Conference Board Leading, Coincident and Lagging Indicators At a Glance:
Leading Index: Down 0.5%
Coincident Index: Down 0.1%
Lagging Index: Up 0.4%
Improved Leading Indicators: 4
Unchanged Leading Indicators: 0
Worsened Leading Indicators: 6
Improved Coincident Indicators: 2
Unchanged Coincident Indicators: 0
Worsened Coincident Indicators: 2
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Consumer Confidence At a Glance
Consumer Confidence Index: 56.9
Monthly Change: Up 5
Present Situation Index: 63.2
Monthly Change: Down 2.6
Expectations Index: 52.8
Monthly Change: Up 10.1
1985=100
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Empire State Manufacturing Survey At a Glance
Business Conditions Index: 2.8
Monthly Change: Up 7.7
New Orders Index: -2.2
Prices Paid Index: 65.2
Prices Received Index: 32.6
Number of Employees Index: -4.5
Average Workweek Index: 1.1
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Federal Funds Rate: 2.00%
Discount Rate: 2.25%
Although downside risks to growth remain, the upside risks to inflation are also of significant concern to the Committee.
Over time, the substantial easing of monetary policy, combined with ongoing measures to foster market liquidity, should help to promote moderate economic growth.
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Personal Income and Spending At a Glance
Personal Income: $6.8 billion
Monthly Change: Up 0.1%
Real Disposable Personal Income: Down 2.6%
Personal Spending (Outlays): $10,615.8 billion (annual)
Monthly Change: Up $60.8 billion
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Manufacturing Report At a Glance
Purchasing Managers Index (PMI): 50
50+ represents growing economic conditions
Monthly Change: down 0.2
Inventories: 45
Monthly Change: down 6.2
New Orders: 45
Monthly Change: down 4.6
Technorati Tags: Purchasing Managers Index, PMI, ISM, manufacturing
