Data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 Feb 126.0 126.0 126.0 126.0 126.0 Mar 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 Apr 126.0 126.0 126.0 126.0 126.0 May 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 Jun 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Jly 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 Aug 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 Sep 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 Oct 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 Nov 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 Dec 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Moving Average 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan x 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Feb x 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Mar x 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Apr x 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 May x 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Jun x 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Jly 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 x Aug 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 x Sep 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 x Oct 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 x Nov 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 x Dec 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 x Ratio 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Avg St.Avg. Jan x 1.1500 1.1500 1.1500 1.1500 1.1500 1.1500 Feb x 1.2600 1.2600 1.2600 1.2600 1.2600 1.2600 Mar x 1.3000 1.3000 1.3000 1.3000 1.3000 1.3000 Apr x 1.2600 1.2600 1.2600 1.2600 1.2600 1.2600 May x 1.1500 1.1500 1.1500 1.1500 1.1500 1.1500 Jun x 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 Jly 0.8500 0.8500 0.8500 0.8500 x 0.8500 0.8500 Aug 0.7400 0.7400 0.7400 0.7400 x 0.7400 0.7400 Sep 0.7000 0.7000 0.7000 0.7000 x 0.7000 0.7000 Oct 0.7400 0.7400 0.7400 0.7400 x 0.7400 0.7400 Nov 0.8500 0.8500 0.8500 0.8500 x 0.8500 0.8500 Dec 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 x 1.0000 1.0000 Sum: 12 12 Seasonally Adjusted Data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Feb 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Mar 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Apr 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 May 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Jun 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Jly 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Aug 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Sep 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Oct 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Nov 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Dec 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Note: for this data series, there is a regular seasonal pattern. After seasonal adjustment, the data series is perfectly level.
Data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 102.0 Feb 126.0 126.0 126.0 126.0 103.0 Mar 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 102.0 Apr 126.0 126.0 126.0 126.0 101.0 May 115.0 115.0 115.0 115.0 100.0 Jun 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Jly 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 Aug 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 Sep 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 Oct 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 Nov 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 85.0 Dec 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Moving Average 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan x 100.00 100.00 100.00 91.33 Feb x 100.00 100.00 100.00 91.33 Mar x 100.00 100.00 100.00 91.33 Apr x 100.00 100.00 100.00 91.33 May x 100.00 100.00 100.00 91.33 Jun x 100.00 100.00 100.00 91.33 Jly 100.00 100.00 100.00 99.46 x Aug 100.00 100.00 100.00 97.96 x Sep 100.00 100.00 100.00 95.83 x Oct 100.00 100.00 100.00 93.63 x Nov 100.00 100.00 100.00 91.96 x Dec 100.00 100.00 100.00 91.33 x Ratio 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Avg St.Avg. Jan x 1.1500 1.1500 1.1500 1.1168 1.1417 1.1463 Feb x 1.2600 1.2600 1.2600 1.1277 1.2269 1.2319 Mar x 1.3000 1.3000 1.3000 1.1168 1.2542 1.2593 Apr x 1.2600 1.2600 1.2600 1.1058 1.2215 1.2264 May x 1.1500 1.1500 1.1500 1.0949 1.1362 1.1408 Jun x 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0949 1.0237 1.0279 Jly 0.8500 0.8500 0.8500 0.8546 x 0.8512 0.8546 Aug 0.7400 0.7400 0.7400 0.7554 x 0.7439 0.7469 Sep 0.7000 0.7000 0.7000 0.7304 x 0.7076 0.7105 Oct 0.7400 0.7400 0.7400 0.7904 x 0.7526 0.7556 Nov 0.8500 0.8500 0.8500 0.9243 x 0.8686 0.8721 Dec 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0949 x 1.0237 1.0279 Sum: 11.952 12 Seasonally Adjusted Data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan 100.3 100.3 100.3 100.3 89.0 Feb 102.3 102.3 102.3 102.3 83.6 Mar 103.2 103.2 103.2 103.2 81.0 Apr 102.7 102.7 102.7 102.7 82.4 May 100.8 100.8 100.8 100.8 87.7 Jun 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3 Jly 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 99.5 Aug 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 99.1 Sep 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5 Oct 97.9 97.9 97.9 97.9 97.9 Nov 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.5 97.5 Dec 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3 97.3This data series shows a regular seasonal pattern for the first four years, but in the fifth year the increase in the winter months is much less than normal. That means that the seasonally adjusted figure shows a decrease during the winter months.
