| Financial Indicators* |
| 2010 | 12-Month Range |
| May | April | March | February | January | December | November | High | Low | |
| Prime Rate | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| 3-Month CD Rate | 0.45 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.45 | 0.19 |
| 3-Month Treasury Bill Rate | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.05 |
| 5-Year Treasury Note Rate | 2.18 | 2.58 | 2.43 | 2.36 | 2.48 | 2.34 | 2.23 | 2.71 | 2.18 |
| 10-Year Treasury Note Rate | 3.42 | 3.85 | 3.73 | 3.69 | 3.73 | 3.59 | 3.40 | 3.85 | 3.39 |
| 20-Year Treasury Bond Rate | 4.11 | 4.53 | 4.49 | 4.48 | 4.50 | 4.40 | 4.24 | 4.53 | 4.11 |
| Tax-Exempt Bond Yield | 4.29 | 4.41 | 4.36 | 4.36 | 4.33 | 4.21 | 4.37 | 4.81 | 4.20 |
| Corporate Bond Yield (AAA) | 4.96 | 5.29 | 5.27 | 5.35 | 5.26 | 5.26 | 5.19 | 5.61 | 4.96 |
| Dow Jones Industrial average | 10500 | 11052 | 10678 | 10215 | 10471 | 10433 | 10228 | 11052 | 8593 |
| S&P 500 Index | 1125 | 1197 | 1152 | 1089 | 1124 | 1110 | 1088 | 1197 |
926 |
| Dividend Yield (S&P) | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.97 | 2.03 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.35 | 1.88 |
| P/E Ratio (S&P) | 15.7 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.7 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 15.7 |
| Dollar Exchange Rate (vs. Major Currencies) |
78.4 | 75.3 | 75.2 | 75.5 | 73.8 | 73.3 | 72.4 | 78.4 | 72.4 |
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*Monthly Averages |
| Economic Indicators |
| 2010 | 12-Month Range |
| May | April | March | February | January | December | November | High | Low | |
| Housing Starts (In Thousands) | 583 | 659 | 634 | 605 | 612 | 576 | 589 | 659 | 529 |
| New Home Sales (Thousands of Units) |
504 | 439 | 338 | 349 | 356 | 368 | 504 | 338 | |
| New Home Prices (Thousands of Dollars) |
198 | 220 | 220 | 218 | 223 | 219 | 223 | 198 |
| Retail Sales (% Change Year Ago) | 6.9 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 9.0 | -9.2 |
| Industrial Production (% Chang Year Ago) |
7.6 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.2 | -2.1 | -5.0 | 7.6 | -13.3 |
| Operating Rate (% of Capacity) | 74.7 | 73.7 | 73.1 | 72.8 | 72.8 | 71.9 | 71.4 | 74.7 | 68.3 |
| Inventory Sales Ratio (Months) | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.41 | 1.23 | |
| Real Gross Domestic Product (Annual % Change) |
3.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | -0.7 |
| Unemployment Rate (Percent) | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.4 |
| Payroll Employment (Change in Thousands) |
431 | 290 | 208 | 39 | 14 | -109 | 64 | 431 | -504 |
| Personal Income (% Change Year Ago) |
2.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1 | -0.6 | -1.4 | 2.8 | -2.6 | |
| Savings Rate (Percent of Disposable Income) |
3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 3.1 | |
| Hourly Earnings (% Change Year Ago) |
2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Consumer Credit (Change in Mil.Of Dollars) |
955 | -5496 | -7728 | 3346 | -7457 | -23430 | 3346 | -23430 |
| Consumer Prices (% Change Year Ago) |
2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | -2.1 |
| CPI Less Food & Energy (% Change Year Ago) |
0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Wholesale Prices (% Change Year Ago) |
5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 6.0 | -6.8 |