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 2009 and prove your mettle as a prognosticator. A year from now we will check back to see who was most, and least, accurate. Submit your entries to play along with the challenge.
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| Submitter | D.C. Unemp. Rate | Md. Unemp. Rate | Va. Unemp. Rate | Regional Job Growth | Inflation | Gross Regional Product Growth | Average Home Price | Number of Housing Permits | Regional Stocks | Office Vacancy Rate | Airport Passengers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex_and_Nic | 0.100 | 0.100 | 0.000 | 31,000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | $312,000 | 8,500 | -0.100 | 0.100 | 42.000 |
| rodmart | 6.800 | 4.200 | 3.500 | 75,300 | 6.700 | 3.200 | $340,000 | 15,420 | -26.000 | 12.400 | 48.000 |
| pjpei | 7.300 | 7.000 | 6.500 | 10,000 | 2.200 | 1.600 | $300,000 | 8,000 | 23.000 | 18.400 | 38.000 |
| mauraking | 7.600 | 6.200 | 6.000 | 10,500 | 2.000 | 1.000 | $350,000 | 6,000 | -50.000 | 15.000 | 38.000 |
| baileyscrossroads | 7.900 | 5.400 | 4.600 | 30,000 | 2.400 | 4.000 | $310,000 | 9,875 | -15.000 | 15.000 | 38.000 |
| doctor_Michael | 7.900 | 5.100 | 5.000 | -16,474 | 0.300 | -0.600 | $301,599 | 9,592 | 1.200 | 12.000 | 38.000 |
| amyhaden | 8.000 | 12.000 | 10.000 | 5,000 | 4.000 | 0.000 | $276,000 | 3,000 | -40.000 | 23.000 | 36.000 |
| ken | 8.400 | 5.800 | 5.200 | 8,000 | 0.000 | 1.200 | $305,600 | 5,500 | 3.000 | 11.400 | 39.000 |
| momo3 | 8.500 | 5.600 | 5.600 | 11,000 | 3.000 | 0.000 | $210,000 | 10,000 | 45.000 | 9.000 | 38.000 |
| dgood | 8.800 | 5.200 | 4.800 | 11,000 | 1.100 | 0.600 | $300,000 | 604 | -60.000 | 10.000 | 42.000 |
| edobson22207 | 8.900 | 6.200 | 5.100 | 31,000 | 2.500 | 2.800 | $397,500 | 10,000 | 2.000 | 10.500 | 34.000 |
| Leeguru | 8.900 | 5.700 | 4.800 | 47,000 | 2.400 | 1.100 | $318,200 | 9,856 | -11.000 | 10.900 | 42.000 |
| mnofpeace | 9.000 | 7.000 | 6.000 | 25,000 | 4.000 | 2.000 | $305,000 | 10,000 | -25.000 | 10.000 | 44.000 |
| tchtic | 9.000 | 6.000 | 5.000 | 10,000 | 4.000 | 3.000 | $450,000 | 8,000 | -25.000 | 14.000 | 36.000 |
| bruce | 9.000 | 5.000 | 4.000 | 90 | 6.000 | 5.000 | $300,000 | 10,000 | 45.000 | 10.000 | 45.000 |
| sehartwick | 9.000 | 6.000 | 6.500 | -5,000 | 2.000 | -0.100 | $325,000 | 4,000 | -30.000 | 14.000 | 39.000 |
| bigfluke | 9.200 | 6.000 | 5.800 | 12,000 | 1.500 | 0.500 | $315,000 | 7,500 | 5.000 | 14.000 | 40.000 |
| tedbrown | 9.200 | 5.600 | 4.900 | 11,000 | 0.000 | 1.600 | $330,000 | 9,050 | 20.000 | 12.500 | 41.000 |
| jeffreid1 | 9.400 | 7.200 | 6.900 | 0 | 5.800 | 0.500 | $248,000 | 5,000 | -8.000 | 18.600 | 36.000 |
