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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (15039)	9/9/2001 9:28:14 AM
From: 2MAR$	Respond to of 208838

This weeks Economic Outlook Economic data due this week includes consumer credit for July on Monday. Credit for July is expected to rise to $3 billion from a contraction of $1.5 billion in June. The current account balance for the second quarter, expected to come in at -$106 billion, will be released on Wednesday. Thursday will see the release of export and import prices as well as initial claims for the week ended September 7. The most important data for the week comes on Friday, when the Producer Price Index (PPI), retail sales, capacity utilization and industrial production figures will be released. The Producer Price Index for August is expected to increase 0.2% compared with a drop of 0.9% in July. The core PPI, which excludes food and energy prices, is expected to rise 0.1% from an increase of 0.2%. Retail Sales for the month of August are expected to climb 0.3% compared with no change in July as reported by the Commerce Department. Excluding automobile sales, investors expect retail sales to rise 0.3% as against the previous month's gain of 0.2%. Monthly Capacity Utilization is expected to dip to 76.8% in August from the previous month's 77%. Industrial Production is expected to drop 0.2% for the month of August compared July's drop of 0.1%. A report on consumer sentiment is also due out Friday, which could help investors gauge how much mounting job losses and falling stocks are deterring the buying public. A bigger-than-expected decline in consumer confidence could also help cement expectations for more interest-rate cuts in coming months.