• U.S. Average Retail Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Prices — 28 September 2015

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Regular Gasoline: The U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline decreased one cent from the previous week to $2.32 per gallon on September 28, 2015, $1.03 per gallon lower than at the same time last year. Only the Midwest price increased, rising five cents to $2.33 per gallon. The West Coast price fell eight cents to $2.84 per gallon, followed by the Rocky Mountain price, which was down seven cents to $2.54 per gallon. The East Coast price decreased two cents to $2.19 per gallon, and the Gulf Coast price was down one cent to $2.02 per gallon.

Diesel Fuel: The U.S. average price of diesel fuel decreased two cents from the prior week to $2.48 per gallon, down $1.28 per gallon from the same time last year. The Rocky Mountain price decreased four cents to $2.49 per gallon. The West Coast and Gulf Coast prices both fell two cents, to $2.69 per gallon and $2.32 per gallon, respectively. The East Coast and Midwest prices both decreased one cent, to $2.53 per gallon and $2.43 per gallon, respectively.

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• U.S. Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — August 2015

Unemployment rates were lower in August than a year earlier in 365 of the 387 metropolitan areas, higher in 16 areas, and unchanged in 6 areas. Eleven areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and three areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent.

Employment: In August, 303 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 71 had decreases, and 13 had no change. The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (+161,800), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif. (+124,800), and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+103,500). The largest over-the-year percentage gain in employment occurred in Provo-Orem, Utah (+6.2 percent), followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. (+5.5 percent), and Columbus, Ind., Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., and Greeley, Colo. (+4.5 percent each).

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• U.S. Personal Income By State — Q2 2015

State personal income grew 0.9 percent on average in the second quarter of 2015, after growing 0.8 percent in the first quarter.

Personal income grew in every state except Oklahoma in the second quarter. In the first quarter, personal income grew in 34 states. Second-quarter personal income growth rates ranged from zero in Oklahoma to 1.5 percent in the state of Washington.

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• U.S. Consumer Confidence — September 2015

“The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased in August, improved moderately in September. The Index now stands at 103.0 (1985=100), up from 101.3 in August. The Present Situation Index increased from 115.8 last month to 121.1 in September, while the Expectations Index edged down to 91.0 from 91.6 in August…

“’Consumer confidence increased moderately in September, following August’s sharp rebound,’ said Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board. ‘Consumers’ more positive assessment of current conditions fueled this month’s increase, and drove the Present Situation Index to an 8-year high (Sept. 2007, Index=121.2). Consumers’ expectations for the short-term outlook, however, remained relatively flat, although there was a modest improvement in income expectations. Thus, while consumers view current economic conditions more favorably, they do not foresee growth accelerating in the months ahead….’”

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• U.S. Personal Income & Expenditures — August 2015

Personal income increased $52.5 billion, or 0.3 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $47.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, in August. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $54.9 billion, or 0.4 percent. In July, personal income increased $69.6 billion, or 0.5 percent, DPI increased $63.9 billion, or 0.5 percent, and PCE increased $45.7 billion, or 0.4 percent, based on revised estimates.

Real DPI increased 0.3 percent in August, compared with an increase of 0.4 percent in July. Real PCE increased 0.4 percent, compared with an increase of 0.3 percent.

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• “Smaller Hikes in Health Premium Rates Forecast for 2016”

“Compared to the steep spikes in health plan premiums seen in years past, rate increases for 2016 will remain relatively modest for most medical plan options, although still outpacing overall inflation as represented by the consumer price index (CPI).

”But costs will increase substantially for prescription drug coverage, hitting double-digit rates, according to forecasts based on recent health cost trend surveys.…”

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• U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product — Q2 2015

Real gross domestic product -- the value of the goods and services produced by the nation’s economy less the value of the goods and services used up in production, adjusted for price changes -- increased at an annual rate of 3.9 percent in the second quarter of 2015, according to the "third" estimate.

In the first quarter, real GDP increased 0.6 percent.

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