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PRODUCTION INDICATORS
                                               LATEST       WEEK     YEARLY
                                                 WEEK        AGO%       CHG



STEEL 6/26 thous. of net tons                   2,030      1,973#       6.9
AUTOS 6/26 units                               92,379     89,377r#     -2.6
TRUCKS 6/26 units                             155,700    146,324r#      0.8
ELECTRIC POWER 6/26 millions of kilowatt-hrs.  75,627     82,841#      -2.3
CRUDE-OIL REFINING 6/26 thous. of bbl./day     15,750     15,685#       2.0
COAL 6/19 thous. of net tons                   21,189#    21,301        5.7
LUMBER 6/19 millions of ft.                     600.8#     578.9r      16.7
RAIL FREIGHT 6/19 billions of ton-miles          30.8#      29.1        4.8



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 6/18 1992=100            132.3      132.7        6.0
STOCK PRICES 6/25 S&P 500                  1134.4     1135.0       16.2
CORPORATE BOND YIELD, Aaa 6/25                6.0%       6.0%      14.6
MONEY SUPPLY, M2 6/14 billions            $6,275.0   $6,264.6r      3.8
INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT 6/26 thous.      351        350r     -19.1
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, PURCHASE 6/26        435.4      454.5       -0.7
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, REFINANCE 6/26      1386.9     1454.6      -83.9



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 6/30 $/troy oz.                395.800   393.900     13.0
STEEL SCRAP 6/30 #1 heavy, $/ton     150.00    150.00     42.6
COPPER 6/25  cents/lb.                125.1     123.9     56.0
ALUMINUM 6/25  cents/lb.               84.8      82.0     28.9
COTTON 6/25 strict low
 middling 1-1/16 in.,  cents/lb.      54.75     57.53      0.6
OIL 6/30 $/bbl.                       36.96     37.49     22.7
CRB FOODSTUFFS 6/29 1967=100         273.17    278.55      5.3
CRB RAW INDUSTRIALS 6/29 1967=100    305.25    303.48     30.1



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 6/30                 3.0850   3.1093   2.8350
BRITISH POUND 6/30                    1.82     1.82     1.66
CANADIAN DOLLAR 6/30                  1.33     1.36     1.35
EUROPEAN EURO 6/30                  1.2199   1.2093   1.1563
JAPANESE YEN 6/30                   108.77   108.50   119.43
KOREAN WON 6/30                     1155.5   1159.8   1191.0
MEXICAN PESO 6/30                   11.487   11.330   10.440
TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX 6/30      94.2     94.4     96.3



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 6/29                         1.13%   1.00%   1.45%
COMMERCIAL PAPER 6/28 3-month              1.43      NA    1.01
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 6/29 3-month       1.56    1.44    1.05
FIXED MORTGAGE 6/25 30-year                6.37    6.46    5.47
ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGE 6/25 one-year          4.30    4.35    3.72
PRIME 6/29                                 4.25    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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