Data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan 107.0 131.0 155.0 179.0 203.0 Feb 113.0 137.0 161.0 185.0 209.0 Mar 116.0 140.0 164.0 188.0 212.0 Apr 117.0 141.0 165.0 189.0 213.0 May 115.0 139.0 163.0 187.0 211.0 Jun 112.0 136.0 160.0 184.0 208.0 Jly 109.0 133.0 157.0 181.0 205.0 Aug 107.0 131.0 155.0 179.0 203.0 Sep 108.0 132.0 156.0 180.0 204.0 Oct 111.0 135.0 159.0 183.0 207.0 Nov 117.0 141.0 165.0 189.0 213.0 Dec 124.0 148.0 172.0 196.0 220.0
Moving Average 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan x 126.00 150.00 174.00 198.00 Feb x 128.00 152.00 176.00 200.00 Mar x 130.00 154.00 178.00 202.00 Apr x 132.00 156.00 180.00 204.00 May x 134.00 158.00 182.00 206.00 Jun x 136.00 160.00 184.00 208.00 Jly 114.00 138.00 162.00 186.00 x Aug 116.00 140.00 164.00 188.00 x Sep 118.00 142.00 166.00 190.00 x Oct 120.00 144.00 168.00 192.00 x Nov 122.00 146.00 170.00 194.00 x Dec 124.00 148.00 172.00 196.00 x Ratio 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Avg St.Avg. Jan x 1.0397 1.0333 1.0287 1.0253 1.0318 1.0334 Feb x 1.0703 1.0592 1.0511 1.0450 1.0564 1.0581 Mar x 1.0769 1.0649 1.0562 1.0495 1.0619 1.0636 Apr x 1.0682 1.0577 1.0500 1.0441 1.0550 1.0567 May x 1.0373 1.0316 1.0275 1.0243 1.0302 1.0319 Jun x 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0016 Jly 0.9561 0.9638 0.9691 0.9731 x 0.9655 0.9671 Aug 0.9224 0.9357 0.9451 0.9521 x 0.9388 0.9404 Sep 0.9153 0.9296 0.9398 0.9474 x 0.9330 0.9345 Oct 0.9250 0.9375 0.9464 0.9531 x 0.9405 0.9420 Nov 0.9590 0.9658 0.9706 0.9742 x 0.9674 0.9690 Dec 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 x 1.0000 1.0016 Sum: 11.981 12 Seasonally Adjusted Data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan 103.5 126.8 150.0 173.2 196.4 Feb 106.8 129.5 152.2 174.8 197.5 Mar 109.1 131.6 154.2 176.8 199.3 Apr 110.7 133.4 156.1 178.9 201.6 May 111.5 134.7 158.0 181.2 204.5 Jun 111.8 135.8 159.7 183.7 207.7 Jly 112.7 137.5 162.3 187.2 212.0 Aug 113.8 139.3 164.8 190.4 215.9 Sep 115.6 141.3 166.9 192.6 218.3 Oct 117.8 143.3 168.8 194.3 219.7 Nov 120.7 145.5 170.3 195.1 219.8 Dec 123.8 147.8 171.7 195.7 219.6This data series shows both an increasing trend and a regular seasonal pattern. The seasonally adjusted data shows the increasing trend but smooths out the seasonal variation. Graph
Data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan 121.0 150.0 173.0 185.0 210.0 Feb 133.0 155.0 173.0 192.0 224.0 Mar 117.0 141.0 166.0 195.0 222.0 Apr 130.0 152.0 183.0 189.0 224.0 May 127.0 157.0 175.0 205.0 222.0 Jun 126.0 147.0 166.0 194.0 208.0 Jly 126.0 150.0 170.0 187.0 208.0 Aug 118.0 148.0 168.0 194.0 207.0 Sep 118.0 148.0 172.0 195.0 215.0 Oct 125.0 152.0 170.0 197.0 212.0 Nov 132.0 151.0 165.0 203.0 227.0 Dec 136.0 166.0 183.0 205.0 223.0
