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To: Filbert who wrote (20)	5/2/1998 8:12:00 AM
From: Henry Volquardsen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3536

Filbert, I am not aware of a separate symbol for "Real M2". There is a proliferation of terminology that does have a tendency to complicate analysis. Economists seem to enjoy keeping us in the dark about what they are really saying. I believe it is part of their job security program <GGG>. When it comes to monetary aggregates, I prefer to look at the raw data and not "real" numbers. Inflation adjusted numbers are derivative. Inflation itself is a judgement and a broad based assessment. This is fine for broad aggregates like GNP are earnings. But for a more narrow series like the Ms I prefer raw numbers. Henry