Beige Book Releases

The Beige Book is a publication released by the Federal Reserve Board every month.  It is an important because it describes economic performance within various regions in the US and is indicative of future monetary policy.  This section contains an archive for the text of the most current as well as historical editions of the Beige Book.  As a result, the Beige Book is especially important in the analysis of both the economy and financial markets.

• Summary

• consumer spending
• manufacturing
• services
• construction and real estate
• banking and finance
• agriculture and natural resources
• labor markets
• prices

• First District - Boston

• retail
• manufacturing and related services
• insurance
• residential real estate

• Second District - New York

• consumer spending
• construction and real estate
• other business activity
• financial developments

• Third District - Philadelphia

• manufacturing
• retail
• tourism
• finance

• Fourth District - Cleveland

• construction
• industrial activity
• consumer spending
• agriculture
• banking and finance

• Fifth District - Richmond

• retail
• services
• manufacturing
• finance
• real estate
• tourism
• temporary employment
• agriculture

• Sixth District - Atlanta

• consumer spending
• construction
• manufacturing
• tourism and business travel
• financial
• wages and prices

• Seventh District - Chicago

• consumer spending
• construction
• manufacturing
• banking and finance
• labor markets
• agriculture

• Eighth District - St. Louis

• manufacturing and other business activity
• real estate and construction
• banking and finance
• agriculture and natural resources

• Ninth District - Minneapolis

• construction and real estate
• manufacturing
• mining and energy
• agriculture
• consumer spending
• employment, wages, and prices

• Tenth District - Kansas City

• retail sales
• manufacturing
• real estate and construction
• banking
• energy
• agriculture
• wages and prices

• Eleventh District - Dallas

• prices
• labor markets
• manufacturing
• services
• retail sales
• financial services
• construction and real estate
• energy
• agriculture

• Twelfth District - San Francisco

• wages and prices
• retail trade and services
• manufacturing
• agriculture and resource-related industries
• real estate and construction
• financial institutions