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To: Lee who wrote (30733)	2/18/2000 8:45:00 AM
From: Lee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Economic Data for Friday, Feb. 18, 2000 CPI for Jan. = +0.2% Core rate = +0.2% stats.bls.gov The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in January, before seasonal adjustment, to a level of 68.7 (1982-84=100), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. For the 12-month period ended in January, the CPI-U increased 2.7 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.2 percent in January, following an increase of 0.1 percent in December. Trade Balance for Dec. = -$25.5b census.gov For December, the goods and services deficit decreased to $25.5 billion from $27.1 billion (revised) in November. Exports increased $2.7 billion from November to $85.2 billion in December. Goods were $61.7 billion in December, up from $59.2 billion in November, and services were $23.4 billion in December, up from $23.3 billion in November. Imports increased $1.1 billion from November to $110.7 billion in December. Goods were $93.2 billion in December, up from $92.1 billion in November, and services were virtually unchanged at $17.5 billion. biz.yahoo.com

To: Lee who wrote (30733)	2/24/2000 9:45:00 AM
From: Lee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

Economic Data for Thursday, Feb. 24, 2000 Durable Goods Orders for Jan. = -1.3% census.gov New orders for manufactured durable goods in January decreased $2.8 billion or 1.3 percent to $214.8 billion, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census reported today. This follows a 6.3 percent December increase. Excluding transportation, new orders decreased 0.5 percent. New orders for January 2000 are 6.5 percent above January 1999. Weekly Jobless Claims = -7k to 278k dol.gov In the week ending Feb. 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 278,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 285,000. The 4-week moving average was 286,500, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average of 283,500.