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To: Wally Mastroly who wrote (13601)	5/3/2000 2:21:00 PM
From: Wally Mastroly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15132

Re:..Beige Book...some headlines...+ FOMC Summary: 14:10 FED'S BEIGE BOOK: ECONOMY CONTINUED TO EXPAND, WITH RETAIL PRICES RELATIVELY STABLE 14:10 FED SAYS WORKER SHORTAGE STILL TROUBLING, EMPLOYMENT COSTS INTENSIFIED IN LAST TWO MONTHS 14:10 MOST FED DISTRICTS NOTE INCREASED INPUT PRICES, PARTICULARLY ENERGY 14:10 FED: MOST BANKS SAID STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY HAD NOT YET IMPACTED GROWTH IN THEIR DISTRICT 14:10 SOME FED DISTRICTS SAID EQUITY GYRATIONS HAD ALTERED SOME GROWTH EXPECTATIONS 14:10 FED: MOST RETAILERS REPORTED SALES IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS 14:10 FED: CONSUMERS BUYING MORE DURABLE GOODS SUCH AS APPLIANCES, FURNITURE AND CARS 14:10 FED: BUSINESSES REPORT COMPETITION, PRODUCTIVITY HOLDING DOWN RETAIL PRICES 14:10 FED: CONSTRUCTION MARKET STRONG; MIDWEST ONLY AREA OF BROAD-BASED RESIDENTIAL SLOWING 14:10 FED: ONE-THIRD OF FED REGIONS NOTE SLOWING IN HOME RESALE MARKET 14:10 FED: FACTORY SECTOR STRONG OVERALL, WITH POCKETS OF WEAKNESS BASED ON INDUSTRY AND GEOGRAPHY 14:10 FED: DISTRICT BANKS REPORT BUSINESS LOAN DEMAND STRONG; CONSUMER MORTGAGE DEMAND WANING - FED Summary: bog.frb.fed.us