ACC's Economic Outlook for the Week Ended April 29, 2011

MACROECONOMIC STATUS Our running tab of positive indicators rose by two to 17 out of 20 this week. Thus, we continue to post a green banner. Consumer Confidence ↑ 1.6 points to 65.4 GDP ↑ 1.8% (SAAR); ↑ 2.3% Y/Y Personal Income ↑ 0.5%; ↑ 2.7% Y/Y (real) Consumer Spending ↑ 0.6%; ↑ 2.7% Y/Y (real) New Home Sales ↑ 11.1%; ↓ 21.9% Y/Y Durable Goods Orders ↑ 2.5%; ↑ 9.6% Y/Y Chicago PMI ↓ 3.0 points to 67.6 Texas Manufacturing Outlook ↓ 1.0 points to 10.5 BUSINESS OF CHEMISTRY STATUS For the...

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