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The Economy’s Chicken-and-Egg Dilemma RYAN SWEET, SENIOR ECONOMIST
Connecticut Business & Industry Association, September 7, 2012
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A Sobering View of the RecoveryReal, % change since 2007Q4
Sources: BEA, Moody’s Analytics
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Economy Is Improving, but Output Gap Is Wide
Sources: BEA, CBO, Moody’s Analytics
Potential
Real GDP, $ tril, SAAR
Actual/forecast
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Not Quite as ‘Jobless’ as in 2001
Sources: BLS, NBER, Moody’s Analytics
Total employment, index, T=first month of recovery
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Different This Time AroundPolitical uncertainty, indexed to first mo of recovery, T=100
Sources: University of Stanford, Moody’s Analytics
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Lack of Sales ProblematicLargest problem facing businesses, net %, 3-mo MA
Source: Moody’s Analytics
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Economy’s Cliffhanger1
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Germany
Portugal
Italy
Spain
Sources: Bloomberg, Moody’s Analytics
10-yr sovereign yields
Not a Pretty Picture
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Within 15 days
16 days to 90 days
91 days to 1 yr
>1 yr to 5 yrs
>5 yrs to
10 yrs
>10 yrs
Mortgage-backed securities
Federal agency
Treasury
Only a Matter of Time Until Fed Launches QE3Maturity distribution of securities on Fed’s balance sheet
Sources: Federal Reserve, Moody’s Analytics
$ bil, week ending Aug 30
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Fiscal Decisions
Whoever wins November's elections will have big decisions to make by early 2013.
» Option 1: Over the cliff
» Option 2: Punt on policy
» Option 3: Debt-ceiling holdup
» Option 4: Fiscal nirvana
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Government Drag Is Already SignificantAnnualized % change, 4-qtr MA
Sources: BLS, BEA, Moody’s Analytics
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Passing the Baton 2
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ISM manufacturing, new orders (L)
New orders for nondefense capital goods ex aircraft, annualized % change over 3 mos (R)
Troubling Brewing for Business Investment
Sources: ISM, Census Bureau, Moody’s Analytics
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*ISM non-man exports SA by Moody’s Analytics
June Exports Seem Too Good to Be True
Sources: Census Bureau, ISM, Moody’s Analytics
Avg of ISM* export indexes (L)
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Furniture and home furnishings
Some More Encouraging News on Housing…Retail sales, % change from first mo of U.S. recession
Sources: Census Bureau, Moody’s Analytics
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…As It Switches From Weight to DriverContribution to real GDP growth, ppt
Source: Moody’s Analytics
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Reasons for Optimism and Concern3
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Higher Food Prices Are ComingAnnualized % change over 3 mos
Sources: BLS, Moody’s Analytics
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Consumers Have Had Worse Pump PainsRetail gasoline prices, first week of each yr=100
Sources: EIA, Moody’s Analytics
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Significant Pent-Up Demand
Sources: BEA, Moody’s Analytics
Real spending, $ tril
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Regional Outlook4
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Europe’s Recession Is Hurting NortheastExports to Europe as a % of total exports, 2011
Sources: Census Bureau, Moody’s Analytics
>15% to 20%
> 30%
5% to 15%
>20% to 30%
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Defense Contractors Vulnerable to AusterityDefense procurement contracts % of metro GDP, 2010
Sources: BEA, Census Bureau, Moody’s Analytics
<1
1 to <3
3 to 6
>6
U.S.=2.2
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Manufacturing Will Take a Backseat Manufacturing GSP as a % of total GSP, %, 2011
Sources: BEA, Moody’s Analytics
>10% to 15%
> 20%
0% to 10%
>15% to 20%
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