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Empire State Manufacturing Survey – January 2009

18-Jan-09

Empire State Manufacturing Survey At a Glance

Business Conditions Index: -22.2
Monthly Change: Up 6
New Orders Index: -22.8
Prices Paid Index: -18.2
Prices Received Index: -3.4
Number of Employees Index: -26.1
Average Workweek Index: -23.9

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Beige Book – January 14, 2009

18-Jan-09

Beige Book At a Glance

Commercial real estate deteriorated

Manufacturing activity continued to fall in most Districts since the previous report, with declines reported across a wide range of industries. Some strength noted in defense and medical-device production, aerospace, food manufacturing and processing in some districts.
Increased home sale cancellations were common in a few Districts. Minneapolis reported [...]

Money Supply – January 8, 2009

08-Jan-09

Money Supply At a Glance

M1 Seasonally Adjusted November: $1522.5 bllion
M1 4-Week Average: $1596.6 billion
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): $157.5 billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted November: $7934.7 billion
M2 4-Week Average: $8101.6 billion
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): $570.5 billion

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Consumer Credit – November 2008

08-Jan-09

Consumer Credit At a Glance

Total outstanding consumer credit: $2570.9 billion
Total (annuualized) rate of change: Down 3.7%
Revolving rate of change: Down 3.4%
Non-revolving rate of change: Down 3.9%

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Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Minutes – December 15-16, 2008

06-Jan-09

Federal Open Market Committee Minutes – Key Quotes
For most major industry groups, factory utilization rates declined relative to their levels in July and remained below their long-run averages. Available forward-looking indicators pointed to a significant downturn in manufacturing output in coming months.
Conditions in markets for repurchase agreements, or repos, arranged using certain types of collateral [...]

Money Supply – January 2, 2009

06-Jan-09

Money Supply At a Glance

M1 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $ 1522.6 billion
M1 4-Week Average: $1579.9 billion
M1 Annual Change (Unadjusted): $157.6 billion
M2 Seasonally Adjusted Prior Month: $7934.5 billion
M2 4-Week Average: $8067.7 billion
M2 Annual Change (Unadjusted): $570.4 billion

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