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Consumer Demand

• Retail Sales
• Housing Units
• U.S. Consumer Confidence Index
• West South Central Consumer Confidence Index
• Texas Consumer Price Index
• Texas Leading Indicator Index

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Texas Retail Sales

(In billions)

Quarter	Retail Sales	Percent Change Same Quarter Previous Year
Q4-2008	$112,579,396,736	1.1%
Q3-2008	$102,432,153,330	13.9%
Q2-2008	$97,822,366,316	11.0%
Q1-2008	$90,623,150,324	10.1%
Q4-2007	$111,409,010,480	7.5%
Q3-2007	$89,968,480,673	8.2%
Q2-2007	$87,779,226,972	5.6%
Q1-2007	$82,338,711,454	5.2%
Q4-2006	$103,932,570,770	3.6%
Q3-2006	$83,442,738,002	2.8%
Q2-2006	$83,332,807,089	6.3%
Q1-2006	$76,510,106,227	7.1%
Q4-2005	$100,293,193,011	9.3%
Q3-2005	$81,178,175,078	9.8%
Q2-2005	$78,416,901,094	11.3%
Q1-2005	$71,428,013,350	6.8%
Q4-2004	$91,744,363,124	8.9%
Q3-2004	$73,947,873,164	8.7%
Q2-2004	$70,482,722,957	8.1%
Q1-2004	$66,870,161,840	8.2%
Q4-2003	$84,262,430,995	7.3%
Q3-2003	$68,042,138,329	5.5%
Q2-2003	$65,230,644,657	5.5%
Q1-2003	$61,824,686,368	3.8%
Q4-2002	$78,539,003,821
Q3-2002	$64,472,726,251
Q2-2002	$61,845,718,756
Q1-2002	$59,535,437,580

Source: Comptroller of Public Accounts, “Reported Sales and Taxable Sales for Major Division: Retail Trade.”

Note: Retail sales figures are updated quarterly.

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Housing Units Authorized in Texas and Major MSAs

