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PRODUCTION INDICATORS
                                               LATEST       WEEK     YEARLY
                                                 WEEK        AGO%       CHG



STEEL 7/31 thous. of net tons                   1,952      1,964#       3.3
AUTOS 7/31 units                               92,283     59,749r#    -12.3
TRUCKS 7/31 units                             151,541    112,634r#    183.8
ELECTRIC POWER 7/31 millions of kilowatt-hrs.  81,391     87,139#      -3.7
CRUDE-OIL REFINING 7/31 thous. of bbl./day     15,726     15,954#       1.2
COAL 7/24 thous. of net tons                   20,914#    20,992        2.5
LUMBER 7/24 millions of ft.                     574.8#     555.2r      14.1
RAIL FREIGHT 7/24 billions of ton-miles          30.2#      29.5        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 7/23 1992=100            131.0       131.2       2.8
STOCK PRICES 7/30 S&P 500                  1101.7      1086.2      12.4
CORPORATE BOND YIELD, Aaa 7/30                5.8%        5.8%     -1.0
MONEY SUPPLY, M2 7/19 billions           $6,286.3    $6,288.0      3.4
INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT 7/31 thous.      336         347r    -15.8
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, PURCHASE 7/31        452.0       444.8      -1.0
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, REFINANCE 7/31      1600.3      1648.8     -60.5



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 8/4 $/troy oz.                 391.500   387.300      11.1
STEEL SCRAP 8/4 #1 heavy, $/ton      161.00    161.00      47.9
COPPER 7/30  cents/lb.                132.0     133.6      55.3
ALUMINUM 7/30  cents/lb.               82.8      84.5      19.1
COTTON 7/30 strict low
 middling 1-1/16 in.,  cents/lb.      48.30     51.24     -13.6
OIL 8/4 $/bbl.                        42.76     42.82      33.9
CRB FOODSTUFFS 8/3 1967=100          268.77    271.23      16.2
CRB RAW INDUSTRIALS 8/3 1967=100     306.69    307.23      16.5



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 8/4                3.0609   3.0427   3.0525
BRITISH POUND 8/4                   1.83     1.82     1.61
CANADIAN DOLLAR 8/4                 1.32     1.33     1.40
EUROPEAN EURO 8/4                 1.2047   1.2055   1.1334
JAPANESE YEN 8/4                  111.13   111.65   120.28
KOREAN WON 8/4                    1167.6   1167.3   1185.0
MEXICAN PESO 8/4                  11.450   11.431   10.710
TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX 8/4     94.4     94.6     98.0



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 8/3                        1.24%    1.27%   1.00%
COMMERCIAL PAPER 8/3 3-month             1.55     1.53    1.04
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 8/3 3-month      1.65     1.61    1.08
FIXED MORTGAGE 7/30 30-year              6.20     6.13    6.08
ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGE 7/30 one-year        4.26     4.22    5.77
PRIME 8/3                                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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