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ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: SHIFTING TO A HIGHER GEAR?

Dr. Mike Walden

Reynolds Distinguished Professor

North Carolina State University

AGGREGATE PRODUCTION HAS TOTALLY RECOVERED

2007, IV 2009, II 2013, III13.5

14

14.5

15

15.5

16

Real GDP, 2009 trillions $

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THE JOB MARKET IS ALSO COMING BACK

Jan. 2008 Feb. 2010 Nov. 2013124

126

128

130

132

134

136

138

140MILLIONS, NON-FARM, SEAS.-ADJ.

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BUT JOB MARKET ISSUES LINGER

DROP IN LABOR FORCE

LONG TERM UNEMPLOYED

IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY

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MANUFACTURING HAS BEEN A BIG PLUS

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 201375

80

85

90

95

100

105

INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

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….. AS HAVE EXPORTS billions of real 2009 $

6

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

ExportsTrd Deficit

CONSUMERS ARE SPENDING MORE

(INFLATION-ADJUSTED PERCENTAGE CHANGES)

7

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013-2

-1.5

-1

-0.5

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

spendingincome

%

HOUSEHOLD FINANCES CONTINUE TO IMPROVE

8

2007 II 2008 II 2009 II 2010 II 2011 II 2012 II 2013 II0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

Tot. AssetsFin. AssetsReal EstateLiabilities$

tri

llio

ns

HOME PRICES ARE NOW RISING

9

HOME INVENTORIES ARE LOW (MONTHS TO SELL EXISTING INVENTORY)

3,07

8,07

1,08

6,08

11,0

84,

099,

092,

207,

10

12,1

05,

11

10,1

13,

12

10,1

23,

138,

134

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

10

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

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

-1

0

1

2

3

4

5

%

11

LONG INTEREST RATES HAVE TAKEN A JUMP (YIELDS ON TREASURY SECURITIES)

2,08

7,08

12,0

85,

09

10,0

93,

108,

101,

116,

11

11,1

16,

121,

13

12,1

30

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

3 mon.10 yr.

%

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NATIONAL FORECASTS

225,000 – 250,000 JOBS CREATED PER MONTH

2.5% TO 2.75% GDP GROWTH RT

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BETWEEN6.0% AND 6.5% BY YEAR’S END

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GOVERNMENT POLICY

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THE FED CONTINUES TO BE ACCOMMODATIVE

2007

, I

2007

, III

2008

, I

2008

, III

2009

, I

2009

, III

2010

, I

2010

,III

2011

, I

2011

, III

2012

, I

2012

, III

2013

, I

2013

, III

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

M base fed fd rt

$ bils. %

15

THE NEW FED CHAIRWOMAN- DR. JANET YELLEN

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FISCAL POLICY HAS “TIGHTENED” (% of GDP)

17

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013-10

-5

0

5

10

15

ReceiptsSpending

%

THE CONTINUING FISCAL DEBATE

DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURES ON

SPENDING

TRANSFERS TAKING THE PLACE OF INVESTMENTS

COMPLEX TAX CODE

LONG-RUN FISCAL PLAN NEEDED

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NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMY

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N.C. IS OUT-PERFORMING THE NATION

(% CHANGE IN SEAS. ADJ. NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT)

2001-03 2003-08 2008-10 2010-13-10

-5

0

5

10

15

NCUS

%

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TWO MONTHLY JOB SURVEYS

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ESTABLISHMENT SURVEY

FEDERAL GOV’T FEDERAL GOV’T CONTACTS HH’S CONTACTS FIRMS SMALL SAMPLE LARGER SAMPLE EMPLOYED OR NOT COUNTS JOBS

HOUSEHOLD IN STATE JOB IN STATE

INFO ABOUT JOB SEARCH WAGES, HRS, INDUSTRY

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ESTIMATED NORTH CAROLINA EMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD AND ESTABLISHMENT SURVEYS, SEASONALLY-ADJUSTED

1,10

3,10

5,10

7,10

9,10

11,1

01,

113,

115,

117,

119,

11

11,1

11,

123,

125,

127,

129,

12

11,1

21,

133,

135,

137,

139,

13

11,1

33500000

3600000

3700000

3800000

3900000

4000000

4100000

4200000

4300000

4400000

HH Estab.

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TRENDS IN NATIONAL AND NORTH CAROLINA “HEADLINE” UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

23

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20133

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

NC US

%

ALTERNATIVE MEASURES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 2007: HEADLINE, 4.5%; U5, 5.6%; U6, 8.5%

4,09-3,10

2,10-1,11

3,10-2,11

4,10-3,11

2,11-1,12

3,11-2,12

4,11-3,12

2,12-1,13

3,12-2,13

4,12-3,13

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

headline U5 U6

%

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JOB GROWTH HAS ACCELERATED (ANNUAL GAINS IN PAYROLL JOBS)

252010 2011 2012 2013

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

80000

90000

INFORMATION, GENERAL BUSINESS, AND ENTERTAINMENT LEAD IN GROWTH

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Leisure/Hosp.