Month	Texas	Percent Change Previous Month	MSA Austin/Round Rock	PMSA Dallas-Fort Worth	MSA El Paso	Houston	San Antonio
Jan-10	6,194	0.10	514	1,519	152	2,417	505
Dec-09	5,622	0.06	626	1,316	157	2,073	321
Nov-09	5,307	-0.27	476	1,224	163	1,787	471
Oct-09	7,307	-0.05	591	1,769	708	2,213	495
Aug-09	7,702	0.00	745	1,816	269	2,286	867
Jul-09	7,721	-0.07	876	1,580	369	2,830	592
Jul-09	7,721	-0.07	876	1,580	369	2,830	592
Jun-09	8,318	0.27	1,269	1,985	233	2,640	613
May-09	6,564	-0.09	552	1,719	221	2,166	547
Apr-09	7,239	(0.02)	938	1,935	280	1,984	419
Mar-09	7,422	0.13	785	1,623	220	2,062	460
Feb-09	6,587	0.08	688	1,806	198	2,078	375
Jan-09	6,121	(0.08)	708	1,734	125	2,319	297
Dec-08	6,663	0.23	1,061	1,265	340	2,191	649
Nov-08	5,402	(0.37)	713	1,127	128	2,143	602
Oct-08	8,552	(0.07)	815	2,205	367	2,974	754
Sep-08	9,198	(0.25)	830	1,802	415	2,742	787
Aug-08	12,221	0.04	1,318	3,912	538	3,668	556
Jul-08	11,695	0.10	1,094	3,269	254	4,461	754
Jun-08	10,680	(0.16)	1,089	2,999	271	3,499	716
May-08	12,707	(0.01)	1,574	3,452	250	3,947	1,807
Apr-08	12,875	(0.01)	1,117	3,596	308	5,151	676
Mar-08	13,041	0.16	1,502	3,304	272	5,110	646
Feb-08	11,216	(0.04)	1,497	2,415	409	3,551	1,109
Jan-08	11,666	0.09	1,534	3,834	305	2,789	938
Dec-07	10,707	(0.11)	1,223	2,412	115	3,716	1,099
Nov-07	12,006	(0.05)	1,375	3,243	393	4,350	935
Oct-07	12,599	0.09	1,299	3,146	173	4,874	905
Sep-07	11,531	(0.24)	947	2,839	152	4,323	1,084
Aug-07	15,249	(0.07)	2,060	3,385	269	5,331	814
Jul-07	16,459	(0.01)	3,720	3,243	363	4,874	1,262
Jun-07	16,656	(0.09)	1,200	4,794	356	6,521	852
May-07	18,291	0.29	1,931	3,595	1,559	6,040	1,240
Apr-07	14,143	(0.14)	1,361	3,418	617	4,682	1,495
Mar-07	16,433	0.09	1,448	3,879	259	6,844	1,250
Feb-07	15,111	0.14	1,921	2,992	275	5,557	1,761
Jan-07	13,270	(0.06)	1,394	4,029	257	4,416	816
Dec-06	14,157	(0.02)	2,125	3,225	297	4,984	1,330
Nov-06	14,479	(0.07)	1,958	3,501	234	4,743	1,426
Oct-06	15,544	0.04	1,667	3,600	274	5,251	1,680
Sep-06	14,992	(0.17)	2,005	4,197	235	4,841	923
Aug-06	17,962	0.04	2,988	4,775	356	5,612	1,407
Jul-06	17,279	(0.21)	1,601	5,008	310	5,874	1,727
Jun-06	21,784	0.11	2,155	7,374	341	6,572	1,820
May-06	19,679	0.02	1,835	5,311	278	7,605	1,397
Apr-06	19,299	(0.11)	2,250	4,843	443	5,729	1,461
Mar-06	21,795	0.35	3,132	6,026	320	6,627	1,848
Feb-06	16,159	(0.14)	1,980	4.440	278	4,392	2,230
Jan-06	18,734	0.19	2,248	4,134	270	6,495	2,231
Dec-05	15,743	0.10	2,069	5,458	260	3,595	1,659
Nov-05	14,295	(0.16)	1,694	4,713	354	3,701	1,457
Oct-05	17,033	0.02	2,411	4,814	382	5,320	1,242
Sep-05	16,718	(0.19)	1,769	4,361	287	4,849	2,114
Aug-05	20,567	0.13	2,117	6,042	445	5,274	3,295
Jul-05	18,154	(0.02)	1,992	5,140	691	5,538	2,116
Jun-05	18,544	0.07	1,676	5,304	301	6,127	1,411
May-05	17,325	(0.05)	1,766	4,878	330	5,354	2,205
Apr-05	18,168	0.01	2,330	5,548	344	5,323	1,437
Mar-05	18,053	0.18	1,961	4,281	361	5,559	2,202
Feb-05	15,303	(.03)	1,329	4,647	558	4,340	1,559
Jan-05	15,847	0.22	918	4,382	371	6,070	1,320
Dec-04	12,992	.03	1,053	3,969	284	3,025	1,535
Nov-04	12,595	(.13)	1,181	3,605	298	3,758	1,213
Oct-04	14,552	(.02)	1,374	3,894	298	4,237	1,452
Sep-04	14,814	(.06)	1,666	4,065	111	4,587	1,843
Aug-04	15,836	.04	1,889	4,685	183	4,515	1,417
Jul-04	15,238	(.09)	1,443	5,163	68	4,354	1,274
Jun-04	16,719	(1.0)	1,579	5,468	335	4,913	1,295
May-04	17,849	.08	1,404	5,364	445	5,535	1,590
Apr-04	16,483	(.01)	1,435	5,211	327	4,923	1,885
Mar-04	16,644	3.0	1,309	5,169	425	5,057	1,590
Feb-04	12,788	(.01)	1,359	3,536	350	4,407	991
Jan-04	12,889	(.01)	1,567	3,278	367	3,965	1,232

*Census adopted new definition of metro area effective January 1, 2004 causing Dallas and Fort Worth statistics to be combined. For information on definition change, please see http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metrodef.html.

