Fed Beige Book Richmond District Economic Survey - November, 2011

The Federal Beige Book indicates "Recent reports on economic activity mostly describe conditions as either unchanged or slightly improved. The more upbeat reports came from the retail sector, which rebounded in November, and the tourism sector, which continued to post moderate improvement. Reports on manufacturing activity indicated little change over the last month, following several months of contraction. Other sectors, including finance and real estate, reported generally mixed conditions."

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Commonly known as The Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector.

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