4/Q4 -6.0 5.9 3.3

Percent

 Unemployment Rate 3.8 13.0 8.8 6.8 6.2 5.5 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.8 8.1 5.3 3.9

 Federal Funds Rate 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1

1-Year Treasury Note Yield 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.4

10-Year Treasury Note Yield 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 0.9 1.7 2.1

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April 12, 2021

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from March 31, 2021.

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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