15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 2015 2016 2017

National Income and Product Accounts (Chained 2009$)

Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

 Gross Domestic Product 0.6 3.9 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0

 Personal Consumption Expenditures 1.8 3.6 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.1 2.6 2.6 2.2

 Residential Fixed Investment 10.1 9.3 8.2 8.0 7.4 7.1 7.0 8.4 6.2 5.2 2.9 2.0 8.9 7.5 4.1

 Business Fixed Investment 1.6 4.1 2.6 -1.9 -0.4 3.3 1.4 0.6 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.7

 Government Consumption & Investment -0.1 2.6 1.8 -0.1 3.4 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.7 0.9

Billions of Chained 2009$

 Net Exports -541 -535 -546 -557 -575 -591 -599 -601 -609 -625 -633 -639 -545 -592 -627

 Change in Business Inventories 113 114 86 82 63 41 31 29 31 34 38 40 98 41 36

Price Indices

Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

GDP Price Index 0.1 2.1 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.8 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.1 1.6 1.9

Consumer Price Index -2.9 2.4 1.4 0.8 1.5 1.6 2.6 1.9 2.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 0.4 1.9 2.3

Consumer Price Index (Quarterly YOY % Change, Annual YOY % Change) -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 0.1 1.6 2.2

Consumer Price Index excl. Food & Energy 1.7 2.3 1.8 2.2 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9

Consumer Price Index excl. Food & Energy (Quarterly YOY % Change, Annual YOY % Change) 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 2.1 1.8

Employment

Unemployment Rate (Percent) 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.6 5.3 4.8 4.7

Employment, Total Nonfarm Establishment Survey (Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4) 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 2.0 1.5 1.2

Interest Rates (Percent)

Federal Funds Rate 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.1 0.5 1.1

1-Year Treasury Note Yield 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.7 1.0

10-Year Treasury Bond Yield 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.8 2.0

March 9, 2016

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from February 29, 2016.

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 Group

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