- The 3rd quarter GDP shrank:0.5 percent , the steepest since the 3rd quarter of 2001
- Consumer spending shrank: 3.8 percent, the sharpest pull-back since 1980
- Investment in equipment and software slumped: 7.5 percent, the largest decline since early 2002
- The sales of existing homes fell: 8.6 percent 4.49 million Vs 4.9 million expected
- The median sales price plunged : 13.2 percent $181,300,Vs $208,000 one year ago