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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 2008 2009 Jan 203,217 189,863 Feb 203,217 189,863 Mar 203,217 189,863 Apr 202,697 189,043 May 202,697 189,043 Jun 202,697 189,043 Jul 203,108 187,469 Aug 203,108 187,469 Sep 203,108 187,469 Oct 198,794 188,900 Nov 198,794 188,900 Dec 198,794 188,900

Wages & Salaries Quarterly 2008 2009 100,409 92,748 100,409 92,748 100,409 92,748 97,961 92,973 97,961 92,973 97,961 92,973 98,149 92,319 98,149 92,319 98,149 92,319 96,871 94,878 96,871 94,878 96,871 94,878

Sales Tax Revenue 2008 2009 368.9 245.8 293.1 278.4 237.9 296.2 293.8 253.4 229.7 166.5 346.6 380.2 367.2 302.3 173.5 245.8 361.8 243.6 318.2 206.9 185.5 325.3 355.6 270.4

Prime Interest Rate 2008 2009 6.98% 3.25% 6.00% 3.25% 5.66% 3.25% 5.24% 3.25% 5.00% 3.25% 5.00% 3.25% 5.00% 3.25% 5.00% 3.25% 5.00% 3.25% 4.56% 3.25% 4.00% 3.25% 3.61% 3.25%

Conventional Mortgage Rates 2008 2009 5.76% 5.06% 5.92% 5.13% 5.97% 5.00% 5.92% 4.81% 6.04% 4.86% 6.32% 5.42% 6.43% 5.22% 6.48% 5.19% 6.04% 5.06% 6.20% 4.95% 6.09% 4.88% 5.33% 4.93%

2009 Consumer Scorecard Totals  [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)] x 100 = Net% Total Up Down NC Net %  5 2 3 0 -20%  5 2 3 0 -20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 2 3 0 -20%  5 2 3 0 -20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 2 3 0 -20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 2 3 0 -20%  5 2 3 0 -20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 2 3 0 -20%

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