Then and Now

Top 10 Industry Groups Since 9/11
General Mining…………………………860.40%
Consumer Electronics………………..389.37%
Nonferrous Metals……………………289.10%
Exploration & Production…………..208.42%
Steel……………………………………….205.84%
Coal………………………………………..203.65%
Gambling…………………………………173.41%
Home Construction…………………..149.68%
Commercial Vehicles & Trucks…….139.50%
Oil Equipment & Services…………..138.14%
Bottom 10 Industry Groups Since 9/11
Automobiles……………………………-40.14%
Airlines…………………………………..-38.83%
Tires……………………………………..-35.18%
Gas Distribution………………………-32.30%
Automobiles & Parts………………..-25.73%
Fixed Line Telecommunications….-21.18%
Pharmaceuticals………………………-19.90%
Telecommunications………………….-18.22%
Aluminum………………………………..-17.48%
Broadcasting & Entertainment……-16.84%
Market and Economic Stats
…………..September 10, 2001…………..September 11, 2006
Dow………………….9,605.51…………………….11,396.84
S&P 500…………….1,092.54…………………….1,299.54
Nasdaq……………..1,695.38…………………….2,173.25
30-Year T-Bond………5.44%…………………….4.94%
90-Day T-Bill…………..3.18%…………………….4.81%
Unemployment Rate….4.9%……………………..4.7%
Nonfarm Payrolls….131,776…………………..135,500
CPI……………………….2.7%………………………..4.2%
Core CPI………………..2.7%………………………..2.7%
In five years, 3.7 million jobs have been created. The unemployment rate is down. Long-term rates are lower. All the major indexes are up, and core inflation is the same.
(Note: Unemployment rates and NFP are for August. The NFP is in thousands. The inflation rates are for the trailing 12-month period through August.)

Posted by on September 11th, 2006 at 4:13 pm


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