U.S. ECONOMIC TRENDS

Real total economic output, Jan.-Dec., 2009* : +1.78%

Real manufacturing output, Jan.-Dec., 2009: +1.42%

Total private sector employment, Jan.-Dec., 2009: – 3.89 million jobs (–3.51%)

Total manufacturing employment, Jan.-Dec., 2009: –1.01 million jobs (–8.08%)

Real private sector hourly earnings, Jan.-Dec., 2009:  –0.68%

Real manufacturing hourly earnings, Jan.-Dec., 2009:  –0.93%

Manufacturing capacity, Jan.-Dec., 2009:  –1.31%

Total trade deficit, 2008: $695.94 billion

Total trade deficit, 2009: $380.66 billion

Total trade deficit, 2008-9:  –45.30%

Manufacturing trade deficit, 2008: $578.00 billion

Manufacturing trade deficit, 2009: $441.17 billion

Manufacturing trade deficit, 2008-2009:  –23.67%

*First quarter through fourth quarter