Think you know the Washington economy better than the experts? Now's your chance to prove it. Up? Down? Flat? Tell us what will happen to the region's economic fortunes in 2008 and prove your mettle as a prognosticator. In the blanks below, please enter your predictions for how each of 11 indicators will turn out this year. A year from now we will check back to see who was most, and least, accurate. The deadline to enter the contest has passed, but you can still submit your entries to play along with the challenge. (see current entries).

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D.C. Unemployment Rate (%):

Historical Data: 2007: 5.7% | 2006: 6.1% | 2005: 6.1% | 2004: 7.4% | 2003: 7.2%

Md. Unemployment Rate (%):

Historical Data: 2007: 3.8% | 2006: 3.9% | 2005: 4.0% | 2004: 4.3% | 2003: 4.5%

Va. Unemployment Rate (%):

Historical Data: 2007: 3.2% | 2006: 3.0% | 2005: 3.4% | 2004: 3.6% | 2003: 3.9%

Regional Job Growth (Number of Jobs):

Historical Data: 2007: +40,400 | 2006: +43,100 | 2005: +51,800 | 2004: +87,200 | 2003: +65,000

Inflation (%):

Historical Data: 2007: 4.5% | 2006: 3.1% | 2005: 3.7% | 2004: 3.6% | 2003: 2.4%

Growth of Gross Regional Product (%):

Historical Data: 2007: +3.3% | 2006: +4.0% | 2005: +4.5% | 2004: +4.4% | 2003: +3.6%

Average Single Family Home Price ($):

Historical Data: 2007: $438,000 | 2006: $431,900 | 2005: $441,400 | 2004: $362,400 | 2003: $296,200

Number of New Housing Permits:

Historical Data: 2007: 20,604 | 2006: 26,673 | 2005: 32,800 | 2004: 34,584 | 2003: 35,800

Regional Stock Growth (%):

Historical Data: 2007: -17.95% | 2006: +9.35% | 2005: -2.99% | 2004: +24.76% | 2003: +32.85%

Office Vacancy Rate (%):

Historical Data: 2007: 10.4% | 2006: 9.2% | 2005: 8.8% | 2004: 10.4% | 2003: 11.8%

Airport Passengers (millions):

Historical Data (millions): 2007: 43.7 | 2006: 41.5 | 2005: 45 | 2004: 38 | 2003: 31.2

Optional: What will be the biggest surprise of 2008?

The method for calculating the winner (and loser) of the contest: The Post ranks predictions for each economic indicator from most to least accurate. The winner is the person with the best average accuracy ranking across all data points. There is no prize for the winner, aside from bragging rights.