Moving Average 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan x 139.08 163.42 183.04 208.46 Feb x 141.33 165.08 184.83 209.88 Mar x 143.83 166.92 186.88 211.25 Apr x 146.21 168.67 188.96 212.71 May x 148.13 170.00 191.67 214.33 Jun x 150.17 171.29 194.17 216.08 Jly 126.96 152.38 172.50 196.13 x Aug 129.08 154.08 173.79 198.50 x Sep 131.00 155.88 175.79 200.96 x Oct 132.92 158.21 177.25 203.54 x Nov 135.08 160.25 178.75 205.71 x Dec 137.21 161.79 181.17 207.00 x Ratio 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Avg St.Avg. Jan x 1.0785 1.0586 1.0107 1.0074 1.0388 1.0395 Feb x 1.0967 1.0480 1.0388 1.0673 1.0627 1.0634 Mar x 0.9803 0.9945 1.0435 1.0509 1.0173 1.0180 Apr x 1.0396 1.0850 1.0002 1.0531 1.0445 1.0452 May x 1.0599 1.0294 1.0696 1.0358 1.0487 1.0494 Jun x 0.9789 0.9691 0.9991 0.9626 0.9774 0.9781 Jly 0.9925 0.9844 0.9855 0.9535 x 0.9790 0.9797 Aug 0.9141 0.9605 0.9667 0.9773 x 0.9547 0.9553 Sep 0.9008 0.9495 0.9784 0.9704 x 0.9498 0.9504 Oct 0.9404 0.9608 0.9591 0.9679 x 0.9570 0.9577 Nov 0.9772 0.9423 0.9231 0.9868 x 0.9573 0.9580 Dec 0.9912 1.0260 1.0101 0.9903 x 1.0044 1.0051 Sum: 11.992 12 Seasonally Adjusted Data 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jan 116.4 144.3 166.4 178.0 202.0 Feb 125.1 145.8 162.7 180.5 210.6 Mar 114.9 138.5 163.1 191.5 218.1 Apr 124.4 145.4 175.1 180.8 214.3 May 121.0 149.6 166.8 195.3 211.5 Jun 128.8 150.3 169.7 198.3 212.7 Jly 128.6 153.1 173.5 190.9 212.3 Aug 123.5 154.9 175.9 203.1 216.7 Sep 124.2 155.7 181.0 205.2 226.2 Oct 130.5 158.7 177.5 205.7 221.4 Nov 137.8 157.6 172.2 211.9 236.9 Dec 135.3 165.2 182.1 204.0 221.9
The remaining exercises are based on real data. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Civilian Noninstitutional Population 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Jan 204,238 206,719 211,410 213,888 216,506 Feb 204,400 206,873 211,576 214,110 216,663 Mar 204,547 207,036 211,772 214,305 216,823 Apr 204,731 207,236 212,018 214,525 217,006 May 204,899 207,427 212,242 214,732 217,198 Jun 205,085 207,632 212,466 214,950 217,407 Jly 205,270 207,828 212,677 215,180 217,630 Aug 205,479 208,038 212,916 215,420 217,866 Sep 205,699 208,265 213,163 215,665 218,107 Oct 205,919 208,483 213,405 215,903 218,340 Nov 206,104 208,666 213,540 216,117 218,548 Dec 206,270 208,832 213,736 216,315 218,741
