Originally published in the January 9, 2012 issue of Furniture Today Furniture Today polled industry analysts and economists to develop a forecast for 2012. Figures included in the report include: • Consumer spending on furniture and bedding • Housing starts • Existing home sales • New home sales • Mortgage rates • Real gross domestic product • Consumer price index • Unemployment • Personal disposable income • Prime interest rate Furniture/Today's 2012 Economic Outlook Survey was compiled by Furniture/Today's market research team. Data for the forecast came from Budd Bugatch, Raymond James; Jerry Epperson; Mann, Armistead & Epperson; Ken Smith, Smith Leonard; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Fannie Mae Economics and Mortgage Market Analysis; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, The Livingston Survey; Federal Reserve; Freddie Mac; Mortgage Bankers Association; National Association of Home Builders; National Association of Realtors; RBC; TD Economics; The Conference Board; PNC Financial Services Group; University of Michigan, Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics (RSQE); U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Wall Street Journal and Wells Fargo. *3 pages* Please Note: This report is available for immediate electronic download in PDF format. When you order this report, you will come to an order confirmation page which will show your report, with a blue "Download Now" button. |
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