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PRODUCTION INDICATORS
                                                LATEST      WEEK     YEARLY
                                                  WEEK       AGO%       CHG
 

 
 
 



  
      
		











	    

 


STEEL 7/24 thous. of net tons                    1,964     1,991#       3.2
AUTOS 7/24 units                                68,699    38,714r#    -24.8
TRUCKS 7/24 units                              122,369    45,191r#     -2.9
ELECTRIC POWER 7/24 millions of kilowatt-hrs.   87,139    85,742#       3.3
CRUDE-OIL REFINING 7/24 thous. of bbl./day      15,954    15,481#       3.0
COAL 7/17 thous. of net tons                    20,992#   19,889        2.9
LUMBER 7/17 millions of ft.                      554.7#    464.0r      10.0
RAIL FREIGHT 7/17 billions of ton-miles           29.5#     26.2        2.8



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 7/16 1992=100            131.2       131.5       2.9
STOCK PRICES 7/23 S&P 500                  1086.2      1101.4       8.8
CORPORATE BOND YIELD, Aaa 7/23                5.8%        5.7%      1.9
MONEY SUPPLY, M2 7/12 billions           $6,288.0    $6,287.0r     3.3
INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT 7/24 thous.      345         341r    -12.2
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, PURCHASE 7/24        444.8       440.3       4.3
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, REFINANCE 7/24      1648.8      1651.1     -60.2



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 7/28 $/troy oz.                  387.300   398.500       8.3
STEEL SCRAP 7/28 #1 heavy, $/ton       161.00    161.00      47.9
COPPER 7/23  cents/lb.                  133.6     134.0      62.4
ALUMINUM 7/23  cents/lb.                 84.5      85.5      26.1
COTTON 7/23 strict low middling
 1-1/16 in.,  cents/lb.                 51.24     50.32     -10.4
OIL 7/28 $/bbl.                         42.82     40.43      41.3
CRB FOODSTUFFS 7/27 1967=100           271.23    274.62      16.5
CRB RAW INDUSTRIALS 7/27 1967=100      307.23    312.15      15.5



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 7/28                 3.0427   3.0283   2.9685
BRITISH POUND 7/28                    1.82     1.84     1.62
CANADIAN DOLLAR 7/28                  1.33     1.32     1.40
EUROPEAN EURO 7/28                  1.2055   1.2260   1.1345
JAPANESE YEN 7/28                   111.65   109.80   120.27
KOREAN WON 7/28                     1167.3   1159.1   1179.9
MEXICAN PESO 7/28                   11.431   11.476   10.477
TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX 7/28      94.6     93.9     97.7



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 7/27                        1.27%   1.25%   1.04%
COMMERCIAL PAPER 7/27 3-month             1.53    1.50    1.05
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 7/27 3-month      1.61    1.57    1.07
FIXED MORTGAGE 7/23 30-year               6.13    6.16    6.08
ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGE 7/23 one-year         4.22    4.17    5.77
PRIME 7/27                                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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