BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 3/30/12

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In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators:

• Third estimate of fourth quarter 2011 GDP remains at 3.0%
  
• Initial unemployment claims fall by 5,000 in latest survey
  
• Durable goods orders rise again by 2.2% as inventories also rise by 0.4%
  
• Mortgage applications decline as refinance activity continues to soften; purchase loan activity still rises by 3.3%

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