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PRODUCTION INDICATORS
                                                     LATEST      WEEK   YEARLY
                                                       WEEK       AGO    % CHG
STEEL                6/5 thous. of net tons           1,953     2,041#     0.8
AUTOS                6/5 units                       76,225    83,450r#  -24.6
TRUCKS               6/5 units                      131,476   150,679r#  -16.9
ELECTRIC POWER       6/5 millions of kilowatt-hrs.   72,991    75,371#     7.2
CRUDE-OIL REFINING   6/5 thous. of bbl./day          15,722    15,411#    -0.9
COAL                5/29 thous. of net tons          20,464#   20,439      0.6
LUMBER              5/29 millions of ft.              578.3#    581.4r    27.2
RAIL FREIGHT        5/29 billions of ton-miles         31.6#     31.3     11.7



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               5/28  1992=100     134.1       133.7r     8.1
STOCK PRICES                      6/3  S&P 500     1122.5      1120.7     13.6
CORPORATE BOND YIELD, Aaa         6/3                 6.1%        6.0%    22.1
MONEY SUPPLY, M2                 5/24  billions  $6,277.7    $6,289.8r     4.4
INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT      6/5  thous.         352         340r   -18.9
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, PURCHASE   6/5               432.2       459.8      3.2
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, REFINANCE  6/5              1363.2      1583.6    -84.9



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                6/9 $/troy oz.              386.850   394.850     9.2
STEEL SCRAP         6/9 #1 heavy, $/ton          150.00    166.50    42.6
COPPER              6/4 cents/lb.                 130.8     130.2    58.8
ALUMINUM            6/4 cents/lb.                  83.5      81.8    22.3
COTTON              6/4 strict low middling
                        1-1/16 in., cents/lb.     61.24     65.28    24.7
OIL                 6/9 $/bbl.                    37.33     39.75    16.7
CRB FOODSTUFFS      6/8 1967=100                 279.78    281.33   -34.1
CRB RAW INDUSTRIALS 6/8 1967=100                 313.21    317.01    19.9



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                   6/9      3.1248       3.1312       2.8515
BRITISH POUND                    6/9        1.83         1.83         1.67
CANADIAN DOLLAR                  6/9        1.36         1.36         1.35
EUROPEAN EURO                    6/9      1.2049       1.2215       1.1748
JAPANESE YEN                     6/9      110.43       109.90       117.79
KOREAN WON                       6/9      1154.2       1165.2       1195.3
MEXICAN PESO                     6/9      11.373       11.467       10.573
TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX      6/9        94.3         94.3         96.0



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                6/8                  0.97%     1.02%     1.22%
COMMERCIAL PAPER             6/8  3-month         1.25      1.20      1.08
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT      6/8  3-month         1.37      1.29      1.02
FIXED MORTGAGE               6/4  30-year         6.41      6.41      5.45
ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGE          6/4  one-year        4.16      4.14      3.80
PRIME                        6/8                  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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