http://www.urbansurvival.com/week.htm Shock, Annualized Now, the really shocking stuff is doesn't show up until you look at the "Seasonally adjust annual rate for the 3-months ended December 2007." This is where you find why Gold is going through the roof and the dollar collapsing to within a few pennies of its all time lows. Remember, these are 3-month annualize rates: Finished Goods: +13.3% Finished consumer foods +9.4% Finished energy goods: +51.9% --- Intermediate materials supplies & components: +15.0% Intermediate food & feeds: +19.2% Intermediate energy goods: +55.3% Materials for non-durables: +20.3% --- Think those are scary? Look at the head of the supply chain! Crude materials for further processing: +59.6% Foodstuffs and feedstuffs +19.2% Crude energy materials +129.5%
