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Critical to the health of the National and State economies is the ability of consumers to buy the goods and services being offered for sale by businesses. In turn, consumer demand is predicated on the willingness and ability of buyers to make purchases. Signals on consumers’ ability to buy are usually found in the levels, changes from the previous period, and year-to-year changes, of quarterly personal income #1, and quarterly wages and salaries #2, and in the prime rate #4 and conventional mortgage rates #5. Their willingness is reflected in their actual behavior. That is, are they actually making purchases? The most timely indicator that sends a signal about actual consumer behavior, at the state level, is sales tax revenue #3 activity. Seasonally Adjusted / Not Seasonally Adjusted

Personal Income Quarterly Month 2000 2001 Jan 140,086 149,662 Feb 140,086 149,662 Mar 140,086 149,662 Apr 141,996 150,047 May 141,996 150,047 Jun 141,996 150,047 Jul 144,347 148,546 Aug 144,347 148,546 Sep 144,347 148,546 Oct 145,654 149,892 Nov 145,654 149,892 Dec 145,654 149,892

Wages & Salaries Quarterly 2000 2001 75,079 79,966 75,079 79,966 75,079 79,966 75,444 78,749 75,444 78,749 75,444 78,749 76,809 77,406 76,809 77,406 76,809 77,406 77,845 77,362 77,845 77,362 77,845 77,362

Sales Tax Revenue 2000 2001 335.1 348.6 205.8 223.6 212.1 220.3 305.9 284.9 237.0 250.0 249.8 247.6 329.2 318.4 240.6 247.3 248.2 231.4 305.9 278.8 249.3 244.4 246.8 244.7

Prime Interest Rate 2000 2001 8.50% 9.05% 8.73% 8.50% 8.83% 8.32% 9.00% 7.80% 9.24% 7.24% 9.50% 6.98% 9.50% 6.75% 9.50% 6.67% 9.50% 6.28% 9.50% 5.53% 9.50% 5.10% 9.50% 4.84%

Conventional Mortgage Rates 2000 2001 8.21% 7.03% 8.32% 7.05% 8.24% 6.95% 8.15% 7.08% 8.52% 7.15% 8.29% 7.16% 8.15% 7.13% 8.03% 6.95% 7.91% 6.82% 7.80% 6.62% 7.75% 6.66% 7.38% 7.07%

2001 Consumer Scorecard Totals  [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)] x 100 = Net% Total Up Down NC Net %  5 4 1 0 +60%  5 5 0 0 +100%  5 5 0 0 +100%  5 4 1 0 +60%  5 5 0 0 +100%  5 4 1 0 +60%  5 4 1 0 +60%  5 5 0 0 +100%  5 4 1 0 +60%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 3 2 0 +20%

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