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PRODUCTION INDICATORS



                                                   LATEST      WEEK    YEARLY
                                                     WEEK       AGO     % CHG
STEEL              6/12 thous. of net tons          2,048     1,953#      5.5
AUTOS              6/12 units                      88,168    76,209r#    -8.4
TRUCKS             6/12 units                     158,850   127,233r#     1.3
ELECTRIC POWER     6/12 millions of kilowatt-hrs.  78,975    72,991#      9.6
CRUDE-OIL REFINING 6/12 thous. of bbl./day         15,729    15,722#     -0.5
COAL                6/5 thous. of net tons         20,908#   20,464       1.5
LUMBER              6/5 millions of ft.             504.1#    578.3      -1.4
RAIL FREIGHT        6/5 billions of ton-miles        29.1#     31.6      -2.7



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                 6/4 1992=100      132.9      134.1      7.4
STOCK PRICES                       6/9 S&P 500      1136.5     1122.5     15.0
CORPORATE BOND YIELD, Aaa          6/9                 6.1%       6.1%    27.7
MONEY SUPPLY, M2                  5/31 billions   $6,274.5   $6,277.4r     4.2
INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT      6/12 thous.          336        351r   -21.1
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, PURCHASE   6/12               449.5      432.2      7.3
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, REFINANCE  6/12              1479.4     1363.2    -83.9



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                6/16 $/troy oz.             385.250    386.850      7.1
STEEL SCRAP         6/16 #1 heavy, $/ton         150.00     150.00     42.6
COPPER              6/11 cents/lb.               126.5      130.8      56.5
ALUMINUM            6/11 cents/lb.                82.0       83.5      23.3
COTTON              6/11 strict low middling
                         1-1/16 in., cents/lb.    60.75      61.24     13.3
OIL                 6/16 $/bbl.                   37.27      37.33     24.4
CRB FOODSTUFFS      6/15 1967=100                279.91     279.78     15.7
CRB RAW INDUSTRIALS 6/15 1967=100                305.07     313.21     17.0



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






FOREIGN EXCHANGE



                                           LATEST          WEEK          YEAR
                                             WEEK           AGO           AGO
BRAZILIAN REAL                   6/16      3.1314        3.1248        2.8865
BRITISH POUND                    6/16        1.83          1.83          1.68
CANADIAN DOLLAR                  6/16        1.37          1.36          1.34
EUROPEAN EURO                    6/16      1.2011        1.2049        1.1691
JAPANESE YEN                     6/16      110.08        110.43        117.83
KOREAN WON                       6/16      1157.2        1154.2        1184.9
MEXICAN PESO                     6/16      11.359        11.373        10.601
TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX      6/16        94.9          94.3          95.8



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                  6/15               1.03%     0.97%     1.24%
COMMERCIAL PAPER               6/15  3-month      1.45      1.25      0.93
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT        6/15  3-month      1.52      1.37      0.93
FIXED MORTGAGE                 6/11  30-year      6.42      6.41      5.37
ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGE            6/11  one-year     4.18      4.16      3.70
PRIME                          6/15               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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