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Business Conditions Index Updated

September 2, 2010 — The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Real-Time Data Research Center has updated the business conditions index with information on initial jobless claims for the week ending 8/28/2010.

Philadelphia Fed Releases July Leading Indexes

August 31, 2010 — The July leading indexes for the 50 states were released today. All but four state coincident indexes (Arizona, Michigan, Montana, and Oregon) are projected to grow over the next six months. One state (Alabama) is projected to grow strongly (greater than 4.5 percent). Read the press release.

Business Conditions Index Updated

August 30, 2010 — The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Real-Time Data Research Center has updated the business conditions index with information on real personal income less transfer payments for July and real manufacturing and trade sales for June.

Business Conditions Index Updated

August 27, 2010 — The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Real-Time Data Research Center has updated the business conditions index with information on real GDP for the second quarter of 2010 (2nd release).

Community Profile Update: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton MSA

August 26, 2010 — Interested in getting a snapshot of the Lehigh Valley? Take a look at the latest update of the Community Profile for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA. The Bank’s Community Affairs Department periodically produces community profiles of regions in the Third Federal Reserve District.

Business Conditions Index Updated

August 26, 2010 — The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Real-Time Data Research Center has updated the business conditions index with information on initial jobless claims for the week ending 8/21/2010.

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Schedule of Economic Releases

Get the complete schedule for the Bank's economic releases. It includes dates for the release of the Business Conditions Index, the most recent addition to our roster of economic indicators.

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Dallas Fed: Trimmed Mean PCE

The trimmed mean personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation rate for July was an annualized 0.9 percent. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the overall PCE inflation rate for July was 2.9 percent, annualized, while the inflation rate for PCE excluding food and energy was 1.3 percent.

Chicago Fed National Activity Index

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index increased to its historical average of zero in July from –0.70 in June.

Kansas City: Financial Stress Index

The Kansas City Financial Stress Index was 0.31 in July, virtually unchanged from 0.30 in June.