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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 2009 2010 Jan 189,863 189,984 Feb 189,863 189,984 Mar 189,863 189,984 Apr 189,043 193,980 May 189,043 193,980 Jun 189,043 193,980 Jul 187,469 195,331 Aug 187,469 195,331 Sep 187,469 195,331 Oct 188,900 196,432 Nov 188,900 196,432 Dec 188,900 196,432

Wages & Salaries Quarterly 2009 2010 92,748 90,795 92,748 90,795 92,748 90,795 92,973 95,141 92,973 95,141 92,973 95,141 92,319 95,494 92,319 95,494 92,319 95,494 94,878 98,243 94,878 98,243 94,878 98,243

Sales Tax Revenue 2009 2010 245.8 211.9 278.4 267.7 296.2 307.2 253.4 273.3 166.5 157.5 380.2 371.0 302.3 322.5 245.8 257.9 243.6 250.9 206.9 184.5 325.3 369.7 270.4 259.2

Prime Interest Rate 2009 2010 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25%

Conventional Mortgage Rates 2009 2010 5.06% 5.03% 5.13% 4.99% 5.00% 4.97% 4.81% 5.10% 4.86% 4.89% 5.42% 4.74% 5.22% 4.56% 5.19% 4.43% 5.06% 4.35% 4.95% 4.23% 4.88% 4.30% 4.93% 4.71%

2010 Consumer Scorecard Totals  [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)] x 100 = Net% Total Up Down NC Net %  5 2 2 1 0%  5 2 2 1 0%  5 3 1 1 +40%  5 3 1 1 +40%  5 2 2 1 0%  5 3 1 1 +40%  5 4 0 1 +80%  5 4 0 1 +80%  5 4 0 1 +80%  5 3 1 1 +40%  5 4 0 1 +80%  5 3 1 1 +40%

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