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Make Your Move. Alan Beaulieu ITR Economics ™. www.itreconomics.com. 2012 Forecast Results. 2. * End of year 12-month index estimate. Results for 2011. 3. US Industrial Production to Gross Domestic Product. -3.1%. -5.3%. -7.1%. -14.6%. Year-over-year Quarter to Quarter (3/12).
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Make Your Move Alan Beaulieu ITR Economics™ www.itreconomics.com
2012 Forecast Results 2 * End of year 12-month index estimate
US Industrial Production to Gross Domestic Product -3.1% -5.3% -7.1% -14.6% Year-over-year Quarter to Quarter (3/12)
US Industrial Production Growth 12/12 annual growth rate
Real Gross Domestic Product Trillions of $
US Industrial Production to Wholesale Trade Durable Goods 7 12/12 Rates-of-Change
US Industrial Production to Wholesale Trade Nondurable Goods 8 12/12 Rates-of-Change
Wholesale Trade Petroleum & Petroleum Products to Crude Oil Futures Prices 9 12/12 Rates-of-Change
US Industrial Production toWholesale Trade Machinery, Equipment & Supplies 10 12/12 Rates-of-Change
US Industrial Production to Wholesale Trade Chemicals & Allied Products 12/12 Rates-of-Change
Wholesale Trade Electrical & Electronic Goods 12 Bils of $
Wholesale Trade Hardware & HVAC Equipment & Supplies to US Industrial Production 13 12/12 Rates-of-Change
Recovery Leading indicators pointing up Liquidity is not an issue Exports are up Stimulative monetary policy Employment rising (companies right-sized) Banks are lending Retail Sales Construction spending is improving
Areas of Concern Europe’s financial troubles … China recession? … Massive legislative changes… Oil prices could break through $120 … Fiscal Cliff… Tax Hikes… Massive deficit and growing nat’l debt
National Defense Expenditures to Defense Capital Goods N.O. Obama Carter Bush Reagan Clinton Bush 12/12 Rates-of-Change
Western Europe Industrial Production Year-Over-Year Growth Rates %
Global Leading Indicators 1/12 Rates-of-Change
Tax Revenue and Top Marginal Rates Compared,1930-2012 19 40-Year Average Source: Tax Policy Center; Historical Tables, OMB; CBO Alternative Scenario. Produced by Veronique de Rugy, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Caught in the WebWho can do what to whom Federal Reserve Act of 1913 32 pages Glass-Steagall Act 37 Dodd-Frank 848 Not rules, but instructions on how to create more regulations and bureaucracies Source: The Economist
Total U.S. Public Debt (% of GDP)
World Countries Industrial Production Year-Over-Year Growth Rates %
Global Industrial Production Indices 12/12 Rates-of-Change
US Manufacturing as a % of GDP (Value Added) 12.2% 11.0% 3MMA
Copper Price Trend $ per pound, 3MMA
Crude Oil Futures Prices Light & Sweet $ per Barrel, Data Trends
U.S. Dependence on Foreign Oil DecliningNet imports as a share of domestic consumption 60% 60% 58% 57% 52% 49% 45%
Trends 10 Nonresidential Construction Production Financial Retail Housing Medical Wholesale Trade New Orders Soft Landing Foreign Hard Landing
Nondefense Capital Goods New Orders w/o Aircraft 3/12 12/12 12MMT 3MMT Billions of $
US Industrial Production to ITR Leading Indicator USIP – 12/12 Indicator - Monthly
University of Michigan Consumer Expectations Index 12/12 Rate-of-Change
Chicago Fed National Activity Index 34 6 Month Moving Average
Purchasing Managers Index Raw Data
Ratio of Inventories to New Orders Raw Data
Stock Prices Index 38 1/12 12/12 12MMA Actual S&P 500, 1941-43 = 10
Corporate Bond Prices 39 Rates-of-Change
Retail Sales Excluding Automobiles 3/12 12/12 12MMT 3MMT Trillions of 82-84$
Personal Savings Billions of $, Annual Data TrendSAAR
Housing Starts 3/12 12/12 12MMT 3MMT Millions of Units
US Industrial Production to Private Non-Residential Construction • 3.5% 2014 4.5% Additions and Alteration Commercial Buildings -4.7% D Office & Bank Alterations -6.9% A Stores & Restaurants -0.4% D 12/12 Rates-of-Change
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