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  1. 2009.12.03 미국 베이지북 Beige Book 12월호 _FRB 미국 경제상황 보고 _09.12.02
  2. 2009.11.24 미국 10월 기존주택판매 557만채 증가 _09.11.23
  3. 2009.10.22 베이지북 Beige Book 10월호 _FRB 미국 경제상황 보고 _09.10.21
  4. 2009.09.18 미국 주택착공, 건축허가 건수 _U.S Housing Starts, Building Permits _09.09.17
  5. 2009.09.16 미국 경기침체 종결, 회복 국면 들어선다 _Empire State Manufacturing Index, Retail Sales, Business Inventories _09.09.15 2
  6. 2009.07.30 미국 베이지북 Beige Book 7월호 _FRB 미국 경제상황 보고 _09.07.29

2009년의 마지막 베이지북인 12월호 Beige Book이 12월 2일 (현지) 발표되었습니다.

베이지북(Beige Book)은 미국의 경제상황, 경기동향을 보여주는 대표적인 지표로 FRB가 연간 8회 작성하여 공개합니다.
2009년 12월 2일 발표된 베이지북은 올해의 마지막 발간호입니다.

이번 베이지북에서 FRB는, 저번 보고서와 마찬가지로,
미국 경기 상황이 점차로 회복되고 있음을 밝히고 있습니다.
소비자 소비, 제조업이 점차 개선되고 있으며, 부동산 경기도 약세이지만 안정화되는 추세를 보이고 있음을 밝혔습니다.
한편, 임금이나 물가 지표는 안정화되어 있으나, 고용은 여전히 약세이고, 상품(commodity) 물가는 상승의 조짐이 있다고 지적했습니다.
부동산 부문을 보면, 주택시장은 개선의 조짐이 엿보이나, 상업용 부동산 시장은 여전히 침체해 있다고 보고했습니다.

베이지북(Beige Book)은 미국 지역 연방은행들이 수집한 미국 각 12개 지역의 경기동향을 요약한 자료입니다.
이 자료는 미국 경제상황을 보여주는 핵심지표로, 연방준비은행 FRB (Federal Reserve Bank)가 발표합니다.

이들 12개 지역은 Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, San Francisco 입니다. (보스톤, 뉴욕, 필라델피아, 클리브랜드, 리치몬드, 아틀란타, 사카고, 세인트루이스, 미네아폴리스, 캔사스시티, 댈라스, 샌프라시스코)

2010년의 첫 발간물이 될 다음 베이지북은 2010년 1월 13일(현지)에 발간됩니다.


첨부 : FRB 베이지북 보고서 전문 파일 (2009.12.02 Beige Book)

Summary

Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and based on information collected on or before November 20, 2009. This document summarizes comments received from businesses and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve and is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve officials. 

전문 요지


Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts indicate that economic conditions have generally improved modestly since the last report. Eight Districts indicated some pickup in activity or improvement in conditions, while the remaining four--Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, and Atlanta--reported that conditions were little changed and/or mixed.
경기 상황이 점차로 개선되고 있다.

Consumer spending
was reported to have picked up moderately since the last report, for both general merchandise and vehicles; a number of Districts noted relatively robust sales of used autos. Most Districts indicated that non-auto retailers were holding lean inventories going into the holiday season. Tourism activity varied across Districts. Manufacturing conditions were said to be, on balance, steady to moderately improving across most of the country, while conditions in the nonfinancial service sector generally strengthened somewhat, though with some variation across Districts and across industries. Residential real estate conditions were somewhat improved from very low levels, on balance, led by the lower end of the market. Most Districts reported some pickup in home sales, though prices were generally said to be flat or declining modestly; residential construction was characterized as weak, but some Districts did note some pickup in activity. Commercial real estate markets and construction activity were depicted as very weak and, in many cases, deteriorating.
소비자 소비, 제조업 조건이 개선되고 있다.

Financial institutions generally reported steady to weaker loan demand, continued tight credit standards, and steady or deteriorating loan quality. In the agricultural sector, the fall harvest was delayed in the eastern half of the nation due to excessively wet conditions during October and early November. Most energy-producing Districts noted a slight uptick in activity in the sector since the last report. Labor market conditions remained weak since the last report, though there were signs of stabilization and scattered signs of improvement. While some Districts reported upward pressure on commodity prices, they saw little or no indication of upward wage pressures or of any significant increase in prices of finished goods.


