Beige Book
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The Beige Book is a periodic Federal Reserve report that summarizes current economic conditions across the United States based on anecdotal information from businesses and other contacts.
Aliases (2)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federal Reserve report
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economic report → survey of economic conditions → |
| access |
publicly available
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| basedOn |
anecdotal information from businesses
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anecdotal information from community contacts → reports from economists → reports from market experts → |
| compiledBy |
Federal Reserve Bank staff
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| compiledFrom |
reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts
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| countryOfPublication |
United States
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| dataType |
anecdotal information
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qualitative assessments → |
| format |
narrative qualitative report
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| frequency |
approximately every six to eight weeks
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eight times per year → |
| geographicCoverage |
12 Federal Reserve Districts
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United States → |
| hasPart |
district-level summaries of economic conditions
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| hasSection |
district reports
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national summary → |
| language |
English
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| maintainedBy |
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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| medium |
PDF document
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online publication → |
| namedAfter |
color of its original cover
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| officialName |
Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District
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| predecessor |
Red Book
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| publishedBy |
Federal Reserve System
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| publisher |
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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| releaseSchedule |
about two weeks before each FOMC meeting
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| startTime |
1983
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| subject |
United States economy
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agricultural conditions → banking and credit conditions → business conditions → consumer spending → energy sector conditions → labor market conditions → manufacturing activity → price developments → real estate markets → regional economic conditions → services sector activity → wage developments → |
| usedBy |
Federal Open Market Committee
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| usedFor |
assessing current economic conditions
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complementing quantitative economic data → informing monetary policy deliberations → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Red Book
("Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions (Beige Book)")
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followedBy |
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Beige Book
("Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District")
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officialName |
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Red Book
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predecessorOf |
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Federal Reserve System
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publishes |
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Red Book
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replacedBy |