PeriodCurrentPreviousOneTwo Twin Citiesreportedperiodperiodyear agoyears ago Consumer Price Index Mortgage rate (Avg. 30-yr conventional) Housing permits, total (13-county) Total nonfarm employment (1000s) Total employment (1000s) Manufacturing employment (1000s) Service-providing employment (1000s) Trade, transport and utilities employment (1000s) Construction employment (1000s) Government employment (1000s) Trans., warehouse, utilities employment (1000s) Financial activities employment (1000s) Number unemployed (1000s) Unemployment rate Weekly hours, manufacturing Hourly earnings, manufacturing Minnesota Total nonfarm employment (1000s) Total employment (1000s) Manufacturing employment (1000s) Service-providing employment (1000s) Trade, transport. and utilities employment (1000s) Construction employment (1000s) Government employment (1000s) Mining employment (1000s) Trans., warehouse, utilities employment (1000s) Finance activites employment (1000s) Number unemployed (1000s)* Unemployment rate* Weekly hours, manufacturing Housing permits, total Housing permits, single-family Housing permits, 2-4 units Housing permits, 5-plus units State unemployment insurance payments (millions) United States Consumer Price Index Total retail sales (billions) Housing permits, total Consumer revolving credit outstanding (billions) Total civilian employment (millions)* Unemployment rate, total* Unemployment rate, 16-19 year olds* Unemployment rate, females 20-plus* Unemployment rate, males 20-plus* Prime rate Money supply (M1, billions) Money supply (M2, billions) Gross domestic product (billions) *Numbers are seasonally adjusted 2nd half, '08208.3201.9200.6195.1 March55.135.976.16 March2503265011083 March1,706.21,711.31,770.31,772.1 March1,668.41,670.51,739.61,743.2 March183.8186.6196.2200 March1,476.61,479.21,510.61,502.2 March256.2256.8266.5269.8 March45.945.663.569.9 March245.1246.8245.3243.2 March61.661.665.564.4 March139.1139.4139.6141.7 March152.9148.29081.4 March8.4%8.2%4.9%4.5% March37.335.440.241 March$18.35$19.24$18.42$18.28 March2,631.32,641.32,729.52,722.3 March2,711.52,713.52,772.92,777.1 March302.9308.1333.2337.3 March2,245.12,248.42,2922,272.8 March411.1411.8423426 March77.879.298.4106.6 March426.5427.5424.4419.6 March5.55.75.95.6 March89.589.495.293.3 March175.9176.5177179.3 March242.7237.5147.7133.2 March8.2%8%5.1%4.6% March38.338.140.241.9 March3804417721510 March3272205231149 March1041412 March63627 February$152.2$143.7$93.9$89.7 March212.7212.2213.5205.4 March344.4348.4380.2371.3 March44,02237,96577,385139,222 February955.7963.5951.4881.3 March154154.2153.8153 March8.5%8.1%5.1%4.4% March21.7%21.6%15.8%14.5% March7%6.7%4.6%3.8% March8.8%8.1%4.6%4% March3.25%3.25%5.25%8.25% March1,562.21,556.11,372.81,368.1 March8,316.58,238.47,598.67,111.7 4th qtr., '08$14,200.3$14412.8$14,031.2$13,370.1 The rates listed above are supplied by Bloomberg News and are generally representative of rates available in the marketplace. Rates may not represent actual transactions or individual secruities. These rates are for informational purposes only and are not intended as a solicitation to buy or sell any security and should not be construed as such. When reviewing the rates listed above it is important to consider (a) U.S. Treasuries are guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by the U.S. government (b) CDs are insured by the FDIC and offer a fixed rate of return (c) Zero coupon bonds tend to have more volatility than coupon bonds and (d) Generally, with bonds or similiar maturities, the higher the return, the higher the risk. Yield to maturityYield to maturityYield to maturity LastPrev.NetLastPrev.NetLastPrev.Net weekmonthchg.weekmonthchg.weekmonthchg. Key ratesCertificates of depositTreasury bonds/notes Fed target5-year1-year Prime rate2-year2-year 1-month LIBOR1-year3-year Mortgages6-month5-year 30-year fixedTreasury bills7-year 15-year fixed3-month10-year 1-year ARM6-month30-year 0.25%0.25%-- 3.253.25-- 0.440.52-.08 4.90%5.09%-.19 4.624.79-.17 4.744.88-.14 2.77%2.66%+.11 2.242.18+.06 2.052.06-.01 1.601.56+.04 0.10%0.21%-.11 0.290.39-.10 0.47%0.59%-.12 0.960.91+.05 1.361.28+.08 1.941.73+.21 2.542.24+.30 2.992.70+.29 3.883.64+.24