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32. 1997 Economic Census
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892. Composite Indexes of Economic Cyclical Indicators
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Item
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Unit
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1980
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1981
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1982
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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Leading index, composite
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1992=100
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89.5
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89.8
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89.6
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94.5
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96.2
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97.1
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98.4
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100.0
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100.3
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99.6
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99.2
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99.1
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100.0
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100.4
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101.3
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100.8
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102.1
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103.9
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105.5
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Average weekly hours, manufacturing
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Hours
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39.7
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39.9
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39.0
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40.1
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40.7
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40.5
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40.7
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41.0
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41.0
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40.9
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40.8
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40.7
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41.1
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41.5
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41.9
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41.6
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41.5
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42.0
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41.8
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Average weekly initial claims for
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unemployment insurance
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1,000
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488.9
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450.1
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585.8
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438.7
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373.1
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391.7
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377.4
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324.2
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311.4
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330.0
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385.9
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448.0
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406.0
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352.6
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342.0
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358.3
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351.6
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319.4
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315.4
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Manufacturers' new orders, consumer
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goods and materials (1992 dol.)
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Mil. dol.
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96,153
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97,060
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88,933
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100,364
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108,382
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108,808
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110,989
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117,138
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121,223
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120,699
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118,017
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114,410
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120,160
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125,343
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136,312
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139,592
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142,199
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151,576
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154,552
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Vendor performance, slower deliveries
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diffusion index
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Percent
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40.6
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46.3
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43.5
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56.8
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57.3
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48.0
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50.6
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57.4
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57.7
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47.6
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47.9
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47.3
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50.2
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51.6
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60.1
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52.8
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50.5
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53.9
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51.1
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Manufacturers' new orders, nondefense
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capital goods (1992 dol.)
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Mil. dol.
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27,142
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27,229
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23,809
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23,627
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28,002
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28,769
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27,678
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29,646
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34,366
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35,144
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34,598
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31,074
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31,486
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31,156
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34,629
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38,743
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42,066
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45,195
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48,437
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Building permits, new private
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housing units
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1,000
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1,246.4
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1,031.8
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1,040.6
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1,690.4
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1,737.2
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1,780.9
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1,820.6
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1,584.5
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1,492.7
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1,388.3
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1,155.1
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972.3
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1,128.8
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1,241.1
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1,366.9
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1,335.8
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1,419.1
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1,444.6
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1,612.8
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Stock prices, 500 common stocks
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1941-43=10
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118.8
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128.0
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119.7
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160.4
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160.5
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186.8
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236.3
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286.8
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265.8
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322.8
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334.6
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376.2
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415.7
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451.4
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460.3
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541.6
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670.8
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872.7
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1,084.3
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Money supply, M2 (1992 dol.)
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Bil. dol.
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2,534
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2,637
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2,722
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2,923
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3,041
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3,194
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3,358
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3,445
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3,486
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3,462
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3,433
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3,459
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3,414
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3,362
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3,339
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3,333
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3,425
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3,536
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3,761
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Interest rate spread, 10-year
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Treasury bonds less federal funds
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Percent
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-1.9
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-2.5
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0.7
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2.0
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2.2
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2.5
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0.9
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1.7
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1.3
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-0.7
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0.5
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2.2
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3.5
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2.9
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2.9
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0.7
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1.1
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0.9
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-0.1
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Index of consumer expectations
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1966:1=100
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56.8
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65.0
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62.7
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84.7
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92.7
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86.5
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85.8
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81.3
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85.2
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85.3
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70.2
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70.3
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70.3
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72.8
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83.8
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83.2
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85.7
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97.7
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98.3
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Coincident index, composite
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1992=100
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80.2
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81.0
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79.3
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80.7
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86.1
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88.7
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90.7
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93.5
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96.9
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99.1
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100.3
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98.7
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100.0
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102.5
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105.9
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109.3
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112.5
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116.7
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120.9
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Employees on nonagricultural
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payrolls
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1000
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90,418
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91,161
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89,552
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90,145
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94,404
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97,387
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99,344
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101,953
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105,204
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107,890
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109,404
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108,255
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108,591
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110,692
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114,135
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117,189
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119,594
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122,673
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125,803
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Personal income less transfer
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payments (1992 dol.)
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Bil. dol.
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3,361
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3,443
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3,429
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3,480
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3,762
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3,894
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4,012
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4,118
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4,264
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4,369
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4,580
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4,337
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4,382
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4,455
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4,833
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4,974
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5,140
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5,382
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5,683
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Industrial production
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1992=100
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79.7
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81.0
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76.6
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79.5
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86.6
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88.0
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89.0
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93.1
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97.3
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99.0
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98.9
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97.0
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100.0
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103.6
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109.1
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114.4
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119.4
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127.0
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132.4
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Manufacturing and trade
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sales (1992 dol.)
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Mil. dol.
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434,290
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436,961
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419,104
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439,689
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476,624
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490,385
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509,261
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527,945
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551,571
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561,303
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562,978
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554,167
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573,725
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594,679
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627,972
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652,755
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675,345
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714,249
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756,217
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Lagging index, composite
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1992=100
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104.6
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102.7
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101.2
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97.6
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100.9
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103.9
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104.5
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104.2
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105.0
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106.8
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106.8
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104.2
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100.0
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99.5
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100.4
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104.0
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105.1
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105.6
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107.2
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Average duration of unemployment
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Weeks
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11.9
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13.8
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15.6
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19.9
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18.1
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15.6
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15.0
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14.5
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13.5
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11.9
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12.0
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13.7
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17.8
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18.0
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18.8
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16.6
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16.7
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15.8
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14.5
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Inventories to sales ratio,
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manufacturing and trade (1992 dol.)
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Ratio
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1.5
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1.5
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1.5
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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1.5
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1.5
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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1.4
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Change in labor cost per unit of
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output, manufacturing
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Percent
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11.1
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7.3
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5.3
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-3.4
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2.0
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1.8
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-0.6
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-1.7
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2.7
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2.2
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2.8
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2.2
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-1.0
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1.0
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-1.8
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-2.4
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-3.6
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-1.2
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0.8
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Average prime rate
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Percent
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15.3
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18.9
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14.9
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10.8
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12.0
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9.9
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8.3
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8.2
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9.3
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10.9
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10.0
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8.5
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6.3
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6.0
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7.1
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8.8
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8.3
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8.4
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8.4
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Commercial and industrial
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loans outstanding (1992 dol.)
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Mil. dol.
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332,044
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357,781
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397,928
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375,727
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419,511
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446,862
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448,470
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449,793
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512,140
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538,583
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570,099
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517,683
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458,126
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457,580
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473,665
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529,373
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547,333
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571,390
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649,907
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Consumer installment credit to
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personal income ratio
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Percent
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15.0
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13.3
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13.0
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13.2
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14.1
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15.8
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16.9
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16.8
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16.8
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17.0
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16.1
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15.8
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14.8
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14.7
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15.3
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16.6
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17.6
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17.5
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17.2
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Change in consumer price index
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for services
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Percent
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14.6
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14.2
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6.9
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3.2
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5.5
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5.0
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4.8
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4.2
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4.7
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5.0
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5.8
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4.6
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3.7
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3.8
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3.1
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3.4
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3.3
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2.9
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2.6
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Source: The Conference Board, New York, NY 10022-6601,Business Cycle Indicators, monthly (copyright).http://www.conference-board.org/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/892_composite_indexes_of_economic_cyclical_indicators.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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