FYI
-- Casual Living, 2/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Briefly....
From tailgating at sporting events to friendly at home get-togethers, grilling is a major factor in consumers' lives. In fact, when it comes to grilled food, two-thirds prefer to grill at home rather than eating out at a restaurant according to Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association's Fall 2008 Consumer Opinion Poll.
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According to Casual Living and HGTV's exclusive 2008 Consumer Views Survey, more than one-half of U.S. consumers would include a grill in their dream outdoor space.
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Three-fifths of grill sales in specialty stores are gas grills, followed by charcoal grills with 16% of sales and grill islands with 11% of sales, according to Casual Living's 2008 exclusive Store Operations Survey.
Unemployment
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
| National | 2008 | |
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| Dec. | 7.2% | |
| Nov. | 6.8% | |
Consumer credit outstanding
Percent change at annual rate
Seasonally adjusted
| 2007 | 2008 | ||||||
| Q4 | Q1 | Q2r | Q3r | Sept. | Oct.r | Nov.p | |
| r = revised; p = preliminary Covers most short- and intermediate-term credit extended to individuals, excluding loans secured by real estate. Nonrevolving credit includes automobile loans and all other loans not included in revolving credit, such as loans for mobile homes, education, boats, trailers or vacations. These loans may be secured or unsecured. Source: Federal Reserve |
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| Total | 4.1% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 3.1% | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| Revolving | 7.7 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -3.4 |
| Nonrevolving | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | -0.7 | 3.2 | -2.1 | -3.9 |
Housing
Unit numbers in thousands
Seasonally adjusted annual rate
| Permits | United States | Northeast | Midwest | South | West |
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November '08 numbers are preliminary
Source: Bureau of the Census and National Assn. of Realtors |
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| November '08 | 616 | 64 | 102 | 295 | 155 |
| Change from Nov. '07 | -48.1% | -49.2% | -46.9% | -50.3% | -43.6% |
| Starts | |||||
| November '08 | 625 | 51 | 93 | 347 | 134 |
| Change from Nov. '07 | -47.0% | -60.2% | -55.5% | -40.9% | -47.5% |
| New home sales | |||||
| November '08 | 407 | 40 | 56 | 210 | 101 |
| Change from Nov. '07 | -35.3% | -27.3% | -34.9% | -38.1% | -32.2% |
| Existing home sales | |||||
| November '08 | 4,490 | 730 | 1,000 | 1,640 | 1,120 |
| Change from Nov. '07 | -10.6% | -18.0% | -16.0% | -17.6% | 17.9% |
Stocks Snapshot
| Last year | ||
| 1/22/2009 | 1/24/2008 | |
| Dow | 8122.80 | 12378.61 |
| NASDAQ | 1105.31 | 1939.71 |
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