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- 1. 2013 FORECAST: ALOOK AHEAD Puget Sound Economic Forecast Ken Goldstein Economist The Conference Board
- 2. Slow Lane Now,Gets Better Later Ken Goldstein WWW.CONFERENCE-BOARD.ORG 2 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org
- 3. Overview: Domestic Economy Building Momentum Slowly Global Economy Buffeted by Euro-zone Crises and Asia/Pacific Moderation (3.2% in 2012, 3% in 2013) Food + Energy + Commodity + CONFIDENCE Housing Drag finally letting up – as rental market heats up Currency & Commodity Speculation, Given Volatility & Uncertainty in Stock, Bond, and Real Estate Markets Energy Going Through at least Two Potentially Long-Term Structural Changes 3 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org
- 4. Global Economy IsComing Back 2012 ‘13-16 ‘17-25 U.S. 2.1 2.4–1.9 2.1–1.7 Euro Area -0.3 2.4–1.3 1.9–0.9 Japan 2.0 2.1–1.4 1.6–0.9 Other Advanced Economies 2.4 3.7–2.4 2.7–1.4 Developing Asia (ex. China and India) 5.4 6.2–5.0 5.1–4.0 China 8.0 7.1–6.0 4.8–3.7 India 6.1 5.4–4.3 4.2–3.1 Latin America 3.4 4.3–2.8 3.8–2.3 Middle East 5.5 4.3–2.6 3.3–1.6 Africa 5.4 4.6–3.0 4.2–2.5 World Total 3.2 4.0–3.0 3.2–2.1 Source: IMF, The Conference Board 4 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org
- 5. US Growth Supportedby Demographics and Productivity Percent change Change (YoY) (Thous, YoY) 5% 5,000 4% 4,000 GDP 3% 3,000 2% 2,000 1% 1,000 0% 0 -1% -1,000 -2% -2,000 Employment non-farm -3% -3,000 (right side) -4% -4,000 -5% -5,000 -6% -6,000 Q3:12 Q1:04 Q1:05 Q1:06 Q1:07 Q1:08 Q1:09 Q1:10 Q1:11 Q1:12 Source: BLS, The Conference Board 5 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org
- 6. European Growth Limitedby Slow Demographics and Low Productivity Percent change Change (YoY) (Thous, YoY) 5% 5,000 Employment 4% 4,000 (right side) 3% 3,000 2% 2,000 1% 1,000 0% 0 -1% -1,000 -2% GDP -2,000 -3% -3,000 -4% -4,000 -5% -5,000 -6% -6,000 Q1:04 Q1:05 Q1:06 Q1:07 Q1:08 Q1:09 Q1:10 Q1:11 Q1:12 Q3:12 Source: Euro stat, The Conference Board 6 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org
- 7. Moderate Domestic GrowthAhead in a Slow Global Environment The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indexes Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 2011 2012 U.S.A 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.7 0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 0.4 -0.4 0.4 0.3 -0.2 MEXICO 1.2 -0.2 1.3 1.0 0.0 -0.7 -0.8 -0.6 1.4 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 U.K. -1.0 -0.7 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.1 -0.8 -0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.4 GERMANY -0.2 0.9 0.8 0.5 -0.1 -0.8 -0.7 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 -0.6 0.0 FRANCE -0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.5 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 -0.5 SPAIN -1.1 0.3 0.5 0.0 -0.9 -1.5 -0.6 0.3 -0.5 -0.1 0.3 1.0 JAPAN 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.5 1.1 -0.1 -1.1 -1.7 -0.9 -0.6 -0.5 -0.5 KOREA -0.7 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.1 -0.2 -1.1 -0.7 -0.4 -0.6 1.1 0.8 AUSTRALIA -1.1 -0.6 0.7 -0.3 -0.2 -1.2 0.9 0.6 -0.5 -1.0 -0.4 0.2 CHINA 0.6 0.6 2.0 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.2 0.8 1.8 0.2 1.6 1.1 Source: The Conference Board 7 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org
- 8. Developed World Struggling 6-month annualized percent change 25 20 15 US LEI 10 5 0 -5 -10 Asia LEI -15 Euro Area LEI -20 -25 Jun.'12 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Note: Shaded areas represent recessions Source: The Conference Board 8 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org
- 9. Consumer Expectations RemainPositive as Economy Grows Moderately Index, 1985=100 200 Present Situation 160 120 80 Expectation 40 Nov.'12 0 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Note: Shaded areas represent recessions. Data as of November 2010 are based on surveys conducted by The Nielsen Company; data prior to that are based on surveys conducted by TNS. Source: The Nielsen Company, TNS, NBER, The Conference Board 9 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org
- 10. Slow 1st Half,Better 2nd Half 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 III Q* IV Q I Q II Q III Q IV Q I Q II Q ANNUAL ANNUAL ANNUAL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ---------------- Real GDP 3.1 0.9 1.4 1.5 2.4 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ---------------- CPI Inflation 2.3 3.9 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ---------------- Real Consumer Spending 1.6 1.9 0.8 1.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.5 2.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ---------------- Real Capital Spending -1.8 3.1 2.4 4.1 5.7 8.2 5.7 6.9 7.3 3.2 6.6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ---------------- Net Exports Bil. '00$ -395.2 -393.8 -385.8 -378.0 -376.9 -383.3 -388.8 -393.7 -403.0 -381.0 -397.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ---------------- Industrial Production -0.4 1.0 1.4 1.0 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.4 3.7 1.3 2.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ---------------- Unemployment Rate (%) 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2 8.1 7.6 7.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ---------------- 90 Day T-Bills (%) 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.10 0.10 10 Yr Treas Bonds (%) 1.61 1.71 1.80 1.85 1.90 2.10 2.35 2.75 1.80 1.91 2.72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ---------------- Exchange Rates $/EURO 1.26 1.30 1.32 1.31 1.30 1.28 1.26 1.24 1.29 1.30 1.23 Yen/$ 79 81 86 87 88 89 90 91 80 88 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ---------------- *Actual Data 10 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org
- 11. Price Split 14 $ per thousand cubic feet $ per gallon Gasoline (right scale) 4Q '12 12 4 10 3 8 6 2 4 1 2 Natural Gas (left scale) 0 0 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Department of Energy, The Conference Board 11 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org
- 12. More Volatility inEurope ECB announces LTROs Bankia nationalized 7 Financial Instability Index for the Euro Area June EU summit 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 10/26/12 -1 -2 Jan 11 Apr 11 Jul 11 Oct 11 Jan 12 Apr 12 Jul 12 Oct 12 Source: The Conference Board 12 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org
- 13. Euro Up Now,But that’s temporary U Forecast USD/EUR 1.0 1.1 -Stdev 1.2 1.3 +Stdev 1.4 Trend Jan. '03 - Apr. '12 1.5 1.6 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Note: Shaded areas represent recessions Source: FRB, The Conference Board 13 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org
- 14. In A PanickyWorld – Flight To Safety Y Forecast JPY/USD 130 125 +Stdev 120 115 110 105 100 95 -Stdev 90 85 Trend Jan.'03 - Apr. '12 80 75 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Note: Shaded areas represent recessions Source: FRB, The Conference Board 14 © 2012 The Conference Board, Inc. | www.conferenceboard.org