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Commentary
Forecaster’s Mailbag: Gazing Into Asia’s 2020 Crystal Ball There’s a smorgasbord of themes that will likely dominate or influence the economic outlook. U.S. Consumer Outlook: Slowing Income Growth Constrains Spending Many components of income are expected to grow more slowly as 2020 unfolds. How We Fared on the Key Questions for 2019 We are taking a look back on our economic predictions for the past year. U.S. Chartbook: Economy's Festive End to an Eventful Year GDP growth has slowed, but income and labor market trends remain solid. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Russian Federation
GDP
2019Q3: 1.7%
Russian GDP grew 1.7% in the third quarter, in line with the market consensus and up from the second quarter's 0.9% growth. Spain
GDP
2019Q3: 0.4%
Final estimates confirm that Spanish GDP grew by 0.4% q/q in the three months to September, unchanged from the second quarter. Chile
Employment
Nov. 2019: 6.9%
The national unemployment rate averaged 6.9% in the September-November rolling quarter, up from 6.8% a year earlier. Chile
Manufacturing Production
Nov. 2019: 3.22%
United States
S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller® Home Price Indexes
Oct. 2019: 2.2%
House price appreciation held steady in October, as measured by the S&P 20-city index. United States
FHFA Purchase-Only House Price Index
Oct. 2019: 5.0%
House price appreciation for conventional mortgage-financed purchases held steady in October. Russian Federation
Retail Sales
Nov. 2019: 2.3%
Retail trade is showing signs of life in Russia. United States
Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index
December 27: 128.1
The four-week moving average in our U.S. policy uncertainty increased from 119.4 to 128.1 in the week ended December 27. United States
Risk of Recession
Nov. 2019: 10%
The odds that the U.S. will be in recession in the next six months increased from 9% in October to 10% in November. South Korea
Foreign Trade
Dec. 2019:
United States
Conference Board Consumer Confidence
Dec. 2019: 126.5
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index unexpectedly slipped in December but there isn’t an immediate cause for concern, as sentiment remains solid. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 
