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3Q GDP Final: 0.3%; Up Arrow 0.8% Y/Y
Producer Prices: 0.4%; 8.7% Y/Y (9/08)
Consumer Prices: Down Arrow 0.1%; Up Arrow 5.4% Y/Y (8/08)
Housing Starts: 6.3%; Down Arrow 31.1% Y/Y (9/08)
Building Permits: to 937,000 unit pace; 32.4% Y/Y (7/08)
Industrial Production: Down Arrow 2.8%; 4.5% Y/Y (9/08)
Consumer Spending: Flat; Up Arrow 4.6% Y/Y (8/08)
New Home Sales: Up Arrow 2.7%; 33.1% Y/Y (compared to 13.2% Y/Y for inventories) (9/08)
Light Vehicle Sales: Down Arrow to 10.6 million-unit pace (10/08)
Construction Spending: Down Arrow 0.3%; 6.6% Y/Y (9/08)
Semiconductor Sales: Up Arrow 1.1%; Up Arrow 1.6% Y/Y (9/08)
Durable Goods Orders: Up Arrow 0.8%; Down Arrow 1.8% Y/Y (10/08)

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