by Calculated Risk on 1/19/2021 03:01:00 PM
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Update Then and Now: With Column Excluding Pandemic
A few indicators comparing four years ago and today (and a column after three years - excluding the pandemic) ...
Jan-17 | Jan-20 | Dec-20 | |
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Vehicle Sales1 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.4 |
Employment change2 | 2,591 | 2,195 | -704 |
Unemployment Rate3 | 4.7% | 3.5% | 6.7% |
Participation Rate4 | 62.8% | 63.4% | 61.5% |
Housing Starts5 | 1,056 | 1,262 | 1,278 |
New Home Sales6 | 486 | 644 | 679 |
Mortgage Delinquency Rate7 | 6.1% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
GDP Growth8 | 2.3% | 2.5% | 1.0% |
Budget Deficit9 | 3.2% | 4.6% | 16.0% |
S&P 50010 | 2,269 | 3,317 | 3,800 |
1millions, SAAR (average previous 4 years, or 3 years for Jan 2020) 2Thousands (Average previous 4 years, or 3 years for Jan 2020) 3Most Recent Month 4Most Recent Month 5Thousands, SAAR (average previous 4 years, or 3 years for Jan 2020) 6Thousands, SAAR (average previous 4 years, or 3 years for Jan 2020) 7Annual GDP growth (over previous 4 years, or 3 years for Jan 2020). Q4 2020 estimated at 5.0% annual rate. 8Source: MBA, Quarterly including in-foreclosure (most recent quarter) 9Source: CBP: Annual, fiscal 2016, 2019, and 2020 10Jan 20, 2017, Jan 21, 2020 and Jan 19, 2021 |