Economic Forecast: January 2023

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Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

 Gross Domestic Product -1.6 -0.6 3.2 2.3 -0.8 -1.8 -0.5 0.8 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.0 5.7 0.8 -0.6 1.9

 Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) 1.3 2.0 2.3 3.3 1.0 -0.5 -0.9 0.0 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.9 7.2 2.2 -0.1 1.5

 Residential Fixed Investment -3.1 -17.8 -27.1 -24.3 -19.6 -14.4 -6.0 0.7 3.5 8.2 12.9 13.4 -0.3 -18.6 -10.2 9.4

 Business Fixed Investment 7.9 0.1 6.2 3.9 -1.1 -4.6 -4.5 -2.2 -0.6 0.3 0.6 0.9 5.0 4.5 -3.1 0.3

 Government Consumption & Investment -2.3 -1.6 3.7 1.4 3.4 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.3 1.5 0.8

Billions of Chained 2012$

 Net Exports -1480 -1421 -1260 -1280 -1305 -1268 -1216 -1170 -1152 -1150 -1163 -1183 -1225 -1360 -1239 -1162

 Change in Business Inventories 215 110 39 85 50 -1 -5 1 15 33 49 60 -19 112 11 39

Percent Change: Quarterly YoY, Annual Q4/Q4

 Consumer Price Index 8.0 8.6 8.3 7.1 5.2 3.1 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.3 6.7 7.1 2.6 2.3

 Core Consumer Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.5 4.7 3.9 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.5 5.0 6.0 3.4 2.5

 PCE Chain Price Index 6.4 6.6 6.3 5.5 4.2 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.2 5.7 5.5 2.4 2.2

 Core PCE Chain Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.2 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.3 4.7 4.7 2.8 2.3

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

 Employment, Total Nonfarm 539 349 366 247 73 -137 -220 -185 -45 -25 25 75 6.7 4.5 -1.4 0.1

 Percent Change: Q4/Q4 4.3 3.3 -0.6 -0.1

Percent: Quarterly Avg, Annual Avg

 Unemployment Rate 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.4 4.9 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.4 3.6 4.6 5.7

 Federal Funds Rate 0.1 0.8 2.2 3.7 4.6 5.0 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 0.1 1.7 4.6 4.0

1-Year Treasury Note Yield 1.0 2.2 3.4 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 0.1 2.8 4.4 3.9

10-Year Treasury Note Yield 1.9 2.9 3.1 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 1.4 3.0 3.8 3.7

January 10, 2023

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from December 30, 2022; all other forecasts are based on the date above.

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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