Economic Forecast: May 2015

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National Income and Product Accounts (Chained 2009$)

Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

Gross Domestic Product -2.1 4.6 5.0 2.2 0.2 2.4 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.4

Personal Consumption Expenditures 1.2 2.5 3.2 4.4 1.9 3.4 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.8

Residential Fixed Investment -5.3 8.8 3.2 3.8 1.3 2.1 8.4 11.9 8.7 6.9 7.8 6.5 2.5 5.8 7.5

Business Fixed Investment 1.6 9.7 8.9 4.7 -3.4 1.8 3.8 5.6 5.4 4.8 4.0 2.3 6.2 1.9 4.1

Government Consumption & Investment -0.8 1.7 4.4 -1.9 -0.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.5

Billions of Chained 2009$

Net Exports -447 -460 -431 -471 -522 -519 -507 -521 -525 -536 -544 -545 -453 -517 -538

Change in Business Inventories 35 85 82 80 110 94 91 90 73 69 63 61 71 96 67

Income (Billions of Nominal $)

Disposable Personal Income 12,773 12,945 13,061 13,164 13,296 13,394 13,519 13,649 13,760 13,890 14,017 14,147 12,986 13,464 13,953

Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4 4.8 5.5 3.6 3.2 4.1 3.0 3.8 3.9 3.3 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.3 3.7 3.6

Price Indices

Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

GDP Price Index 1.3 2.1 1.4 0.1 -0.1 1.9 2.1 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.2 1.4 1.9

Consumer Price Index 2.1 2.4 1.2 -0.9 -3.1 2.3 3.9 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.2 1.3 2.2

Consumer Price Index excl. Food & Energy 1.8 2.2 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.6 2.0

Employment

Unemployment Rate (Percent) 6.6 6.2 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.2 5.4 5.1

Employment, Total Nonfarm Establishment Survey (Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4) 1.6 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.0 1.0 0.8 2.1 2.0 1.1

Interest Rates (Percent)

Federal Funds Rate 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.7

1-Year Treasury Note Yield 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.1 0.4 1.1

10-Year Treasury Bond Yield 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.4

May 11, 2015

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from April 30, 2015.

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 (ESR) group

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