Federal Reserve Releases September Beige Book and Related Sound Clip

Audio highlights of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, which summarize economic conditions for the United States as a whole and the Fed's Eighth District, are available for downloading.  Produced in MP3 format, the entire audio clip can be accessed by logging on to: http://www.stlouisfed.org/newsroom/multimedia/audio/20110907-beigebook.cfm

The voice on the clip is that of St. Louis Fed senior economist Rubén Hernández-Murillo, who discusses the District’s situation regarding:

• overall economic conditions;
• consumer spending;
• manufacturing;
• automotive sales;
• residential and commercial real estate; and
• banking.

The full print edition of The Beige Book can be accessed online by logging on to:

http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/beigebook/2011/.