Month	Texas	Percent Change Previous Month	MSA Austin	PMSA Dallas	MSA El Paso	Fort Worth	Houston	San Antonio
Dec-03	12,988	16	646	2,799	309	1,554	3,129	963
Nov-03	11,155	(26)	857	1,912	248	1,142	3,355	1,030
Oct-03	15,084	0	965	3,444	335	1,408	4,477	962
Sep-03	15,115	2	838	3,238	333	1,855	4,221	1,008
Aug-03	14,877	3	913	3,445	347	1,230	4,058	1,292
Jul-03	14,504	(14)	868	3,329	351	1,355	3,269	1,072
Jun-03	16,787	5	900	3,546	369	2,030	4,637	1,147
May-03	16,036	6	961	3,246	337	1,294	5,109	817
Apr-03	15,085	7	722	3,414	105	1,562	4,065	461
Mar-03	14,146	(3)	1,045	2,743	307	1,281	4,269	757
Feb-03	14,534	21.0	606	2,574	271	991	5,175	1,144
Jan-03	12,044	(12.0)	590	2,506	272	1,404	3,862	634
Dec-02	13,690	(19.0)	1,177	3,376	267	1,635	3,929	620
Nov-02	11,490	(14.0)	503	2,477	247	1,054	3,730	557
Oct-02	13,400	14.0	1,253	2,692	299	1,517	3,170	1,034
Sep-02	11,785	(18.0)	744	3,063	290	1,113	2,956	500
Aug-02	14,286	7	834	2,862	310	1,781	4,159	1,108
Jul-02	13,319	(8)	815	2,950	309	1,190	3,259	1,446
Jun-02	14,403	(7)	1,070	3,056	315	1,305	2,885	1,446
May-02	15,450	9.9	1,208	3,238	332	2,121	3,706	1,333
Apr-02	14,053	(0.8)	1,091	3,075	316	1,561	3,483	836
Mar-02	14,160	23.8	952	2,531	301	1,870	4,231	1,078
Feb-02	11,437	(1.1)	1,323	2,136	317	1,054	2,574	665
Jan-02	11,570	3.9	1,430	2,555	310	998	2,752	653
Dec-01	12,045	5.6	702	2,725	244	1,311	3,266	1,162
Nov-01	11,401	(6.2)	974	3,177	256	966	2,229	1,265
Oct-01	12,153	12.3	1,316	2,733	276	1,341	2,441	1,122
Sep-01	10,821	3.5	1,001	2,930	240	821	2,583	888
Aug-01	11,218	5.8	817	2,533	299	959	2,495	828
Jul-01	11,912	2.7	533	3,579	333	905	2,814	817
Jun-01	12,240	13.8	586	3,124	304	1,237	2,513	1,085
May-01	14,203	(10.3)	1,779	3,887	346	1,136	3,093	794
Apr-01	12,875	(0.9)	1,391	2,629	161	1,189	2,962	914
Mar-01	12,754	17.5	1,283	3,367	372	1,194	2,443	1,049
Feb-01	10,858	(10.6)	1,147	2,293	178	985	2,177	1,294
Jan-01	11,804	(1.9)	825	2,034	398	1,678	3,245	919
Dec-00	8,447	(16.6)	773	2,418	144	695	1,993	503
Nov-00	10,123	(15.9)	921	2,495	132	769	2,792	901
Oct-00	12,030	1.2	1,884	2,931	309	951	2,532	998
Sep-00	11,891	(0.6)	1,854	4,170	311	1,235	2,652	707
Aug-00	11,037	(12.7)	1,106	2,694	290	1,065	2,170	1,048
Jul-00	10,662	(17.3)	1,561	2,207	278	1,001	2,392	726
Jun-00	12,899	2.0	2,093	2,517	283	1,390	2,907	984
May-00	12,642	18.7	1,651	2,799	224	1,058	2,996	1,173
Apr-00	10,654	(12.2)	943	3,065	264	869	2,502	647
Mar-00	12,139	11.2	1,509	2,528	282	1,045	2,473	826
Feb-00	10,913	14.8	1,182	2,222	449	860	2,716	838
Jan-00	9,506	(6.7)	1,267	2,189	223	669	2,068	874

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

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U.S. Consumer Confidence Index

The Conference Board scale uses base year 1985 = 100.

