Economic Highlights: Growth & Profits Don Rissmiller August, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Economic Highlights: Growth & Profits Don Rissmiller August, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Economic Highlights: Growth & Profits Don Rissmiller August, 2013 Strategas Research Partners 212-906-0134 drissmiller@strategasrp.com Where Are We In the Business Cycle? U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product % Change - Year to Year SAAR
Where Are We In the Business Cycle?
U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product
% Change - Year to Year SAAR , Bil.Chn.2009$ 10 05 00 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 Source: Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 10.0 7.5 5.0 2.5 0.0
- 2.5
- 5.0
10.0 7.5 5.0 2.5 0.0
- 2.5
- 5.0
Where Are We In the Business Cycle?
U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product
% Change - Year to Year SAAR , Bil.Chn.2009$ 10 05 00 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 Source: Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 10.0 7.5 5.0 2.5 0.0
- 2.5
- 5.0
10.0 7.5 5.0 2.5 0.0
- 2.5
- 5.0
Even in Bad Times, It’s Easy To Get a “Bounce”
Real Gross Domestic Product
% Change - Year to Year Bil.Chn.2009$ 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 Source: Bureau of Econom ic Analysis 15 10 5
- 5
- 10
- 15
15 10 5
- 5
- 10
- 15
1930s
Pent-Up Demand Is Powerful
3 U.S. Areas To Watch: 1) Capex 2) Housing 3) State & Local Govt
Pent-Up Demand Is Powerful
M frs' Shipments: Nondefense Capital Goods ex Aircraft
% Change - Year to Year SA, M il.$ 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 Source: Census Bureau 15.0 7.5 0.0
- 7.5
- 15.0
- 22.5
15.0 7.5 0.0
- 7.5
- 15.0
- 22.5
Pent-Up Demand Is Powerful
M frs' Shipments: Nondefense Capital Goods ex Aircraft
% Change - Year to Year SA, M il.$
All Employees: Total Nonfarm
% Change - Year to Year SA, T hous 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 Sources: Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics 15.0 7.5 0.0
- 7.5
- 15.0
- 22.5
4 2
- 2
- 4
- 6
Household Formation Is Key
Total Number of Households, Break-adjusted
% Change - Year to Year T hous 10 05 00 95 90 Source: Census Bureau/H av er Analytics 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.0 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.0
Economic Symmetry
2012 Muddle Through (Deleveraging) Late-2012, early 2013 Slowdown (Fiscal Cliff / Sequester Uncertainty) 2013-14 Recovery (We get housing & capex back) 2011 Muddle Through (Deleveraging) 2009-2010 Moderate Recovery (Missing housing) 2007-2009 Deep Recession
But U.S. Inflation Is Not a Problem, With Wage Growth Restrained
CPI-U: All Items
% Change - Year to Year SA, 1982-84=100
Nonfarm Business Sector: Compensation Per Hour
% Change - Year to Year SA, 2009=100 10 05 00 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 16 12 8 4
- 4
16 12 8 4
- 4
So What Is the Fed Doing With Tapering?
Civilian Unemployment Rate: 16 yr +
SA, % 10 05 00 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 12 10 8 6 4 2 12 10 8 6 4 2
Labor Share At a Low
U.S. Corporate Compensation % Corporate GDP
10 05 00 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 Source: H av er Analytics 66 64 62 60 58 56 66 64 62 60 58 56
Future Productivity Gains Will Be Important
Nonfarm Business Sector: Real Output Per Hour of All Persons
% Change - Year to Year SA, 2009=100 10 05 00 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 6 4 2
- 2
6 4 2
- 2