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Text table 2.1
Standard deviation of monthly percent change

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Standard deviation of monthly percent change
  1992 to 2002 2003 to August 2008
GDP  
Total 0.34 0.34
Goods 0.73 0.58
Services 0.28 0.29
Housing starts 20.6 14.0
Singles 22.4 9.4
Multiples 26.4 27.7
Employment 0.20 0.17
Manufacturing sales 1.98 1.96