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Consumer Spending and Tourism  소비자 소비, 관광업

Consumer spending strengthened since the last report, with sales of both general merchandise and autos improving across much of the country. Non-auto sales were reported to have picked up in the New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Kansas City, and San Francisco Districts; sales were described as steady or mixed in the Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Dallas Districts. St. Louis described retail sales as below expectations and down from a year earlier. Auto sales generally improved since the last report, in some cases rebounding from a brief dip after the "cash-for-clunkers" program ended. Increased vehicle sales were reported from New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, Chicago, St. Louis, and Dallas, while sales were described as flat or mixed in the Cleveland, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and San Francisco Districts. A number of Districts reported that used vehicles have been selling better than new ones.

Most Districts also noted that retailers were holding leaner inventories this holiday season, though some indicate that retailers have recently become more optimistic about the holiday-season outlook. Auto dealers' inventories, largely depleted during the cash-for-clunkers program, have been or are being rebuilt.

Tourism was mixed across those Districts reporting. Travel and tourism--especially leisure travel--was described as robust or improved in the New York, Dallas, and San Francisco Districts. Atlanta and Kansas City characterized tourism as sluggish, while Richmond and Minneapolis described it as mixed; Richmond noted that tourism has been adversely affected by severe and damaging coastal storms, while Kansas City characterized the outlook as "grim." New York indicated that business travel remained sluggish, but Minneapolis and Dallas note a slight pickup.

Nonfinancial Services  비금융 서비스
Activity in the service sector generally picked up since the last report, though results were mixed across Districts and across service industries. New York and Philadelphia reported that service-sector activity overall remained steady to up slightly, while St. Louis noted expanding activity. The information technology industry was reported to be showing improvement in the Boston, Minneapolis, and Kansas City Districts. A pickup in activity at staffing firms was reported by Boston and Dallas, whereas New York noted that activity remained sluggish. Strength in health services was noted in the Boston and Richmond Districts. Shipping activity was characterized as flat in the Cleveland, Atlanta, and Kansas City District, while Dallas reports some gain; however, Dallas and Atlanta both noted particular weakness in rail shipping activity. Professional and business support firms reportedly registered some improvement in the St. Louis and Minneapolis Districts but flat to declining activity in Richmond and San Francisco.

Manufacturing  제조업
Most Districts reported mixed to moderately improving manufacturing conditions since the last report. New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and San Francisco all noted modest increases in manufacturing activity within their Districts. Manufacturing conditions in the Boston and Dallas Districts were characterized as mixed, with some improvement noted for biopharmaceuticals companies in Boston and high-tech manufacturing firms in Dallas. By contrast, Richmond and Chicago both reported that manufacturing activity had leveled off since the last report, while activity continued to decline in the Atlanta and St. Louis Districts, although at a somewhat slower pace than the last report. Tighter credit limited the ability of customers to place new orders in the Richmond District, while in the Chicago District, contacts noted a slowdown in the restocking of inventories. Increases in activity related to the transportation industry were cited in the Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, and Kansas City Districts, although such activity was mixed in the Dallas District and reported as declining in the San Francisco District. Several Districts noted an uptick in food-related production.
대부분의 지역의 제조업 경기가 점차로 개선되고 있다.

Many Districts reported that their contacts were optimistic about the near-term outlook. Manufacturers in the Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Kansas City Districts expected business conditions to improve in the coming months, while producers in the Cleveland District expressed uncertainty about near-term conditions. The outlook in the Dallas District was mixed, with most manufacturers expressing cautious optimism about the near term and construction-related manufacturers expressing pessimism about the future largely due to expectations of prolonged weakness in commercial real estate.

Real Estate and Construction  부동산, 건설
Home sales and construction activity improved across much of the nation, though prices were generally said to be flat or still declining somewhat. A majority of Districts reported that the lower-priced segment of the housing market has outperformed the high end. Increases in sales activity were reported in the Boston, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco Districts, whereas sales were described as steady or mixed in the New York and Philadelphia Districts. Multifamily housing markets deteriorated further in the New York and Chicago Districts. More broadly, a number of eastern Districts reported continued declines in home prices--specifically, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Richmond. In contrast, prices were said to have firmed somewhat in the Dallas and San Francisco Districts and stabilized in the Chicago and Kansas City Districts. Most reports maintained that the lower end of the market has outperformed the higher end: New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Kansas City all noted relative weakness at the high end of the market, with relative strength at the lower end; in most cases, this strength was largely attributed to the homebuyer tax credit (which was recently reinstated and expanded to include existing owners).
주택 판매와 건설은 전지역에서 점차 개선되고 있으나, 가격은 안정화되어 있고, 소폭 하락한 흐름도 있다.

