Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Weakness is reported in only one sector: men's leisure wear. In all sectors...from a year ago, with about half reporting double-digit gains in sales

its meeting in August 1999, the Committee had voted to expand the collateral...its 1999 low, and initial claims for unemployment insurance were at an

from merchants in Katrina-damaged areas and from high-end retailers, whereas...weakness remained concentrated in Florida, where contacts noted that home

weakness. Commercial real estate markets across the New York City metro...from 2 percent to more than 10 percent compared with a year ago. Retail

from a year earlier; still, inventory levels were reported as satisfactory...weakness. While various contacts noted sluggish sales of apparel, lawn

its forecast growth path converges around a more desirable growth target...its commitment to disinflationary policy. One reason that has not translated

initial commitment fee. The data exclude commercial paper sold by AIG ...its subsidiaries to the Commercial Paper Funding Facility as well as amounts

its Regulation A to reflect the Board's approval of an increase in the...its obligation to maintain price stability. Regulatory Flexibility Act

from the previous survey period. Non-auto retail sales were flat overall...weakness in production and shipments, particularly among producers of

initial amortization schedules and disclosures concerning cancellation...from borrower paid PMI in that LPPMI may not be canceled by the borrower