Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

market have continued to improve. The labor market remains weak, and hiring...expectations have been scaled back. Richmond The Fifth District economy

and a lot of businesses are getting a lot more picky" about who they hire...expectations for upcoming price increases were subdued. Contacts continued

market account, the majority use some form of technology to interact with...market account for each question, regardless of mobile phone ownership

and/or auto sales. In contrast, tourism was generally described as strong...and, to a lesser extent, Philadelphia noted relative strength in demand

Markets Employment levels were generally flat to up slightly in recent...Expectations for future growth remained slightly positive overall—growing

and/or adding drug screenings and background checks—and hoped that such...expectations for most firms. Firms reported modest declines in inventories

and/or restaurant market segments. Capital expenditures were unchanged...and/or advertising plans. Contacts were mostly optimistic about their

and, therefore, require the approval of the director of RBOPS or the Board...Market 189.2 185.2 -4.0 -2.1% 193.1 7.9 4.3% Public Programs 201.9 200.7

Market Committee September 29, 1998 A meeting of the Federal Open Market...and, notably, energy goods. Producer prices of finished goods other than

Markets 1 Total IP 100.0 111.4 112.0 112.0 112.3 111.8 112.3 112.4 112.6...communication equipment, and semiconductors 94.6 107.0 107.5 107.4 107.6