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To: Lee who wrote (31327)5/1/2000 10:40:00 AM
From: Lee  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50167
 
Economic Data for Monday, May 1, 2000

NAPM for April = 54.9%
Prices Paid = 76%

napm.org
Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) at 54.9%, Growth in Production, New Orders Prices and Employment Increasing

(Tempe, Arizona) ? Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew for the 15th consecutive month in April. The overall economy continued to grow in April for the 108th consecutive month say the nation's purchasing executives in the latest Manufacturing NAPM Report On Business©.


Construction Spending for March = +1.4%

census.gov
Construction put in place during March 2000 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $765.2 billion, 1 (+/-5) percent above the revised February estimate of $754.8 billion, according to the U.S. Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The March figure represents a 7 percent increase over March 1999.