Economic Forecast: September 2022

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Percent Change: Quarterly SAAR, Annual Q4/Q4

 Gross Domestic Product 6.3 6.7 2.3 6.9 -1.6 -0.6 1.3 0.7 -0.4 -1.5 -0.7 0.7 5.5 0.0 -0.5

 Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) 11.4 12.0 2.0 2.5 1.8 1.5 1.5 2.2 0.3 -0.8 -0.1 1.1 6.9 1.7 0.1

 Residential Fixed Investment 13.3 -11.7 -7.7 2.2 0.4 -16.2 -31.3 -25.3 -12.4 -0.4 5.7 8.0 -1.5 -18.9 -0.1

 Business Fixed Investment 12.9 9.2 1.7 2.9 10.0 0.0 1.9 0.2 -4.0 -7.7 -6.6 -3.7 6.6 2.9 -5.5

 Government Consumption & Investment 4.2 -2.0 0.9 -2.6 -2.9 -1.8 -0.7 1.7 3.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 0.1 -0.9 1.9

Billions of Chained 2012$

 Net Exports -1218 -1236 -1308 -1342 -1536 -1466 -1339 -1338 -1337 -1306 -1278 -1270 -1276 -1420 -1298

 Change in Business Inventories -88 -169 -67 193 188 84 61 65 59 28 -4 -20 -33 99 16

Percent Change: Quarterly YoY, Annual Q4/Q4

 Consumer Price Index 1.9 4.8 5.3 6.7 8.0 8.6 8.1 7.2 5.5 3.5 2.6 2.0 6.7 7.2 2.0

 Core Consumer Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 1.4 3.7 4.1 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.2 4.4 3.6 2.9 5.0 5.9 2.9

 PCE Chain Price Index 1.8 3.9 4.3 5.5 6.3 6.5 6.1 5.5 4.4 3.2 2.6 1.9 5.5 5.5 1.9

 Core PCE Chain Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) 1.7 3.4 3.6 4.6 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.4 3.9 3.5 3.1 2.6 4.6 4.4 2.6

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

 Employment, Total Nonfarm 645 422 543 637 539 349 329 87 17 -172 -275 -224 6.7 3.9 -2.0

 Percent Change: Q4/Q4 4.3 3.0 -1.1

Percent: Quarterly Avg, Annual Avg

 Unemployment Rate 6.2 5.9 5.1 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.7 5.2 5.4 3.7 4.5

 Federal Funds Rate 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 2.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 0.0 1.7 3.5

 1-Year Treasury Note Yield 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.0 2.2 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 0.1 2.5 3.5

 10-Year Treasury Note Yield 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 1.4 2.8 3.1

September 12, 2022

Note: Interest rate forecasts are based on rates from August 31, 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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