| hardlynoer | 9.400 | 6.100 | 5.700 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.000 | $325,000 | 8,000 | 10.000 | 13.000 | 41.000 |
| csintala79 | 9.500 | 6.500 | 5.800 | 15,000 | 3.100 | 1.800 | $305,000 | 7,500 | -25.000 | 12.500 | 41.000 |
| ptighe52 | 9.500 | 7.500 | 5.000 | 25,000 | 3.500 | 1.500 | $300,000 | 7,500 | -10.000 | 13.000 | 40.000 |
| jasonbonderenko | 9.600 | 6.300 | 6.100 | 0 | 1.500 | 1.700 | $365,000 | 8,345 | 3.000 | 13.200 | 42.000 |
| RunnerVA22405 | 9.600 | 7.000 | 6.600 | 20,000 | 1.500 | 1.500 | $310,000 | 8,548 | -32.000 | 13.400 | 39.000 |
| bkr07 | 10.000 | 7.500 | 6.500 | -30,000 | -0.200 | -3.500 | $305,000 | 10,000 | -10.000 | 13.000 | 40.000 |
| denicamp | 10.000 | 10.000 | 8.600 | -20,000 | 3.300 | -1.600 | $300,000 | 0 | -30.000 | 9.000 | 38.000 |
| BradFarrell | 10.300 | 7.500 | 7.100 | 0 | 1.200 | 1.100 | $345,000 | 9,000 | 10.000 | 13.500 | 41.000 |
| roberto.tangco | 10.300 | 7.300 | 5.500 | 12,000 | 2.300 | 1.700 | $247,000 | 9,435 | 53.000 | 13.500 | 40.000 |
| mathias.bjorkman | 10.400 | 6.600 | 6.100 | 9,000 | 1.200 | 1.800 | $275,000 | 7,800 | -10.000 | 12.000 | 42.000 |
| Dweisel | 10.500 | 7.000 | 5.500 | 8,500 | 1.500 | 1.000 | $320,000 | 10,000 | 2.500 | 13.500 | 41.000 |
| m1232 | 10.500 | 7.600 | 8.600 | 0 | 0.900 | 0.000 | $297,000 | 7,000 | 1.000 | 20.100 | 38.000 |
| subaloo66 | 10.500 | 7.500 | 5.500 | 2,500 | 1.500 | 0.500 | $310,000 | 5,500 | 0.000 | 12.500 | 40.000 |
| michael.herr | 10.500 | 7.200 | 6.800 | -15,000 | 2.500 | -1.000 | $286,000 | 8,200 | -15.000 | 14.000 | 40.000 |
| epsteindavids | 10.800 | 6.900 | 6.600 | -24,000 | 3.000 | -5.000 | $316,000 | 3,500 | -22.000 | 13.500 | 40.000 |
| whistlinginthedark75 | 11.000 | 6.500 | 5.800 | 15,000 | 4.400 | 1.000 | $300,000 | 8,000 | -11.000 | 15.400 | 40.000 |
| ben.ludington | 11.000 | 7.100 | 6.800 | 1,000 | -0.300 | -0.300 | $317,000 | 5,000 | -12.000 | 18.000 | 41.000 |
| tdtd4444 | 11.000 | 8.900 | 8.200 | -70,000 | 3.000 | -5.000 | $280,000 | 1,500 | -25.000 | 18.000 | 39.000 |
| mary | 11.200 | 7.500 | 6.200 | -10,000 | -1.500 | -3.500 | $265,000 | 3,000 | 8.000 | 15.500 | 42.000 |
| westineh | 12.500 | 8.500 | 8.000 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.000 | $280,000 | 9,000 | -20.000 | 20.000 | 39.000 |
| GregHerrick | 14.000 | 10.000 | 9.000 | -40,000 | -3.000 | -4.000 | $269,000 | 0 | -20.000 | 21.000 | 35.000 |
| rtabit | 19.000 | 19.000 | 13.000 | -200,000 | -2.000 | -5.000 | $200,000 | 1,000 | -67.000 | 25.000 | 45.000 |
| axisdboy | 33.000 | 25.000 | 25.000 | -200,000 | -5.000 | -61.000 | $250,000 | 2,100 | -82.000 | 75.000 | 1.000 |
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.
