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PRODUCTION INDICATORS



                                                    LATEST      WEEK    YEARLY

                                                      WEEK       AGO     % CHG

STEEL              9/25 thous. of net tons           2,033     1,966#     15.8

AUTOS              9/25 units                       94,068    89,234r#    -8.1

TRUCKS             9/25 units                      157,547   155,722r#    -5.3

ELECTRIC POWER     9/25 millions of kilowatt-hrs.   79,719    79,719#      8.0

CRUDE-OIL REFINING 9/25 thous. of bbl./day          14,096    14,950#     -6.8

COAL               9/18 thous. of net tons          21,517#   21,601       0.3

LUMBER             9/18 millions of ft.              564.4#    492.2r      5.3

RAIL FREIGHT       9/18 billions of ton-miles         31.3#     28.9       1.3



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               9/17 1992=100      131.4      131.6r      2.4

STOCK PRICES                     9/24 S&P 500      1110.1     1128.6      11.4

CORPORATE BOND YIELD, Aaa        9/24                 5.4%       5.5%     -2.6

MONEY SUPPLY, M2                 9/13 billions   $6,306.5   $6,300.7r      3.1

INITIAL CLAIMS, UNEMPLOYMENT     9/25 thous.          369        351r     -8.9

MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, PURCHASE  9/25               469.1      456.6      17.9

MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS, REFINANCE 9/25              2211.1     2052.5     -11.8



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                9/29 $/troy oz.             412.950   405.350     7.7

STEEL SCRAP         9/29 #1 heavy, $/ton         235.00    235.00    90.8

COPPER              9/24 cents/lb.               140.7     133.9     62.7

ALUMINUM            9/24 cents/lb.                87.5      83.5     28.2

COTTON              9/24 strict low middling      

                         1-1/16 in.,  cents/lb.   50.89     52.53    -19.1

OIL                 9/29 $/bbl.                   49.41     48.48     69.0

CRB FOODSTUFFS      9/28 1967=100                266.29    271.35      6.2

CRB RAW INDUSTRIALS 9/28 1967=100                318.61    317.72     13.5



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

Platt's Metals Week, Memphis market, NYMEX, Commodity Research Bureau





FOREIGN EXCHANGE



                                         LATEST          WEEK         YEAR

                                           WEEK           AGO          AGO

BRAZILIAN REAL                9/29       2.8505        2.8843       2.8950

BRITISH POUND                 9/29         1.80          1.79         1.67

CANADIAN DOLLAR               9/29         1.27          1.28         1.35

EUROPEAN EURO                 9/29       1.2333        1.2269       1.1718

JAPANESE YEN                  9/29       110.89        110.60       110.67

KOREAN WON                    9/29       1153.2        1144.3       1151.8

MEXICAN PESO                  9/29       11.419        11.422       11.028

TRADE-WEIGHTED DOLLAR INDEX   9/29         93.2          93.3         95.1



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              9/28                1.72%        1.70%        1.17%

COMMERCIAL PAPER           9/27  3-month       1.82         1.78         1.05

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT    9/28  3-month       1.93         1.89         1.12

FIXED MORTGAGE             9/24  30-year       5.83         5.86         6.15

ADJUSTABLE MORTGAGE        9/24  one-year      4.09         4.05         4.06

PRIME                      9/28                4.75         4.75         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