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ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: IMPROVEMENT AHEAD?

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: IMPROVEMENT AHEAD?. Dr. Michael Walden Reynolds Distinguished Professor North Carolina State University. USEFUL TO THINK OF ECONOMIC ISSUES IN TWO PARTS. 1. SHORT-RUN “ CYCLICAL ” ISSUE RELATED TO THE

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ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: IMPROVEMENT AHEAD?

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  1. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: IMPROVEMENT AHEAD? Dr. Michael Walden Reynolds Distinguished Professor North Carolina State University

  2. USEFUL TO THINK OF ECONOMIC ISSUES IN TWO PARTS 1. SHORT-RUN “CYCLICAL” ISSUE RELATED TO THE RECESSION AND RECOVERY 2. LONG-RUN “STRUCTURAL” ISSUES RELATED TO OUR ECONOMIC PATH FOR NEXT 50 TO 75 YEARS

  3. AGGREGATE PRODUCTION HAS TOTALLY RECOVERED

  4. THE JOB MARKET IS ALMOST HALF WAY BACK

  5. MANUFACTURING HAS BEEN A BIG PLUS

  6. ….. AS HAVE EXPORTSbillions of real 2005 $

  7. BANK LOANS HAVE ALSO INCREASED(BILLIONS OF DOLLARS)

  8. AND CONSUMERS ARE SPENDING MORE (INFLATION-ADJUSTED PERCENTAGE CHANGES)

  9. AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IS THE IMPROVEMENT IN HOUSEHOLD WEALTH

  10. AND HOUSEHOLDS HAVE REDUCED DEBT BIG QUESTION: ARE WE THERE YET?

  11. HOME PRICES HAVE STOPPED DECLINING

  12. HOME INVENTORIES HAVE DROPPED(MONTHS TO SELL EXISTING INVENTORY)

  13. AND SOME OPTIMISM FROM IMPROVED HOME SALES AND CONSTRUCTION (sales are of existing units and permits for planned units)

  14. TOTAL INFLATION HAS BEEN VOLATILE, BUT TAME (CPI, total, annual % chg.)

  15. GAS PRICE TRENDS

  16. THE “BITE” FROM GAS PRICES HAS BEEN INCREASING – BUT NOT YET A RECORD(GAS SPENDING AS A % OF TOTAL SPENDING)

  17. FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE – OIL DEMAND INCREASING FASTER THAN OIL SUPPLY (WORLD CONDITIONS, MILLIONS OF BARRELS PER DAY)

  18. COULD RISING GAS PRICES DERAIL THE RECOVERY? EVERY 10 CENT RISE IN GAS PRICE REDUCES GDP GROWTH RATE BY 0.2% GAS PRICE ABOVE $5/GALLON WOULD STALL THE RECOVERY

  19. INTEREST RATES CONTINUE AT HISTORIC LOWS(YIELDS ON TREASURY SECURITIES)

  20. THE “TRI-FECTA” OF IMPROVEMENT MORE JOBS BETTER HOUSING MARKET BETTER HOUSEHOLD NET WORTH

  21. NATIONAL FORECASTS 150,000 – 170,000 JOBS CREATED PER MONTH 2.0% TO 2.25% GDP GROWTH RT CONSUMERS SPENDING MORE DELEVERAGING ALMOST COMPLETE WILDCARD – ENERGY PRICES AND POTENTIAL MIDEAST CONFLICT

  22. KEY ECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES IMMEDIATE: “FISCAL CLIFF” DEBATE OVER ENERGY DEVELOPMENT DEBATE OVER LONG RUN FISCAL PLAN REVISIONS TO NEW TAXES FROM AFFORDABLE CARE ACT?

  23. GOVERNMENT POLICY

  24. The Fed’s Monetary Policy

  25. FISCAL POLICY HAS ADDED TO THE DEBT(% of GDP)

  26. GOVERNMENT CYCLICAL POLICY QUESTIONS For monetary policy: - creating another “bubble”? - creating more inflation? For fiscal policy: - more stimulus needed? - long run fiscal plan needed? - or austerity needed?

  27. FIVE BIG STRUCTURAL ISSUES GLOBALIZATION AND SKILLS DEMOGRAPHY AND PUBLIC SPENDING EFFICIENT PUBLIC REVENUE COLLECTION INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADING ENERGY TRANSITION

  28. NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMY

  29. USING GDP, NC’S ECONOMY HAS RECENTLY ACCELERATED FASTER THAN THE NATION’S

  30. NC’s ECONOMIC RIDE IS BUMPIER (% CHANGE IN SEAS. ADJ. NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT)

  31. Metro NC Job Gains Since Bottom of Recession (seasonally-adjusted) Raleigh-Cary 6.5% Burlington 5.4% Charlotte 5.1% Durham-CH 4.3% Asheville3.4% Goldsboro 2.8% Greensboro/HP 2.6% Hickory 2.2% Fayetteville 2.0% Rocky Mount 0.9% Greenville -0.3% Jacksonville -0.6% Winston-Salem -0.8% Wilmington -1.2%

  32. NC ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR 2013 BETTER GROWTH 60,000 – 65,000 JOBS CREATED 8.9% JOBLESS RATE BY YEAR’S END

  33. PUBLIC ISSUES FOR N.C.’s LEADERS MORE TECH TRAINING IN HIGH SCHOOL MOVING STUDENTS THROUGH COLLEGE FASTER MORE $ FOR ROADS REVAMPING MEDICAID TAX REFORM

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