Other Serv.

Trd/Tranp/Util

Educ/Hlth Care

Construction

Gov't

Manufacturing

Prof/Bus Serv

Information

Financial Serv

-10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25

USNC

%

MEDIAN ANNUAL EARNINGS PER WORKER (2012 $)

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 201225000

26000

27000

28000

29000

30000

31000

32000

US NC

NORTH CAROLINA AND THE NATION ARE LOSING MIDDLE-PAYING JOBS

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$0-35,000 $35-75,000 $75,000 +20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

NC 2007 NC 2012

% o

f to

tal

THE HOUSING MARKET HAS REBOUNDED IN THE STATE

29

2004,I

2004, III

2005, I

2005, III

2006, I

2006, III

2007, I

2007, III

2008, I

2008, III

2009, I

2009, III

2010, I

2010, III

2011, I

2011, III

2012, I

2012, III

2013, I

2013, III

-8

-6

-4

-2

0

2

4

6

8

10%

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STATE TAX REVENUES HAVE BEEN TRENDING HIGHER

31

2008, 1

2008, 3

2008, 5

2008, 7

2008, 9

2008, 11

2009, 1

2009, 3

2009, 5

2009, 7

2009, 9

2009, 11

2010, 1

2010, 3

2010, 5

2010,7

2010,9

2010,1

12011,1

2011,3

2011,5

2011,7

2011,9

2011,1

12012,1

2012,3

2012,5

2012,7

2012,9

2012,1

12013,1

2013,3

2013,5

2013,7

2013,9

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130%

Area NC Job Gains Since Bottom of Recession

Charlotte 11.7% Raleigh/Cary 9.7%

Durham/CH 7.5% North Carolina 6.7% Asheville 6.6% Greenville 6.3% Burlington 6.1% Wilmington 5.3% Greensboro/HP 4.2% Winston-Salem 3.6% Jacksonville 3.6% Hickory 2.2% Fayetteville 1.9% Goldsboro 1.9%

Rocky Mount -2.6%

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75

80

85

90

95

100

NCSU INDEX OF NORTH CAROLINA LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Source: calculations by Dr. Michael Walden

NORTH CAROLINA GROWTH PROSPECTS

100,000 NET NEW PAYROLL JOBS

JOBLESS RATE AT END OF 2014 BETWEEN 6.5% & 7.0%

70% OF JOB CREATION IN CHARLOTTE, TRIANGLE, & TRIAD

COMPETITIVE COSTS, AMENITIES, DYNAMICS OF URBAN AREAS

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NORTH CAROLINA CHALLENGES

EDUCATION ATTAINMENT

$ FOR ROADS – WHERE?

MANFACTURING SHIFT FROM LABOR TO CAPITAL

URBAN – RURAL DIVIDE

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RALEIGH-CARY METRO ECONOMY

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RALEIGH/CARY JOBS HAVE RETURNED (thousands of payroll jobs)

Jan. 2008 Feb. 2010 Oct. 2013460

470

480

490

500

510

520

530

540

Metro-area jobs are now at an all-time high

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ANNUAL RALEIGH/CARY JOB GROWTH

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

-30000

-20000

-10000

0

10000

20000

30000

STILL BELOW HIGHS OF 2000’s

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AREA HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS COMING BACK (2012 REAL $)

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 201235000

35500

36000

36500

37000

37500

38000

$

RALEIGH/CARY MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME HAS RISEN FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS

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RALEIGH/CARY AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE (ANNUALIZED PRICE CHANGE, FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY)

2006

,1

2006

,3

2007

,1

2007

,3

2008

,1

2008

,3

2009

,1

2009

,3

2010

,1

2010

,3

2011

,1

2011

,3

2012

,1

2012

,3

2013

,1

2013

,3-6

-4

-2

0

2

4

6

8

%

40

TRIANGLE HOME SALES (EXISTING AND NEW, 2013 THROUGH OCTOBER)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

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RALEIGH/CARY BUILDING PERMITS (2013 THROUGH OCTOBER

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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

20000

RALEIGH/CARY OUTLOOK

FASTER GROWTH IN 2014

* 15,000 TO 20,000 NEW PAYROLL JOBS * 5.2% JOBLESS RATE

* IMPROVED SALES AND CONSTRUCTION

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