
CHART: Gross Domestic Product, '95 - '00 |
Gross Domestic Product
In the third quarter of 2000, real GDP increased 2.2 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate. |
Previous
+5.6
2nd Qtr 2000
(% change)
|
Current
+2.2
3rd Qtr 2000
(% change)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Economic Analysis
as of December 21, 2000.
|

CHART: Nonresidential Fixed Investment, '95 - '00 |
Nonresidential Fixed Investment
In the third quarter of 2000, real nonresidential fixed investment increased 7.7 percent at a seasonally
adjusted annual rate. |
Previous
+14.6
2nd Qtr 2000
(% change)
|
Current
+7.7
3rd Qtr 2000
(% change)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Economic Analysis
as of December 21, 2000.
|

CHART: Gross Domestic Product, '95 - '00 |
Residential Investment
In the third quarter of 2000, real residential investment decreased 10.6 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate. |
Previous
+1.3
2nd Qtr 2000
(% change)
|
Current
-10.6
3rd Qtr 2000
(% change)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Economic Analysis
as of December 21, 2000.
|

CHART: Personal Saving Rate, '95 - '00 |
Personal Saving Rate
In the third quarter of 2000, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income decreased to -0.2 percent. |
Previous
+0.3
2nd Qtr 2000
(% of disposable personal income)
|
Current
-0.2
3rd Qtr 2000
(% of disposable personal income)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Economic Analysis
as of December 21, 2000.
|

CHART: Corporate Profits, '95 - '00 |
Corporate Profits
In the third quarter of 2000 profits from current production increased 0.7 percent at a seasonally adjusted
quarterly rate. |
Previous
+2.9
2nd Qtr 2000
(% change)
|
Current
+0.7
3rd Qtr 2000
(% change)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Economic Analysis
as of December 21, 2000.
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CHART: Personal Consumption Expenditures, '98-'00 |
Personal Consumption Expenditures
In November 2000, real personal consumption expenditures
increased 0.1 percent at a seasonally adjusted monthly rate. |
Previous
+0.2
October 2000
(% change)
|
Current
+0.1
November 2000
(% change)
|
Provided by
Bureau of Economic Analysis
as of December 22, 2000.
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CHART: National Expenditures for R&D |
National Expenditures for R&D
Preliminary estimates of R&D expenditures for 2000 indicate a 7.8% increase over 1999, or a 6.2% increase after adjusting for inflation. |
Previous
$244.8
1999 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)
|
Current
$264.2
2000 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)
|
Provided by
National Science Foundation/SRS
as of November 2000.
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CHART: Federal R&D Obligations |
Federal Obligations for R&D
Federal obligations for research and development and R&D plant are expected to decrease by an estimated 0.6 percent (to $77.2 billion) in fiscal year 2000. |
Previous
$77.7
1999 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)
|
Current
$77.2
2000 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)
|
Provided by
National Science Foundation/SRS
as of December 2000.
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