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ISM Manufacturing Index

The latest ISM data point confirms a slowdown in the manufacturing sector. While GDP grew by 2.1% in the third quarter, manufacturing entered a period of modest contraction. While the sector is not yet in recessionary territory, it has been impacted by trade discussions with China and the on-again/off-again nature of the very public negotiations.

U.S. & World Equity Indexes; 11/26/19; YTD Return S&P 500; 3,144; 25.44% Dow Jones Industrials; 28,095; 20.44% Nasdaq Composite; 8,677; 30.78% Shanghai Composite (China); 2,903; 16.41% S&P BSE Sensex (India); 41,020; 13.73% Nikkei Stock Avg (Japan); 23,437; 17.10% CAC 40 (France); 5,929; 25.34% DAX (Germany); 13,236; 26.36% FTSE 100 (U.K.); 7,403; 10.03%
Selected Interest Rates; 11/26/19; 10/29/19 15-Year Mortgage; 3.15%; 3.18% 30-Year Mortgage; 3.68%; 3.75% 5-Year Treasury Bond; 1.58%; 1.66% 10-Year Treasury Bond; 1.74%; 1.84% 30-Year Treasury Bond; 2.18%; 2.33%
Key Economic Statistics; Most Recent; Prior Month National Producer Price Index; 0.40%; −0.30% Consumer Price Index; 0.40%; 0.00% Unemployment Rate; 3.60%; 3.50% ISM Manufacturing Index; 48.10; 48.30 ISM Services Index; 54.70; 52.60 Change in Non-farm Payroll Emp.; 128,000; 136,000 New York State Consumer Price Index - NY, NJ, CT; 0.00%; 0.00% Unemployment Rate; 4.00%; 3.90% Empire State Manufacturing Survey; 2.90%; 4.00%

Quarterly Real U.S. GDP Growth

U.S. GDP grew at 2.1% in the third quarter, assisted by consumer and government spending. Home construction also contributed for the first time in seven quarters. Business investment, however, was weak amid concerns of a slow global economy and the effects of the US/China trade dispute.

Equity Market Statistics; Most Recent; Prior Month Dow Jones Industrials; 11/26/19; 10/29/19 Dividend Yield; 2.44%; 2.44% Price/Earnings (12 Mth Trailing); 18.69; 18.69 Price/Earnings (Projected); 17.89; 17.89 S&P 500 Index; 11/26/19; 10/29/19 Dividend Yield; 1.99%; 1.99% Price/Earnings (12 Mth Trailing); 21.75; 21.75 Price/Earnings (Projected); 17.07; 17.07

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