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Snapshot is a monthly update of the Fifth District economy, published by the Regional Economics section of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Snapshot includes timely analysis of labor market, household, and housing market conditions at both the state and metro area level. Comments and suggestions on content and format are welcomed.

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Notes

Manufacturing and Service Sector Surveys

Each index equals the percentage of responding firms reporting increase minus the percentage reporting decrease. All firms surveyed are located within the Fifth Federal Reserve District.

Manufacturing Composite Index

The weighted average of the shipments (33 percent), new orders (40 percent) and employment (27 percent) indexes.

Mortgage Delinquency Rate

The number of mortgages 90 days past due as a percentage of the total number of mortgages at the end of the period. The delinquency rate does not include loans in the process of foreclosure.

Median Home Sales Price - NAR

Single family homes.

Median Home Sales Price - NAHB

Total home sales.

House Price Index

Repeat sales index, measuring the average price changes in repeat sales on the same single family properties.

Housing Opportunity Index

Share of homes sold considered affordable to a family earning the area's median income.

Commercial Vacancy

Commercial real estate data are designed exclusively for the use of CB Richard Ellis clients and cannot be reproduced without prior permission of CBRE. Resale of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited.

Sources

Nonfarm Payroll Employment
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Haver Analytics

Unemployment Rate
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Haver Analytics

Civilian Labor Force
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Haver Analytics

Unemployment Insurance Claims
U.S. Department of Labor, Haver Analytics

District Imports / Exports
U.S. Census Bureau, Haver Analytics

Personal Income
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Haver Analytics

Median Family Income
National Association of Home Builders, Wells Fargo, Haver Analytics

Bankruptcy Filings
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Haver Analytics

Mortgage Loans Past Due
Mortgage Bankers Association of America, Haver Analytics

Private Building Permits
U.S. Census Bureau, Haver Analytics

Private Housing Starts
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Haver Analytics

Median Home Sales Price - NAR
National Association of Realtors, Haver Analytics

Median Home Sales Price - NAHB
National Association of Home Builders, Wells Fargo, Haver Analytics

House Price Index
CoreLogic Information Solutions, Inc., Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Housing Opportunity Index
National Association of Home Builders, Wells Fargo, Haver Analytics

Commercial Vacancy Rates
CB Richard Ellis, Haver Analytics