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1 Prosperity in the Age of Decline: Presented by Brian Beaulieu Monday, May 2 1: p.m. 3: p.m. Sponsored by

2 /27/216 Prosperity in the Age of Decline Brian Beaulieu, CEO ITR Economics MHEDA's 216 Annual Convention & Exhibitors' Showcase 21 Forecast Results 2 Duration 21 Forecast Result Accuracy US GDP 18 $ Trillion $16.2 Trillion 98.9% US Ind. Prod (MMA) % Eur Ind. Prod (MMA) % Canada Ind Prod (MMA) C$ % China Ind Prod (MMA) % US Housing Mils. Units Mils. Units 98.1% US Retail Sales 13 $2.28 Trils deflated $2.2 Trils deflated 99.8% US Employment Million 18.8 Million 99.3% ITR Economics provides the best economic intelligence to reduce risk and drive practical and profitable business decisions. 2 Real Gross Domestic Product Sep-1 GDPCON 3MMA 1 1 '6 '7 '8 '9 '1 '11 ' '13 '1 '1 '16 '17 3MMA 3 1

3 /27/216 US Industrial Production to Gross Domestic Product US IP GDP % -2.9% -.3% -2.% GDP US IP -1.% '82 '8 '86 '88 '9 '92 '9 '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 Year-over-Year, Quarter-to-Quarter (3/) Percent of 21 World GDP by Country.9%.9% 1.% 1.2% 1.% 1.6% 1.7% Russia 1.7% 1.7% 1.9% 2.1% 2.% 2.% 3.% 3.3% 19.1% Rest of World 3.9%.6% United States.6% China 2.% 1.% *Total 21 World GDP: $73.7 Trillion, US$ Data Source: IMF, *Most are IMF Estimated Figures 18% Interest Rates for Long-Term Government Bonds 16% 1% %.9% Latest yield 1% 8% 6% % 2% % -2% 2.6%.2%.61% 1.%.%.2%.7%.23% 8.8% 7.6%.91% 1.8% -.11%.93%.% 2.89% 3.26% 9.19% 1.61%.92% -.26% 1.6% 1.89% 6 Data Source: Trading Economics 2

4 /27/216 [IMAGE] WIRES 7 Source: NewAfrican Magazine Data Preparation Raw May-1 1. Jun-1 1. Jul-1 1. Aug-1 1. Sep-1 1. Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb-1 1. Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct-1 1. Nov-1 1. Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr MMT / 1.9% 13.6% 13.6% 1.3% 1.6% 16.7% 13.3%.8% 1.% 1.% MMT % 2.% 2.2% 22.% 2.% 18.3% 1.%.7% 3/ Rate-of-Change = 1 1 = %. Rate-of-Change = 1 1 = %. 8 US IP 1 US Industrial Production to Material Handling Equipment New Orders Orders 7.3% 2-7 US IP -2-1 New Orders - '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 Rates-of-Change 9 3

5 /27/216 Material Handling Equipment New Orders R-O-C 8 MMT 8 3/ 2.3%.3% MMT MMT '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 Billions of Dollars 1 Mexico Lifting and Handling Equipment Production R-O-C 6 MMT / 1.% 1.7% MMT MMT '8 '9 '1 '11 ' '13 '1 '1 '16 '17 '18 Billions of Pesos 11 US IP 1 US Industrial Production to ITR Leading Indicator Reported in ITR Trends Report ITR Advisor Indicator Indicator - Monthly US IP '9 '92 '9 '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 USIP Indicator - Monthly

6 /27/216 US Purchasing Managers Index As seen in the -2-1/ '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 13-1/ Rate-of-Change Data Source: Institute for Supply Management Nondefense Capital Goods New Orders w/o Aircraft R-O-C 2 3/ MMT 1-3.1% -3.6% MMT MMT $ '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 Billions of Dollars 1 Material 6 Nondefense Capital Goods New Orders w/o Aircraft to Material Handling Equipment New Orders Goods % -3.6% Material Handling Capital Goods - '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 Rates-of-Change

