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PRODUCTION INDICATORS
                                                 LATEST       WEEK     YEARLY
                                                   WEEK        AGO%       CHG
 

 
 
 



  
      
		











	    

 


STEEL 6/19 thous. of net tons                     1,973      2,048#       4.9
AUTOS 6/19 units                                 91,388     80,957r#     -6.1
TRUCKS 6/19 units                               152,487    156,243r#     -1.9
ELECTRIC POWER 6/19 millions of kilowatt-hrs.    82,841     78,975#      12.7
CRUDE-OIL REFINING 6/19 thous. of bbl./day       15,685     15,729#       1.8
COAL 6/12 thous. of net tons                     21,301#    20,908        2.2
LUMBER 6/12 millions of ft.                       579.2#     504.1       12.2
RAIL FREIGHT 6/12 billions of ton-miles            29.1#      29.1       -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 6/11 1992=100             132.7       132.1r      6.9
STOCK PRICES 6/18 S&P 500                   1135.0      1136.5      14.0
CORPORATE BOND YIELD, Aaa 6/18                 6.0%        6.1%     18.4
MONEY SUPPLY, M2 6/7 billions             $6,264.5    $6,273.8r     4.0
INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT 6/19 thous.       349         336     -13.6
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, PURCHASE 6/19         454.5       449.5      10.5
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, REFINANCE 6/19       1454.6      1479.4     -82.3



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



PRICES
                                      LATEST      WEEK    YEARLY
                                        WEEK       AGO%      CHG



GOLD 6/23 $/troy oz.                 393.900   385.250      13.2
STEEL SCRAP 6/23 #1 heavy, $/ton      150.00    150.00      42.6
COPPER 6/18  cents/lb.                 123.9     126.5      51.9
ALUMINUM 6/18  cents/lb.                82.0      82.0      22.8
COTTON 6/18 strict low middling
 1-1/16 in.,  cents/lb.                57.53     60.75       3.9
OIL 6/23 $/bbl.                        37.49     37.27      21.5
CRB FOODSTUFFS 6/22 1967=100          278.55    279.91      17.6
CRB RAW INDUSTRIALS 6/22 1967=100     303.48    305.07      17.4



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



FOREIGN EXCHANGE
                                    LATEST     WEEK     YEAR
                                      WEEK      AGO      AGO



BRAZILIAN REAL 6/23                 3.1093   3.1314   2.8595
BRITISH POUND 6/23                    1.82     1.83     1.67
CANADIAN DOLLAR 6/23                  1.36     1.37     1.35
EUROPEAN EURO 6/23                  1.2093   1.2011   1.1529
JAPANESE YEN 6/23                   108.50   110.08   118.04
KOREAN WON 6/23                     1159.8   1157.2   1187.2
MEXICAN PESO 6/23                   11.330   11.359   10.479
TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX 6/23      94.4     94.9     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 6/22                        1.00%   1.03%   1.15%
COMMERCIAL PAPER 6/22 3-month             NA      1.45    0.88
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 6/22 3-month      1.44    1.52    1.04
FIXED MORTGAGE 6/18 30-year               6.46    6.42    5.44
ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGE 6/18 one-year         4.35    4.18    3.73
PRIME 6/22                                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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