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PRODUCTION INDICATORS



                                                   LATEST      WEEK    YEARLY
                                                     WEEK       AGO     % CHG
STEEL              7/17 thous. of net tons          1,991     1,994#      2.2
AUTOS              7/17 units                      37,202    27,944r#   -30.3
TRUCKS             7/17 units                      45,382    36,608r#   -62.8
ELECTRIC POWER     7/17 millions of kilowatt-hrs.  85,742    79,811#     -0.3
CRUDE-OIL REFINING 7/17 thous. of bbl./day         15,481    15,328#     -0.7
COAL               7/10 thous. of net tons         19,889#   21,160       5.1
LUMBER             7/10 millions of ft.             462.9#    508.2r     -8.3
RAIL FREIGHT       7/10 billions of ton-miles        26.2#     30.8      -3.7



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                7/9 1992=100      131.5      133.4r      3.7
STOCK PRICES                     7/16 S&P 500      1101.4     1112.8      10.9
CORPORATE BOND YIELD, Aaa        7/16                 5.7%       5.8%      4.9
MONEY SUPPLY, M2                  7/5 billions   $6,282.4   $6,293.3r      3.1
INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT     7/17 thous.          339        350r    -13.3
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, PURCHASE  7/17               440.3      468.8      -0.5
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, REFINANCE 7/17              1651.1     1662.4     -73.3



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                 7/21 $/troy oz.             398.500    403.800      13.2
STEEL SCRAP          7/21 #1 heavy, $/ton         161.00     161.00      47.9
COPPER               7/16 cents/lb.               134.0      130.5       61.7
ALUMINUM             7/16 cents/lb.                85.5       85.5       25.7
COTTON               7/16 strict low middling
                          1-1/16 in., cents/lb.    50.32      51.55     -12.1
OIL                  7/21 $/bbl.                   40.43      40.85      36.0
CRB FOODSTUFFS       7/20 1967=100                274.62     273.40      18.2
CRB RAW INDUSTRIALS  7/20 1967=100                312.15     307.60      18.3



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                7/21      3.0283          3.0275        2.9000
BRITISH POUND                 7/21        1.84            1.86          1.61
CANADIAN DOLLAR               7/21        1.32            1.32          1.40
EUROPEAN EURO                 7/21      1.2260          1.2380        1.1486
JAPANESE YEN                  7/21      109.80          109.17        118.78
KOREAN WON                    7/21      1159.1          1152.9        1180.9
MEXICAN PESO                  7/21      11.476          11.450        10.560
TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX   7/21        93.9            93.3          97.3



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                7/20               1.25%        1.24%        1.00%
COMMERCIAL PAPER             7/20  3-month      1.50         1.46         1.01
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT      7/20  3-month      1.57         1.54         1.05
FIXED MORTGAGE               7/16  30-year      6.16         6.15         5.83
ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGE          7/16  one-year     4.17         4.17         3.83
PRIME                        7/20               4.25         4.25         4.00



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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