Economic Forecast: November 2021

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Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

 Gross Domestic Product 6.3 6.7 2.0 4.3 4.9 4.0 3.2 2.6 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.0 -2.3 4.8 3.7 2.1

 Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) 11.4 12.0 1.6 3.3 1.5 1.5 1.8 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 -2.4 7.0 1.8 2.7

 Residential Fixed Investment 13.3 -11.7 -7.7 0.5 7.3 2.2 -1.6 -3.5 -2.2 -1.8 -1.0 0.4 15.7 -1.8 1.0 -1.1

 Business Fixed Investment 12.9 9.2 1.8 5.9 9.4 6.8 5.0 3.4 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 -3.8 7.4 6.1 2.3

 Government Consumption & Investment 4.2 -2.0 0.8 -0.5 4.6 2.3 1.8 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.6 2.3 0.7

Billions of Chained 2012$

 Net Exports -1218 -1236 -1303 -1296 -1295 -1281 -1273 -1268 -1272 -1276 -1278 -1279 -935 -1263 -1279 -1276

 Change in Business Inventories -88 -169 -78 -20 51 114 156 167 164 155 148 138 -42 -89 122 151

Percent Change: Quarterly YoY, Annual Q4/Q4

 Consumer Price Index 1.9 4.8 5.3 6.2 5.7 4.3 3.4 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 1.2 6.2 2.7 2.8

 Core Consumer Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 1.4 3.7 4.1 4.6 5.2 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 1.6 4.6 3.5 3.1

 PCE Chain Price Index 1.8 3.9 4.3 5.1 4.7 3.8 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 1.2 5.1 2.7 2.6

 Core PCE Chain Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 1.7 3.4 3.6 4.2 4.4 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 1.4 4.2 3.3 2.9

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

 Employment, Total Nonfarm 518 615 629 460 476 424 355 277 211 165 143 122 -9.4 6.7 4.6 1.9

 Percent Change: Q4/Q4 -6.0 4.3 3.2 1.4

Percent

 Unemployment Rate 6.2 5.9 5.1 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 8.1 5.4 3.9 3.7

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

1-Year Treasury Note Yield 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.2

10-Year Treasury Note Yield 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 0.9 1.5 1.7 1.8

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November 10, 2021

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from October 29, 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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