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Agenda
Ninth District Economy– Outlook
• Surveys• Models
– Sector Analysis• Agriculture• Manufacturing• Home building
Ninth District Economy: Growth in 2012
• Business leaders remain optimistic
• Employment up, modest unemployment rate reductions
• Small wage and price increases
• Agriculture sector strong & manufacturing upbeat
• Slow home building sector
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Business leaders remain optimistic
Optimism
Pessimism
Employment expected to expand across the district
MN MT ND SD WI UP0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
2011
2012
Nonfarm employment forecastPercent change from a year earlier – 4th quarter
Agriculture
Construction
DISTRICT
Services
Manufacturing
Retail
0 20 40 60 80 100
2011 Out-look
2012 Out-look
Diffusion index*
Business leaders expect increased employment at their companies
*Index number above 50 indicates expansion. Index number below 50 indicates contraction.
MN MT ND SD WI UP0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2011
2012
Unemployment rate – 4th quarter
Unemployment rates will decrease modestly
0% to 1%
2% to 3%
4% to 5%
Above 5%
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
2011 Out-look
2012 Out-look
Percent of respondents
Business leaders anticipate small wage increases
Agriculture
Retail
DISTRICT
Services
Manufacturing
Construction
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
2011 Out-look
2012 Out-look
Diffusion index*
Business leaders foresee some price increases
*Index number above 50 indicates expansion. Index number below 50 indicates contraction.
Personal income growth expected to increase
MN MT ND* SD WI-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
2011
2012
Percent change from a year earlier – 4th quarter
*Forecast for North Dakota has a wide 70 percent confidence interval.
Manufacturing survey reveals growth in 2011; faster growth expected in 2012
Investment
Employment
Profits
Production level
0 20 40 60 80 100
2011 Ac-tual
2012 Outlook
Diffusion index*
*Index number above 50 indicates expansion. Index number below 50 indicates contraction.
However, manufacturing respondents to business poll expect more modest growth in
2012
Investment in plant and equipment
Employment
Sales
0 20 40 60 80 100
2011 Out-look
2012 Out-look
Diffusion index*
*Index number above 50 indicates expansion. Index number below 50 indicates contraction.
ND
SD
MPLS MSA
Western WI
Greater MN
UP of MI
MT
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
2011 Outlook
2012 Outlook
Diffusion index*
Business leaders expect slower home building
*Index number above 50 indicates expansion. Index number below 50 indicates contraction.
Ninth District Economy: Growth in 2012
• Business leaders remain optimistic
• Employment up, modest unemployment rate reductions
• Small wage and price increases
• Agriculture sector strong & manufacturing upbeat
• Slow home building sector