Moving Average 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Jan x 206,578.6 210,335.0 213,933.2 216,452.3 Feb x 206,791.8 210,740.3 214,141.8 216,656.3 Mar x 207,005.3 211,147.7 214,350.4 216,860.0 Apr x 207,219.1 211,556.8 214,558.8 217,063.3 May x 207,432.7 211,965.0 214,770.2 217,266.1 Jun x 207,646.2 212,372.4 214,985.0 217,468.5 Jly 205,323.5 207,948.4 212,680.0 215,201.6 x Aug 205,529.9 208,339.8 212,888.8 215,417.0 x Sep 205,736.6 208,733.1 213,100.0 215,628.3 x Oct 205,944.7 209,129.7 213,310.0 215,836.6 x Nov 206,154.4 209,529.5 213,518.2 216,042.8 x Dec 206,365.9 209,931.6 213,725.4 216,247.9 x Ratio 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Avg Jan x 1.0007 1.0051 0.9998 1.0002 1.0015 Feb x 1.0004 1.0040 0.9999 1.0000 1.0011 Mar x 1.0001 1.0030 0.9998 0.9998 1.0007 Apr x 1.0001 1.0022 0.9998 0.9997 1.0005 May x 1.0000 1.0013 0.9998 0.9997 1.0002 Jun x 0.9999 1.0004 0.9998 0.9997 1.0000 Jly 0.9997 0.9994 1.0000 0.9999 x 0.9998 Aug 0.9998 0.9986 1.0001 1.0000 x 0.9996 Sep 0.9998 0.9978 1.0003 1.0002 x 0.9995 Oct 0.9999 0.9969 1.0004 1.0003 x 0.9994 Nov 0.9998 0.9959 1.0001 1.0003 x 0.9990 Dec 0.9995 0.9948 1.0000 1.0003 x 0.9987 Sum: 12 St.Avg. 1.0015 1.0011 1.0007 1.0005 1.0002 1.0000 0.9998 0.9996 0.9995 0.9994 0.9990 0.9987 12 Seasonally Adjusted Data 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Jan 203,937 206,415 211,099 213,573 216,187 Feb 204,180 206,650 211,348 213,879 216,430 Mar 204,404 206,892 211,624 214,155 216,672 Apr 204,633 207,137 211,917 214,423 216,902 May 204,855 207,382 212,196 214,686 217,151 Jun 205,085 207,632 212,466 214,950 217,407 Jly 205,315 207,874 212,724 215,228 217,678 Aug 205,555 208,115 212,995 215,500 217,947 Sep 205,796 208,363 213,264 215,767 218,210 Oct 206,042 208,608 213,533 216,032 218,471 Nov 206,303 208,867 213,746 216,325 218,759 Dec 206,542 209,108 214,018 216,600 219,030
Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Jan 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.8 66.2 Feb 66.7 66.8 67.0 66.8 66.6 Mar 67.0 66.9 67.1 67.0 66.6 Apr 66.6 66.7 67.0 66.7 66.4 May 67.0 67.0 67.0 66.6 66.5 Jun 67.7 67.7 67.7 67.2 67.1 Jly 67.9 67.9 67.6 67.4 67.2 Aug 67.3 67.3 67.2 66.8 66.8 Sep 67.0 66.8 66.7 66.6 66.6 Oct 67.1 67.0 66.9 66.7 66.6 Nov 67.1 67.0 66.9 66.6 66.3 Dec 67.0 67.0 67.0 66.6 66.2
Moving Average 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Jan x 67.1 67.1 66.9 66.7 Feb x 67.1 67.1 66.9 66.7 Mar x 67.1 67.1 66.9 66.7 Apr x 67.1 67.1 66.9 66.7 May x 67.1 67.1 66.9 66.6 Jun x 67.1 67.1 66.8 66.6 Jly 67.1 67.1 67.1 66.8 x Aug 67.1 67.1 67.1 66.8 x Sep 67.1 67.1 67.1 66.7 x Oct 67.1 67.1 67.0 66.7 x Nov 67.1 67.1 67.0 66.7 x Dec 67.1 67.1 67.0 66.7 x Ratio 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Avg St.Avg. Jan x 0.9940 0.9952 0.9979 0.9930 0.9950 0.9950 Feb x 0.9955 0.9984 0.9983 