Economic Forecast: August 2021

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Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

 Gross Domestic Product -5.1 -31.2 33.8 4.5 6.3 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.6 2.8 2.2 2.0 -2.3 6.3 3.2

 Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) -6.9 -33.4 41.4 3.4 11.4 11.8 1.9 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.4 -2.4 7.0 2.6

 Residential Fixed Investment 20.4 -30.7 59.9 34.4 13.3 -9.8 -1.4 6.5 3.9 -1.1 -3.9 -3.7 15.7 1.8 -1.3

 Business Fixed Investment -8.1 -30.3 18.7 12.5 12.9 8.0 7.6 8.1 8.5 4.8 2.5 2.0 -3.8 9.1 4.5

 Government Consumption & Investment 3.7 3.9 -2.1 -0.5 4.2 -1.5 2.1 3.1 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.6 1.2 2.0 1.0

Billions of Chained 2012$

 Net Exports -834 -768 -1014 -1125 -1218 -1251 -1270 -1236 -1236 -1231 -1218 -1197 -935 -1244 -1221

 Change in Business Inventories -30 -253 25 89 -88 -166 34 86 190 204 193 172 -42 -34 190

Percent Change: Quarterly YoY, Annual Q4/Q4

 Consumer Price Index 2.1 0.4 1.3 1.2 1.9 4.8 5.0 5.1 4.6 2.9 2.0 2.0 1.2 5.1 2.0

 Core Consumer Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 2.2 1.3 1.7 1.6 1.4 3.7 4.2 4.4 4.9 3.6 2.9 3.2 1.6 4.4 3.2

 PCE Chain Price Index 1.7 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.8 3.8 4.0 4.3 3.8 2.7 2.2 2.2 1.2 4.3 2.2

 Core PCE Chain Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 1.8 1.0 1.5 1.4 1.7 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.0 2.7 2.9 1.4 3.8 2.9

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

 Employment, Total Nonfarm -360 -4,333 1,342 213 518 607 839 703 504 397 258 223 -9.4 8.0 4.1

 Percent Change: Q4/Q4 -6.0 5.1 3.1

Percent

 Unemployment Rate 3.8 13.0 8.8 6.8 6.2 5.9 5.1 4.4 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.8 8.1 5.4 3.9

 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 0.4 0.1 0.1

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

10-Year Treasury Note Yield 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 0.9 1.4 1.4

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August 10, 2021

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from July 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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