by Calculated Risk on 1/20/2017 01:42:00 PM

A few indicators comparing eight years ago and today ...

	Jan-09	Dec-16
Vehicle Sales1	9.6	18.3
Monthly Employment change2	-791	156
Unemployment Rate3	7.8%	4.7%
Housing Starts4	490	1,126
New Home Sales5	336	592
Mortgage Delinquency Rate6	13.0%	6.1%
Budget Deficit7	9.8%	2.8%
S&P 5008	805	2,269
1millions, SAAR 2Thousands 3Peaked at 10% in 2009 4Thousands, SAAR 5Thousands, SAAR 6Source: MBA, Quarterly including in-foreclosure 7Annual, fiscal 2008 vs. 2016 8Jan 20, 2009 vs Jan 20, 2017