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                September 23
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                THE CONSUMER IS RESHAPING THE ECONOMY             | 
            
                
Slower Holiday Sales; Large Housing Wealth;  Some Good From Staying Put;  Ho HO HO, No Vacation or Home This Year; Apartment Construction Finally Slows;  Household Formations Slow.
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                September 16
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                THE CONSUMER IN COMMAND             | 
            
                Inflation in decline;  Lower Prices contributing to Retail Weakness;  Services Rebound is History;  No Big mortgage interest payments, Lof Home Equity; Multi-Family Housing Headed to Excess;  Older Consumers Matter             | 
        
        
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                September 9
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                Mixed Messages - As Usual!             | 
            
                More Unemployment Benefits Paid even Though Claims Drop;  Small Rise in New Worth;  Non Mortgage Borrowing Trends Lower;  Debt Payments Surge; Most Lending slows Except Auto Finance Companies; Mortgage Debt Manageable, History Says              | 
        
        
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                September 3
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                THE PAST GETS WEAKER - THE FUTURE?             | 
            
                Payroll Revisions; Household Employment leads; Prices; Upcoming Revisions;  Inventories;   Supplies OK, Prices?             | 
        
        
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                September 2
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                BEST OF MOMENTUM             | 
            
                
 
 
 Consumer spending highlights (contact us for additional detail)              | 
        
        
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