Where Senior Dollars Go (spending on consumer goods by households age 55 to 74) For those in the 55-to-74 age bracket, the category-by-category breakdown of spending reveals the changing needs of the population. Healthcare makes up about 10 percent of those costs; food consumed at home is about 7 percent, dining out accounts for 5 percent, and apparel and services make up 3 percent of the total. About 1 percent of expenditures for those 55 to 74 are for personal care products. * * * Mature Consumers’ Favorites (top retail categories in 68 counties with high senior concentrations and fast-growing…

(bank and thrift net charge-off rates, 2007 to 2011)

(change in total asset value, $ in billions, 2009 to 2010*)

(U.S. vs. British quarterly total returns, 4Q 2006 to 4Q 2011)

(U.S. retail market conditions*) *Monthly chart cycles among office, industrial and retail

(employed and unemployed persons by occupation; not seasonally adjusted; numbers in thousands)

(change in U.S. commercial real estate under construction)

(women who gave recent birth in 12 months prior to January 2012)

(value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions)

(CMBS delinquencies by property type)