0.9991 0.9978 0.9978 Mar x 0.9971 1.0001 1.0016 0.9991 0.9995 0.9994 Apr x 0.9943 0.9987 0.9973 0.9962 0.9966 0.9966 May x 0.9989 0.9988 0.9961 0.9979 0.9979 0.9979 Jun x 1.0094 1.0093 1.0055 1.0074 1.0079 1.0078 Jly 1.0121 1.0124 1.0078 1.0091 x 1.0104 1.0103 Aug 1.0030 1.0032 1.0020 1.0006 x 1.0022 1.0022 Sep 0.9986 0.9955 0.9947 0.9980 x 0.9967 0.9966 Oct 1.0001 0.9982 0.9979 0.9999 x 0.9990 0.9990 Nov 1.0000 0.9980 0.9984 0.9987 x 0.9988 0.9987 Dec 0.9985 0.9980 1.0004 0.9988 x 0.9989 0.9989 Sum: 12.001 12 Seasonally Adjusted Data 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Jan 66.94 67.04 67.14 67.14 66.53 Feb 66.85 66.95 67.15 66.95 66.75 Mar 67.04 66.94 67.14 67.04 66.64 Apr 66.83 66.93 67.23 66.93 66.63 May 67.14 67.14 67.14 66.74 66.64 Jun 67.17 67.17 67.17 66.68 66.58 Jly 67.21 67.21 66.91 66.71 66.52 Aug 67.16 67.16 67.06 66.66 66.66 Sep 67.23 67.03 66.93 66.82 66.82 Oct 67.17 67.07 66.97 66.77 66.67 Nov 67.19 67.09 66.99 66.69 66.39 Dec 67.08 67.08 67.08 66.68 66.27
Employment 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Jan 128,882 131,339 134,912 136,181 134,177 Feb 129,482 131,639 135,490 136,577 135,443 Mar 130,150 132,299 136,054 137,155 135,558 Apr 130,735 132,552 136,927 137,022 135,903 May 131,476 133,411 136,685 137,121 136,559 Jun 132,265 134,395 137,915 137,737 137,181 Jly 132,769 134,800 137,769 138,239 137,495 Aug 132,206 134,264 137,308 136,809 137,295 Sep 131,864 133,555 136,790 136,835 137,377 Oct 132,424 134,390 137,532 136,885 137,551 Nov 132,577 134,515 137,461 136,370 136,684 Dec 132,732 134,696 137,846 136,269 136,599
Moving Average 1,998 1,999 2,000 2,001 2,002 Jan x 132,602 135,474 137,228 136,321 Feb x 132,772 135,725 137,227 136,311 Mar x 132,928 135,986 137,208 136,353 Apr x 133,081 136,252 137,183 136,404 May x 133,244 136,506 137,110 136,445 Jun x 133,406 136,760 136,999 136,471 Jly 131,566 133,637 136,944 136,850 x Aug 131,758 133,946 137,042 136,719 x Sep 131,938 134,263 137,133 136,605 x Oct 132,103 134,602 137,183 136,492 x Nov 132,259 134,921 137,205 136,422 x Dec 132,429 135,204 137,216 136,376 x Ratio 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Avg St.Avg. Jan x 0.9905 0.9959 0.9924 0.9843 0.9907 0.9907 Feb x 0.9915 0.9983 0.9953 0.9936 0.9947 0.9946 Mar x 0.9953 1.0005 0.9996 0.9942 0.9974 0.9973 Apr x 0.9960 1.0050 0.9988 0.9963 0.9990 0.9990 May x 1.0013 1.0013 1.0001 1.0008 1.0009 1.0008 Jun x 1.0074 1.0084 1.0054 1.0052 1.0066 1.0066 Jly 1.0091 1.0087 1.0060 1.0102 x 1.0085 1.0085 Aug 1.0034 1.0024 1.0019 1.0007 x 1.0021 1.0020 Sep 0.9994 0.9947 0.9975 1.0017 x 0.9983 0.9983 Oct 1.0024 0.9984 1.0025 1.0029 x 1.0016 1.0015 Nov 