PRODUCTION INDICATORS
                                                    LATEST      WEEK    YEARLY
                                                      WEEK       AGO     % CHG
STEEL              5/29 thous. of net tons           2,041     2,030#     10.7
AUTOS              5/29 units                       82,657    89,320r#     3.6
TRUCKS             5/29 units                      151,857   164,305r#    16.4
ELECTRIC POWER     5/29 millions of kilowatt-hrs.   75,371    74,055#     13.8
CRUDE-OIL REFINING 5/29 thous. of bbl./day          15,411    15,547#     -3.5
COAL               5/22 thous. of net tons          20,439#   20,528       0.2
LUMBER             5/22 millions of ft.              582.6#    571.3r     13.3
RAIL FREIGHT       5/22 billions of ton-miles         31.3#     31.6       4.3



Sources: American Iron & Steel Institute, Ward's Automotive Reports, Edison
Electric Institute, American Petroleum Institute, Energy Dept., WWPA, SFPA,
Association of American Railroads






LEADING INDICATORS



                                                   LATEST       WEEK    YEARLY
                                                     WEEK        AGO     % CHG
ECRI LEADING INDEX               5/21 1992=100      133.8      133.8       9.3
STOCK PRICES                     5/27 S&P 500      1120.7     1093.6      16.3
CORPORATE BOND YIELD, Aaa        5/27                 6.0%       6.1%     18.5
MONEY SUPPLY, M2                 5/17 billions   $6,309.0   $6,267.2r      4.9
INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT     5/29 thous.          339        345r    -24.2
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, PURCHASE  5/29               459.8      449.8      -0.2
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, REFINANCE 5/29              1583.6     1694.9     -84.1



Sources: Economic Cycle Research Institute, Standard & Poor's, Moody's, Fed-
eral Reserve, Labor Dept., Mortgage Bankers Assn. (Index: March 16, 1990=100)






PRICES



                                                LATEST      WEEK    YEARLY
                                                  WEEK       AGO     % CHG
GOLD                 6/2 $/troy oz.            394.850   389.650       8.4
STEEL SCRAP          6/2 #1 heavy, $/ton        166.50    166.50      54.2
COPPER              5/28 cents/lb.              130.2     123.4       59.8
ALUMINUM            5/28 cents/lb.               81.8      79.8       21.1
COTTON              5/28 strict low middling     
                         1-1/16 in., cents/lb.   65.28     66.03      31.4
OIL                  6/2 $/bbl.                  39.75     40.47      33.7
CRB FOODSTUFFS       6/1 1967=100               281.33    280.42      17.1
CRB RAW INDUSTRIALS  6/1 1967=100               317.01    314.49      22.0



Sources: London Wednesday final setting, Institute of Scrap Recycling Indus-
tries, Metals Week, Memphis market, NYMEX, Commodity Research Bureau






FOREIGN EXCHANGE



                                               LATEST        WEEK       YEAR
                                                 WEEK         AGO        AGO
BRAZILIAN REAL                      6/2        3.1312      3.1815     2.9160
BRITISH POUND                       6/2          1.83        1.81       1.63
CANADIAN DOLLAR                     6/2          1.36        1.37       1.36
EUROPEAN EURO                       6/2        1.2215      1.2106     1.1643
JAPANESE YEN                        6/2        109.90      111.93     118.91
KOREAN WON                          6/2        1165.2      1177.6     1200.4
MEXICAN PESO                        6/2        11.467      11.464     10.573
TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX         6/2          94.3        95.0       96.1



Sources: Major New York banks. Currencies expressed in units per U.S. dollar,
except for British Pound and European Euro in dollars. Trade-weighted dollar
via J.P. Morgan.






INTEREST RATES



                                                  LATEST       WEEK      YEAR
                                                    WEEK        AGO       AGO
FEDERAL FUNDS                  6/1                  1.02%      1.00%     1.21%
COMMERCIAL PAPER              5/31  3-month         1.20       NA        1.18
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT        6/1  3-month         1.29       1.25      1.18
FIXED MORTGAGE                5/28  30-year         6.41       6.41      5.50
ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGE           5/28  one-year        4.14       4.18      3.82
PRIME                          6/1                  4.00       4.00      4.25



Sources: Federal Reserve, HSH Associates, Bloomberg Financial Markets



#Raw data in the production indicators are seasonally adjusted in computing
the BW index (chart); other components (estimated and not listed) include
machinery and defense equipment. 1=Western Wood Products Assn.  2=Southern
Forest Products Assn.  3=Free market value  NA=Not available  r=revised
NM=Not meaningful

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