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PRODUCTION INDICATORS



                                                    LATEST      WEEK   YEARLY

                                                      WEEK       AGO    % CHG

STEEL               8/7 thous. of net tons           1,934     1,952#     6.1

AUTOS               8/7 units                       87,243    88,217r#    6.8

TRUCKS              8/7 units                      154,135   147,528r#    5.0

ELECTRIC POWER      8/7 millions of kilowatt-hrs.   84,693    81,391#    -1.1

CRUDE-OIL REFINING  8/7 thous. of bbl./day          15,822    15,726#     1.4

COAL               7/31 thous. of net tons          21,239#   20,914      2.0

LUMBER             7/31 millions of ft.              617.5#    571.6r    21.6

RAIL FREIGHT       7/31 billions of ton-miles         31.3#     30.2      4.7



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               7/30 1992=100     131.9      131.0       0.8

STOCK PRICES                      8/6 S&P 500     1064.0     1101.7       8.8

CORPORATE BOND YIELD, Aaa         8/6                5.6%       5.8%     -2.8

MONEY SUPPLY, M2                 7/26 billions  $6,282.3   $6,286.3r      3.2

INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT      8/7 thous.         333        337r    -17.4

MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, PURCHASE   8/7              440.0      452.0       7.4

MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, REFINANCE  8/7             1640.5     1600.3     -49.3



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                 8/11 $/troy oz.             393.550  391.500       9.7

STEEL SCRAP          8/11 #1 heavy, $/ton         161.00   161.00      35.1

COPPER                8/6 cents/lb.               134.8    132.0       59.0

ALUMINUM              8/6 cents/lb.                83.3     82.8       20.7

COTTON                8/6 strict low middling

                          1-1/16 in., cents/lb.    49.22    48.30     -10.4

OIL                  8/11 $/bbl.                   44.69    42.76      47.0

CRB FOODSTUFFS       8/10 1967=100                266.91   268.77      14.3

CRB RAW INDUSTRIALS  8/10 1967=100                303.99   306.69      15.9



Sources: London Wednesday final setting, Iron Age Scrap Price Bulletin, Metals

Week, Memphis market, NYMEX, Commodity Research Bureau





FOREIGN EXCHANGE



                                          LATEST         WEEK         YEAR

                                            WEEK          AGO          AGO

BRAZILIAN REAL                   8/11     3.0360       3.0609       3.0065

BRITISH POUND                    8/11       1.83         1.83         1.61

CANADIAN DOLLAR                  8/11       1.33         1.32         1.38

EUROPEAN EURO                    8/11     1.2218       1.2047       1.1321

JAPANESE YEN                     8/11     110.92       111.13       119.15

KOREAN WON                       8/11     1159.5       1167.6       1179.8

MEXICAN PESO                     8/11     11.420       11.450       10.704

TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX      8/11       94.0         94.4         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              8/10                   1.43%      1.24%      1.00%

COMMERCIAL PAPER           8/10  3-month          NA         1.55       1.03

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT    8/10  3-month          1.63       1.65       1.08

FIXED MORTGAGE              8/6  30-year          6.13       6.20       6.50

ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGE         8/6  one-year         4.19       4.26       4.12

PRIME                      8/10                   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