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The slowdown in commercial construction
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Federal government purchases of goods and services
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The economy in 1980 and the outlook for 1981
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Inventory recession ahead?
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A total production index for Washington, D.C.
A heavy concentration of services characterizes the economy of the District of Columbia. Growth in the D.C. economy, although usually heavily insulated from the swings of the U.S. business cycle, varies in intensity and, sometimes, in direction. Now, a new monthly index of total production provides a timely measure of services and goods production in Washington, D.C.
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Federal government spending on interest, transfers, and grants
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The elementary microeconomics of private employee benefits
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The competitiveness of rural county manufacturing during a period of dollar appreciation
Some observers contend that manufacturing activity in rural areas has been more adversely affected than in urban areas by foreign competition. It is true, of course, that the economies of some rural areas have been devastated by closing of key manufacturing plants. Even if plant closings were distributed randomly among rural and urban areas, however, some rural areas (as well as some urban areas) would suffer greatly because of their "company town" character. We found little empirical support in the literature for the claim that rural areas on average suffered disproportionately from ...
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Business and financial outlook for 1979
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Inventories adjust quickly