EconomPics of the Week 8/14/09

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Economic Data

U.S.
Least Hours on Record Since... Well... Ever
Consumer Credit Down Sharply
Capacity Utilization Jumps from 17.4% Increase in Auto Production
July Retail Sales Way Below Estimates
CPI Down Most Since 1950
Predicting CPI
Output per Hour Up, but Hours Slashed
Q2 GDP Downside Revisions Coming?
Trade Stabilizing
Spending Soars, Receipts Cliff Dive, Treasury Budget Crashes
Deflation Hits Germany
Consumer Credit Down Sharply

Global
Global Demand Freefall Waning... Japanese Export Edition
Japanese Machinery Orders Up... Still No Private Demand
Eurozone GDP Upside Surprise
Record Drop in CPI in Eurozone
Global Demand Freefall Waning... Japanese Export Edition
Japanese Machinery Orders Up... Still No Private Demand

Assets
Buyer Beware

Wealth and Employment
Net Worth = Net Negative over Past Ten Years
"Average" Real Income of the Population
Least Hours on Record Since... Well... Ever

Other
$4 Trillion Down... Up to $9 Trillion to Go