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To: Lee who wrote (32139)	7/3/2000 10:06:49 AM
From: Lee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

Economic Data for Monday, July 3, 2000 Construction Spending for May = +0.1% census.gov Construction put in place during May 2000 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $809.3 billion, nearly the same (+/-5 percent) as the revised April estimate of $808.2 billion, according to the U.S. Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The May figure represents a 7 percent increase over May 1999. NAPM for June = 51.8% Prices Paid = 61.2% napm.org NAPM’s Purchasing Managers' Index was 51.8 percent in June, down from 53.2 percent in May. NAPM's Production Index decreased 2.7 percentage points from 56.3 percent in May to 53.6 percent in June. NAPM's New Orders Index declined 0.5 percentage point from 51.1 percent in May to 50.6 percent in June. NAPM’s Backlog of Orders Index registered 48.5 percent, indicating small backlogs for the second consecutive month. NAPM's Supplier Deliveries Index is 55.1 percent in June, indicating slower deliveries during the month. The NAPM Employment Index is at 50.8 percent for June, a decrease of 3.3 percentage points when compared to the 54.1 percent reported in May. NAPM's Price Index in June is 61.2 percent, a decline of 4.6 percentage points from May’s 65.8 percent.