Consumer Confidence Index for West-South-Central Region and United States

Month	West-South-Central Region Index*	United States Index
Feb-2010	78.3	46.0
Jan-2010	72.3	56.5
Dec-2009	72.1	53.6
Nov-2009	64.9	50.6
Oct-2009	72.9	48.7
Sep-2009	82.5	53.4
Aug-2009	75.0	54.5
Jul-2009	71.0	47.4
Jun-2009	75.1	49.3
May-2009	73.5	54.8
Apr-2009	71.0	40.8
Mar-2009	46.4	26.9
Feb-2009	50.7	25.3
Jan-2009	64.4	37.4
Dec-2008	65.9	38.6
Nov-2008	65.0	44.7
Oct-2008	77.0	38.8
Sep-2008	93.0	61.4
Aug-2008	92.8	58.5
Jul-2008	80.0	51.9
Jun-2008	82.8	51.0
May-2008	82.6	58.1
Apr-2008	91.3	62.8
Mar-2008	97.5	65.9
Feb-2008	106.3	76.4
Jan-2008	125.3	87.3
Dec-2007	119.5	90.6
Nov-2007	122.6	87.8
Oct-2007	127.7	95.2
Sep-2007	121.0	99.5
Aug-2007	118.9	105.6
Jul-2007	131.5	111.9
Jun-2007	125.1	105.3
May-2007	132.9	108.5
Apr-2007	127.8	106.3
Mar-2007	129.8	108.2
Feb-2007	130.0	111.2
Jan-2007	127.6	110.2

*Includes Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma (per source's data groups)

Source: The Conference Board, NFO Survey

The index is not seasonally adjusted. The index is updated monthly.

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Texas Consumer Price Index uses the base 1982-84 = 100. The index is an average of the Houston and Dallas CPI’s.

Month	Texas Consumer Price Index	U.S. Consumer Price Index
Jan-2010	196.85	216.69
Dec-2009	196.27	215.95
Nov-2009	196.85	216.33
Oct-2009	196.81	216.18
Sep-2009	196.81	215.97
Aug-2009	196.40	215.83
Jul-2009	196.34	215.35
Jun-2009	196.67	215.69
May-2009	194.78	213.86
Apr-2009	195.12	213.24
Mar-2009	194.23	212.71
Feb-2009	193.79	212.19
Jan-2009	192.68	211.14
Dec-2008	191.96	210.23
Nov-2008	193.77	212.43
Oct-2008	197.47	216.57
Sep-2008	199.17	218.78
Aug-2008	199.16	219.09
Jul-2008	200.50	219.96
Jun-2008	198.98	218.82
May-2008	196.37	216.63
Apr-2008	194.30	214.82
Mar-2008	193.90	213.53
Feb-2008	192.62	211.69
Jan-2008	192.13	211.08
Dec-2007	191.51	210.04
Nov-2007	191.03	210.18
Oct-2007	190.29	208.94
Sep-2007	189.59	208.49
Aug-2007	189.15	207.92
Jul-2007	189.21	208.30
Jun-2007	189.03	208.35
May-2007	188.56	207.95
Apr-2007	187.80	206.69
Mar-2007	186.42	205.35
Feb-2007	185.37	203.50
Jan-2007	184.55	202.42

Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Texas Leading Indicators Index

Starting in 2007, the Texas Leading Indicators Index uses the base 2004=100. The index measures the expected change in Texas non-farm employment for six months in advance.

Month	Texas Leading Indicator
Dec-2009	105.50
Nov-2009	105.01
Oct-2009	103.79
Sep-2009	104.45
Aug-2009	103.62
Jul-2009	103.36
Jun-2009	103.02
May-2009	103.50
Apr-2009	101.22
Mar-2009	100.14
Feb-2009	101.93
Jan-2009	101.62
Dec-2008	103.70
Nov-2008	104.85
Oct-2008	105.84
Sep-2008	106.26
Aug-2008	108.28
Jul-2008	108.34
Jun-2008	108.49
May-2008	108.55
Apr-2008	108.48
Mar-2008	108.52
Feb-2008	109.00
Jan-2008	109.65
Dec-2007	109.22
Nov-2007	109.76
Oct-2007	109.61
Sep-2007	109.14
Aug-2007	108.82
Jul-2007	108.99
Jun-2007	108.61
May-2007	108.85
Apr-2007	108.37
Mar-2007	108.66
Feb-2007	108.47
Jan-2007	108.02

The Texas Leading Indicators Index for 2006 uses the base 1981=100. The index measures the expected change in Texas non-farm employment for six months in advance.

Month	Texas Leading Indicator
Dec-2006	107.60
Nov-2006	107.76
Oct-2006	108.07
Sep-2006	107.68
Aug-2006	107.64
Jul-2006	106.86
Jun-2006	107.24
May-2006	106.94
Apr-2006	107.05
Mar-2006	106.98
Feb-2006	106.46
Jan-2006	105.74

Source: Comptroller of Public Accounts

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