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Predicting the Markets:Chapter 6 Charts:

Predicting ConsumersYardeni Research, Inc.

November 9, 2020

Dr. Edward YardeniChief Investment Strategist

Mali QuintanaSenior Economist

[email protected]

Please visit our sites atwww.yardeni.comblog.yardeni.com

thinking outside the box

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Table Of Contents Table Of ContentsTable Of Contents

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PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES(as a percent of nominal GDP)

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES(as a percent of nominal GDP)

PCE / GDPTotal PCEPCE ex-Health Care

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Greatest Generation1910-1927

91-108 yrs old47 million

Silent Generation1928-1945

73-90 yrs old52 million

Baby Boomers1946-1964

54-72 yrs old76 million

Gen X1965-1980

38-53 yrs old55 million

Gen YMillenials1981-1996

22-37 yrs old62 million

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Gen Alpha2011-20240-7 yrs old28 million(thru 2017)

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THE AGE WAVE(percent of labor force16-34 years old)

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Note: Oldest and youngest Baby Boomers turned 16 in 1962 and 1980, respectively.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE*(percent, sa)

* Labor force as percent of working-age population.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE: FEMALES(as a percent of total labor force)

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Source: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

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AVERAGE & MEDIAN DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT(weeks, sa)

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AverageMedian

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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HIRES, SEPARATIONS, LAYOFFS, and QUITS(12-month sum, millions)

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Payroll (638.0)

Household (2243.0)

Note: Extreme values for April not shown.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT: BIRTH/DEATH ADJUSTMENT(thousands)

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PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT: REVISIONS(monthly change, thousands)

Most Recent LessFirst-Reported

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT: REVISIONS(12-month sum, millions)

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PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT MEASURES(monthly change, thousands, sa)

PRIVATE PAYROLLS*ADPBLS

* Monthly change in nonfarm private payroll employment.Note: Extreme values for April not shown.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and ADP.

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Private Payrolls*

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* Monthly change in nonfarm private payroll employment.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and ADP.

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ADP NONFARM PRIVATE PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT BY COMPANY SIZE(millions, sa)

Company Size (by employees)Small (1-49)Medium (50-499)Large (over 500)

Source: ADP.

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* Company size by employees: Small (1-49), Medium (50-499), and Large (over 500).Source: ADP.

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Poor SalesTaxesGovernment RegulationFinancial &Interest Rates

Source: National Federation of Independent Business.Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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NFIB "POOR SALES" & UNEMPLOYMENT RATE(percent)

Small Business Owners:Percent Reporting Poor Sales (6-ma)

Unemployment Rate

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: National Federation of Independent Business and Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Percent Reporting Poor Sales(inverted scale)

Source: National Federation of Independent Business.

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NFIB SMALL BUSINESS SURVEY: JOB OPENINGS & UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

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NFIB: Small Businesswith Job Openings*(percent, 3-month average)

Unemployment Rate(percent)

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Federation of Independent Business.Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

* First month of every quarter from 1974 to 1986, then monthly.

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OctLABOR FORCE & NOT IN LABOR FORCE(millions, sa, ratio scale)

Not In Labor ForceLabor Force

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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* Working-age population data are not seasonally adjusted.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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YRI EARNED INCOME PROXY vs. PRIVATE WAGES & SALARIES IN PERSONAL INCOME(yearly percent change)

YRI Earned Income Proxy*Private Wages & Salaries

* Aggregate weekly hours times average hourly earnings of total private industries times 52.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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All WorkersProduction & Nonsupervisory Employees

Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Percent of:

Total PayrollEmployment

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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REAL AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGSPRODUCTION & NONSUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES*(2012 dollars per hour, ratio scale)

* Average hourly earnings deflated by personal consumption expenditures deflator.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Haver Analytics.

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PERSONAL INCOME COMPONENTS*(as percent of Personal Income)

Proprietor’s IncomeRental Income

Wages, Salaries & SupplementsWages & Salaries

* Pre-tax.Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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SUPPLEMENTS TO WAGES & SALARIES IN PERSONAL INCOME(trillion dollars, saar)

Employer ContributionsEmployee Pension and Insurance FundsGovernment Social Insurance

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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SUPPLEMENTS TO WAGES & SALARIES IN PERSONAL INCOME(as a percent of Wages & Salaries plus Supplements)

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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* Pre-tax corporate profits from current production and proprietors’ income both include Inventory Valuation Adjustment and Capital ConsumptionAdjustment, which are used to restate the historical cost basis used in profits tax accounting for inventory withdrawals and depreciation to the currentcost measures used in GDP.

Corporate Profits* (1826.1)Proprietors’ Income* (1810.8)

Note: Shaded areas are recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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* Consists mostly of individual income taxes. Does not include payroll taxes.Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: The Conference Board and the University of Michigan Survey Research Center.

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: The Conference Board and the University of Michigan Survey Research Center.

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* Every other month from 1967 through mid-1977, then monthly since July 1977. Seasonally adjusted.Source: The Conference Board.

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** Every other month from 1967 through mid-1977, then monthly since July 1977. Seasonally adjusted.* First month of every quarter from 1974 to 1986, then monthly.

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Note: Shaded areas denote recessions according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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