| FINANCE | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortgage debt outstanding (billion dollars) | 6,789 | 12,108 | 13,488 | 14,562 | 14,640 | |
| Consumer credit outstanding (billion dollars) | 1,718 | 2,285 | 2,388 | 2,519 | 2,563 | |
| Interest rates: | ||||||
| New-home mortgage yields (percent) 1 | 7.52 | 5.94 | 6.63 | 6.41 | 6.05 | |
| Prime rate charged by banks (percent) | 9.23 | 6.19 | 7.96 | 8.05 | 5.09 | |
| Treasury bill, 3-month (percent)2 | 5.82 | 3.15 | 4.73 | 4.36 | 1.37 | |
| Treasury bond, 3-year, constant maturity (percent) | 6.22 | 3.93 | 4.77 | 4.34 | 2.24 | |
| Treasury bond, 10-year constant maturity (percent) | 6.03 | 4.29 | 4.80 | 4.63 | 3.66 | |
| Dow-Jones Industrial average (30 stocks)3 | 10,787 | 10,718 | 12,463 | 13,265 | 8,776 | |
| Standard & Poor's common index (500 stocks) 3, 4 | 1,320 | 1,248 | 1,418 | 1,468 | 903 | |
| FOREIGN COMMERCE | 2000 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Current account balance (billion dollars) | -417 | -749 | -804 | -727 | -706 | |
| Merchandise trade balance (billion dollars) | -436 | -772 | -828 | -809 | -914 | |
| Exports (billion dollars) 5 | 782 | 901 | 1,026 | 1,148 | 1,287 | |
| General imports (billion dollars) | 1,218 | 1,673 | 1,854 | 1,957 | 2,201 | |
FOOTNOTES
1 Effective rate on conventional mortgages.
2 Secondary Market.
3 Closing value as of end of December.
4 1941-43=10.
5 Domestic and foreign exports; free
alongside ship (f.a.s.) value basis.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Administrative and Customer Services Division