1.0024 0.9970 1.0019 0.9996 x 1.0002 1.0002 Dec 1.0023 0.9962 1.0046 0.9992 x 1.0006 1.0005 Sum: 12.001 12 Seasonally Adjusted Data 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Jan 130,093 132,573 136,180 137,461 135,438 Feb 130,184 132,353 136,225 137,317 136,177 Mar 130,498 132,653 136,418 137,522 135,920 Apr 130,868 132,687 137,066 137,161 136,041 May 131,368 133,302 136,573 137,009 136,447 Jun 131,403 133,519 137,016 136,839 136,287 Jly 131,656 133,670 136,614 137,080 136,342 Aug 131,937 133,991 137,028 136,530 137,015 Sep 132,090 133,784 137,025 137,070 137,613 Oct 132,223 134,186 137,323 136,677 137,342 Nov 132,555 134,492 137,438 136,347 136,661 Dec 132,661 134,624 137,772 136,196 136,526
Employment-Population Ratio 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Jan 63.1 63.5 63.8 63.7 62.0 Feb 63.3 63.6 64.0 63.8 62.5 Mar 63.6 63.9 64.2 64.0 62.5 Apr 63.9 64.0 64.6 63.9 62.6 May 64.2 64.3 64.4 63.9 62.9 Jun 64.5 64.7 64.9 64.1 63.1 Jly 64.7 64.9 64.8 64.2 63.2 Aug 64.3 64.5 64.5 63.5 63.0 Sep 64.1 64.1 64.2 63.4 63.0 Oct 64.3 64.5 64.4 63.4 63.0 Nov 64.3 64.5 64.4 63.1 62.5 Dec 64.3 64.5 64.5 63.0 62.4
Moving Average 1998.0 1999.0 2000.0 2001.0 2002.0 Jan x 64.2 64.4 64.2 63.0 Feb x 64.2 64.4 64.1 62.9 Mar x 64.2 64.4 64.0 62.9 Apr x 64.2 64.4 63.9 62.8 May x 64.2 64.4 63.8 62.8 Jun x 64.2 64.4 63.7 62.8 Jly 64.1 64.3 64.4 63.6 x Aug 64.1 64.3 64.4 63.5 x Sep 64.1 64.3 64.4 63.4 x Oct 64.1 64.4 64.3 63.2 x Nov 64.1 64.4 64.3 63.1 x Dec 64.2 64.4 64.2 63.1 x Ratio 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Avg St.Avg. Jan x 0.9895 0.9906 0.9929 0.9845 0.9894 0.9893 Feb x 0.9908 0.9938 0.9954 0.9934 0.9934 0.9933 Mar x 0.9953 0.9968 0.9997 0.9940 0.9965 0.9964 Apr x 0.9968 1.0030 0.9993 0.9962 0.9988 0.9988 May x 1.0012 1.0001 1.0008 1.0016 1.0009 1.0009 Jun x 1.0071 1.0079 1.0058 1.0056 1.0066 1.0066 Jly 1.0099 1.0099 1.0064 1.0095 x 1.0089 1.0089 Aug 1.0032 1.0032 1.0019 1.0005 x 1.0022 1.0022 Sep 0.9997 0.9966 0.9975 1.0007 x 0.9986 0.9986 Oct 1.0025 1.0022 1.0012 1.0026 x 1.0021 1.0021 Nov 1.0024 1.0017 1.0020 0.9993 x 1.0014 1.0013 Dec 1.0022 1.0016 1.0044 0.9991 x 1.0018 1.0018 Sum: 12.001 12 Seasonally Adjusted Data 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Jan 63.78 64.19 64.49 64.39 62.67 Feb 63.73 64.03 64.43 64.23 62.92 Mar 63.83 64.13 64.43 64.23 62.72 Apr 63.98 64.08 64.68 63.98 62.68 May 64.14 64.24 64.34 63.84 62.85 Jun 64.08 64.28 64.48 63.68 62.69 Jly 64.13 64.33 64.23 63.64 62.64 Aug 64.16 64.36 64.36 63.36 62.86 Sep 64.19 64.19 64.29 63.49 63.09 Oct 64.17 64.37 64.27 63.27 62.87 Nov 64.22 64.41 64.32 63.02 62.42 Dec 64.19 64.39 64.39 62.89 62.29