DJ Table Of US Initial, Continuing Claims

DJ Table Of US Initial, Continuing Claims

Week   Initial          4-Week  Continuing
Ended  Claims  Change   Moving    Claims  Change
      (000)   (000)    Average    (000)   (000)

Aug 1   550     -38     555,250    N/A      N/A
Jul 25  588r    29r     560,000r  6,310     69
Jul 18  559     35      567,250   6,241r   -10r
Jul 11  524    -45      585,000   6,251r   -62r
Jul 4   569    -48      607,000   6,313    -591
Jun 27  617    -13      616,000   6,904     180
Jun 20  630     18      618,000   6,724    -31
Jun 13  612      7      616,750   6,755     41
Jun 6   605r    -20    622,750r  6,687    -148
May 30  625       0     632,250   6,835    78r
May 23  625     -11     627,250   6,757      6
May 16  636      -7     629,750   6,751      73
May 9   643      38     632,000   6,678      91
May 2   605     -30     624,500   6,587     207
Apr 25  635     -10     638,250   6,380      87
Apr 18  645      32     648,000   6,293     155
Apr 11  613     -47     651,000   6,138      93
Apr 4   660     -14     658,750   6,045     195
Mar 28  674      17     658,000   5,850     105
Mar 21  657      13     650,250   5,745     178
Mar 14  644     -13     650,000   5,567     129
Mar 7   657      14     646,750   5,438     185
Feb 28  643     -13     636,750   5,253     179
Feb 21  656      25     632,000   5,074       9
Feb 14  631      14     615,500   5,065     117
Feb 7   617      -7     601,500   4,948     193
Jan 31  624      34     581,000   4,755       7
Jan 24  590      15     547,000   4,748      75
Jan 17  575      40     526,500   4,673      97
Jan 10  535      47     523,750   4,576      89
Jan 3   488     -20     528,000   4,487     -42

Source: U.S. Department of Labor; Numbers reflect annual revisions to seasonal factors.

UK Pooled Property Funds See 1st Net Inflow For 12 Months In 2Q-Study

UK Pooled Property Funds See 1st Net Inflow For 12 Months In 2Q-Study

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Unlisted pooled property funds, or PPFs, in the U.K. posted the first net inflow in a year in the second quarter, demonstrating investor confidence due to improving economic conditions, the Association of Real Estate Funds reported in a study.

"Not only were net sales positive for the first time in a year, but actual redemptions have also started to see a significant slowdown over the past couple of quarters," said AREF Chief Executive Rachel McIsaac.

"This could be an indication that the direct property market cycle might be in the process of stabilizing."

In its Investment Quarterly study, AREF said PPFs had an overall net inflow of GBP52.4 million in the second quarter, compared with an outflow of GBP39.2 million a year earlier.

The study showed that in total, GBP320.4 million of new money went into PPFs, with redemptions totaling GBP268 million. Like in the first quarter, redemptions in the second quarter were significantly lower than in previous quarters.

AREF examines data provided by 67 unlisted member funds with a net asset value of some GBP21.1 billion.

Company Web site: www.aref.org.uk

By Anita Likus, Dow Jones Newswires; +44 20 7842 9407; anita.likus@dowjones.com

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