7 /27/216 S&P Stock Prices Index Raw MMA Data Trends Data Source: Wall Street Journal S&P Stock Prices Index Raw MMA Data Trends Data Source: Wall Street Journal 1 $6, Real Personal Income Less Transfer Receipts Average per Person Age 18 to 6 $, $, $, $, $3, $3, $2, $2, 18 MMA Data Trend Data Sources: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 6

8 /27/216 R-O-C 1. US Retail Sales Excluding Gas Stations (deflated) 3/ MMT....2%.1% MMT MMT '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 Trillions of Dollars 19 Retail Sales General Merchandise Stores 1.3 Jewelry Stores 1.7 Clothing Stores 2.1 Light Vehicle Sales 3.7 Beer, Wine & Alcoholic Beverage 3.9 Health and Personal Care Stores. Bldg Materials, Garden, Supplies.6 Furniture Stores 6. Online Retailers Rates-of-Change 2 Housing Starts R-O-C Mar 13 MMT.2 2 3/ 1.% 13.% May MMT MMT Dec '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 Millions of Units 21 7

9 /27/216 Nonresidential Construction Medical Trends 1 Financial B C Housing Consumer Retail Prices A Production D Wholesale Trade Soft Landing Foreign New Orders Hard Landing 22 7% 6% % U.S. Dependence on Foreign Oil Declining Net imports as a share of domestic consumption 6.% 9.9% 8.2% 7.% 1.% 9.2%.7% % 3%.% 32.9% 2% 26.6% 2.% 1% % Data Source: Energy Information Administration Rig Count 1,7 United States Overview Weekly Oil Price & Rig Count USD/bbl $ 1, $1 1,2 1, 7 2 Oil Rigs WTI Price - Shifted 13 Weeks $8 $6 $ $2 $ Jan 21 Apr 21 Jul 21 Oct 21 Jan 21 Apr 21 Jul 21 Oct 21 Jan 216 Apr 216 Jul 216 Rigs: Weekly Count WTI: Average Weekly Price 2 8

10 /27/216 Exports US Trade in Goods with World: Exports to Trade Weighted Exchange Rate Index Exchange Rate /: -8.% Exports -7.6%.8% Exchange Rate 2 '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 Rates-of-Change 2 Business Cycle Drivers Inflation Interest Rates Employment Consumer Construction 26 Industrial Material Handling Equipment Producer Price Index R-O-C 1 MMA 3 1 1/ % 1.% Raw 18-1 MMA '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 ' =

11 /27/216 Employment Private Sector Private Sector Employment Growth Job Openings Involuntary Part Time Employment Quit Rate Rising 2.3% C 1.9% C -.1% A 1 9 Employment Mils of Jobs 8 8 '92 '9 '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 Annual Data Trend 28 US Overall Wage Growth Raw Data '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 29 Percent Millennials are: CONFIDENT VALUE TRANSPARENCY CONNECTED WANT TO FIND A BETTER WAY NOT MUCH MONEY 3 1

12 /27/216 Subject to peer influence Don t enjoy feeling taken for granted Want important leadership roles even though they can t contribute financially Need a continuum re: utilizing their professional skills Equally important: Time = Money = Assets Do-Gooders 31 Source: Case Foundation, Millennial Impact Project 6 FOMC Member Interest Rate Projections Fed Open Market Committee March Data Source: Federal Reserve % '82 '8 '86 '88 '9 '92 '9 '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 Yield on 1 Year Treasury Note

13 /27/216 US Industrial Production to Non-Residential Construction Index 1 Private Chemical +63.% Warehouse +17.2% Private Manufacturing +37.9% Construction Index Construction Data Trends Warehouse Buildings Construction R-O-C 8 MMT 3 3/ 19.2% 17.2% MMT MMT '96 '98 ' '2 ' '6 '8 '1 ' '1 '16 '18 '2 Billions of Dollars 3 Expenditures 2 16 National Defense Expenditures to Defense Capital Goods New Orders Expenditures Orders Orders Carter Reagan Bush Clinton Bush Obama Rates-of-Change 36

14 /27/216 Depression Drivers Demographics Inflation Health Care Costs / Entitlements US National Debt 37 1 Total U.S. Public Debt 2.2% The Long View (% of GDP) Estimated Percent of Total Population in 23 Age Group US China India Ger Mex Braz Japan Can 6 & older less than

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