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PRODUCTION INDICATORS
                                               LATEST       WEEK    YEARLY
                                                 WEEK        AGO%      CHG



STEEL 9/4 thous. of net tons                    2,021      2,023#     15.3
AUTOS 9/4 units                                78,781     83,921r#    -4.4
TRUCKS 9/4 units                              153,685    157,046r#    13.4
ELECTRIC POWER 9/4 millions of kilowatt-hrs.   82,982     83,904#      4.7
CRUDE-OIL REFINING 9/4 thous. of bbl./day      16,173     16,275#      3.1
COAL 8/28 thous. of net tons                   21,815#    21,347       2.7
LUMBER 8/28 millions of ft.                     577.0#     584.4r      5.0
RAIL FREIGHT 8/28 billions of ton-miles          31.8#      30.8       1.9



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 8/27 1992=100           131.1       131.4       2.7
STOCK PRICES 9/3 S&P 500                  1113.6      1107.8       9.0
CORPORATE BOND YIELD, Aaa 9/3                5.6%        5.6%     -2.9
MONEY SUPPLY, M2 8/23 billions          $6,311.5    $6,297.1r     3.2
INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT 9/4 thous.      319         363r    -25.5
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, PURCHASE 9/4        476.0       443.1      16.4
MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, REFINANCE 9/4      1948.9      1804.1     -32.4



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 9/8 $/troy oz.                396.300   407.650       4.3
STEEL SCRAP 9/8 #1 heavy, $/ton     235.00    235.00      96.3
COPPER 9/3  cents/lb.                131.4     130.1      52.7
ALUMINUM 9/3  cents/lb.               83.0      83.8      22.1
COTTON 9/3 strict low middling
 1-1/16 in.,  cents/lb.              54.12     51.34      -4.3
OIL 9/8 $/bbl.                       42.46     43.64      46.0
CRB FOODSTUFFS 9/7 1967=100         276.47    277.74      14.5
CRB RAW INDUSTRIALS 9/7 1967=100    308.82    311.46      14.4



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 9/8                 2.9000   2.9351   2.8880
BRITISH POUND 9/8                    1.79     1.79     1.59
CANADIAN DOLLAR 9/8                  1.29     1.31     1.37
EUROPEAN EURO 9/8                  1.2183   1.2188   1.1211
JAPANESE YEN 9/8                   109.35   109.52   117.09
KOREAN WON 9/8                     1149.2   1151.2   1170.1
MEXICAN PESO 9/8                   11.586   11.436   10.921
TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX 9/8      93.6     93.7     97.6



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 9/7                       1.54%   1.55%   0.95%
COMMERCIAL PAPER 9/7 3-month              NA    1.65    1.03
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 9/7 3-month     1.78    1.76    1.08
FIXED MORTGAGE 9/3 30-year              5.90    5.97    6.53
ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGE 9/3 one-year        4.09    4.10    4.19
PRIME 9/7                               4.50    4.50    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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