Economic Forecast: December 2020

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Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

 Gross Domestic Product -5.0 -31.4 33.1 5.4 2.8 3.0 6.3 5.9 4.7 3.6 2.4 2.1 2.3 -2.2 4.5 3.2

 Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) -6.9 -33.2 40.6 6.0 1.6 5.2 7.8 6.3 3.8 2.7 1.9 2.1 2.5 -1.9 5.2 2.6

 Residential Fixed Investment 19.0 -35.6 62.3 30.3 -1.8 -3.9 0.6 4.6 4.4 2.8 2.7 3.2 1.6 12.8 -0.2 3.3

 Business Fixed Investment -6.7 -27.2 21.8 4.3 5.9 2.2 7.2 8.8 7.9 6.5 4.9 4.2 1.4 -3.6 6.0 5.9

 Government Consumption & Investment 1.3 2.5 -4.9 -3.8 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 3.0 -1.3 1.1 1.1

Billions of Chained 2012$

 Net Exports -788 -775 -1016 -1054 -1044 -1086 -1121 -1165 -1163 -1140 -1120 -1115 -918 -908 -1104 -1135

 Change in Business Inventories -81 -287 -4 38 65 60 77 114 143 150 136 118 49 -84 79 137

Percent Change: Quarterly YoY, Annual Q4/Q4

 Consumer Price Index 2.1 0.4 1.3 1.1 1.2 2.6 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.0 1.1 2.3 2.5

 Core Consumer Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 2.2 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.5 2.4 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 1.6 1.9 2.3

 PCE Chain Price Index 1.7 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 2.1 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.2 1.8 2.1

 Core PCE Chain Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 1.8 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.1 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.7 2.0

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

 Employment, Total Nonfarm 44 -6,069 2,363 631 432 594 811 750 612 526 408 330 2.1 -9.1 7.8 5.6

 Percent Change: Q4/Q4 1.4 -6.0 5.4 3.7

Percent

 Unemployment Rate 3.8 13.0 8.8 6.7 6.4 6.1 5.5 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 3.7 8.1 5.7 4.5

 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 2.2 0.4 0.1 0.1

1-Year Treasury Note Yield 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.2

10-Year Treasury Note Yield 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 2.1 0.9 0.9 1.1

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December 10, 2020

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from November 30, 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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