Economic Forecast: December 2021

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Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

 Gross Domestic Product 6.3 6.7 2.1 6.9 3.9 3.6 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.9 -2.3 5.5 3.2 2.2

 Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) 11.4 12.0 1.7 5.9 2.0 1.4 2.2 2.7 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.2 -2.4 7.7 2.1 2.5

 Residential Fixed Investment 13.3 -11.7 -8.3 8.7 9.2 4.3 -0.6 -4.8 -5.0 -4.8 -3.7 -1.4 15.7 -0.1 1.9 -3.8

 Business Fixed Investment 12.9 9.2 1.5 3.1 9.6 5.9 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.7 -3.8 6.6 5.6 3.1

 Government Consumption & Investment 4.2 -2.0 0.9 -2.5 2.4 1.4 2.3 1.7 0.9 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.1 1.9 1.1

Billions of Chained 2012$

 Net Exports -1218 -1236 -1304 -1284 -1316 -1302 -1287 -1279 -1278 -1279 -1277 -1279 -935 -1261 -1296 -1279

 Change in Business Inventories -88 -169 -73 28 76 132 134 140 142 149 143 139 -42 -75 120 143

Percent Change: Quarterly YoY, Annual Q4/Q4

 Consumer Price Index 1.9 4.8 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.8 5.0 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.9 1.2 6.7 3.8 2.9

 Core Consumer Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 1.4 3.7 4.1 5.0 5.8 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3 1.6 5.0 3.9 3.3

 PCE Chain Price Index 1.8 3.9 4.3 5.5 5.4 4.6 4.1 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.7 1.2 5.5 3.4 2.7

 Core PCE Chain Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 1.7 3.4 3.6 4.5 4.8 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.0 1.4 4.5 3.6 3.0

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

 Employment, Total Nonfarm 518 615 651 410 518 475 382 265 204 151 134 112 -9.4 6.6 4.9 1.8

 Percent Change: Q4/Q4 -6.0 4.3 3.4 1.3

Percent

 Unemployment Rate 6.2 5.9 5.1 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 8.1 5.4 3.6 3.5

 Federal Funds Rate 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.3 1.1

1-Year Treasury Note Yield 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.2

10-Year Treasury Note Yield 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 0.9 1.4 1.5 1.6

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December 10, 2021

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