Despite the firming in sales, the level of new residential construction activity was generally characterized as weak, though recent trends have been mixed--Atlanta, Kansas City, and Dallas noted some pickup in home construction, whereas the Chicago and St. Louis Districts reported declines. Residential construction was described as flat or stabilizing by Cleveland, Minneapolis, and San Francisco.

Commercial real estate conditions were widely characterized as weak and, in many cases, deteriorating further. Market conditions were reported to have weakened in virtually all Districts, with rising vacancy rates, downward pressure on rents, and little, if any, new development. Expectations for 2010 were also quite low. Boston characterized the commercial real estate outlook as "bleak," Dallas noted that construction was at "historically low levels," and Kansas City described the sector as "distressed." Still, some Districts noted scattered signs of encouragement: Cleveland and Chicago referenced public-works projects as a source of increased business, Richmond noted signs of increased leasing activity from the health and education sectors, Atlanta indicated a modest pickup in new development projects, Minneapolis noted some recently started hotel and retail development, and San Francisco cited slight improvement in availability of financing for new development.
상업용 부동산은 여전히 침체해 있다.

Banking and Finance  은행, 금융
Banks reported steady to softer conditions in most Districts. Loan demand was said to have weakened in the New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Dallas Districts. New York noted particular weakness in demand for home mortgage loans, whereas Richmond and St. Louis reported this to be the strongest segment of late. For the most part, the weakness appears to have been concentrated in the commercial sector, though Boston and Chicago reported some pickup in commercial real estate lending--largely refinancing. Credit quality showed signs of deteriorating in the New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, and San Francisco Districts but was described as stable or mixed in Cleveland, Chicago, and Kansas City, with Chicago reporting some improvement outside of commercial real estate. Increasingly tight credit standards were reported in the New York, Richmond, Chicago, St. Louis, Dallas, and San Francisco--largely on commercial loans.

Agriculture and Natural Resources  농업, 천연자원
Excessively wet conditions during October and early November were reported in a number of Districts. As a result, the fall harvest was delayed in many parts of the Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, and Kansas City Districts. Flooding from Tropical Storm Ida and a November "nor'easter" damaged crops and delayed planting throughout the Richmond District, and Virginia health officials closed fishing in all Chesapeake Bay tributaries and temporarily banned the harvesting of shellfish due to potential storm water contamination. By contrast, rainfall in the Dallas District helped alleviate drought conditions experienced in many parts of the region. Contacts in the Chicago, Minneapolis, and Kansas City Districts noted that corn and soybean prices rallied over the past month, although a wide variation in margins was expected for crop farms due to differences in input costs. Losses for livestock operations occurred in the Chicago and Kansas City Districts.

Most energy-producing Districts reported a slight uptick in activity in extraction industries since the last report. Contacts in the Cleveland, Atlanta, Dallas, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and San Francisco Districts noted steady to increasing oil and natural gas production within their regions, albeit from low levels of production observed earlier this year. Contacts in the Cleveland District also reported that a sharp decline in coal production had leveled out since the last report. In general, oil prices increased somewhat, while reports on the price of natural gas were mixed due in large part to differences in inventory levels across Districts. Mining activity in the Minneapolis District increased.


Employment, Wages, and Prices  고용, 임금, 물가
Labor market conditions remained weak since the last report, with further layoffs, sluggish hiring, and high levels of unemployment in most Districts. However, contacts in the Atlanta, Cleveland, and Richmond Districts reported that the pace of job cuts generally slowed in their regions, and most contacts in the Dallas District reported stable employment levels. Despite generally weak employment conditions, some signs of improvement were noted. For example, contacts in Boston reported that they were beginning to hire and reverse pay cuts or freezes that were implemented earlier in the year, and contacts in the St. Louis District reported that the service sector had started to expand recently. Expectations for the holiday season were mixed across Districts, with contacts in the New York and Dallas Districts reporting lighter-than-normal seasonal hiring and/or increases in the hours of existing employees, as opposed to hiring temporary workers, to meet the seasonal demand. On the other hand, most retailers in the Richmond District have hired the usual number of seasonal workers this year.
노동 시장은 여전히 약세에 머물러 있다.

Districts generally reported little or no upward wage pressures, while some Districts noted upward pressure in commodity prices, and most Districts reported stable selling prices. Wages were largely reported to be holding steady in the Boston, Cleveland, Richmond, Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco Districts. Most Districts reported stable prices overall, although some reported higher input prices, largely for energy and other commodities used in production, with a limited ability to raise selling prices. Prices were reported as moderately lower in the Kansas City District, and downward price pressures were cited for some professional services and intermodal transportation firms in the Dallas District. Some makers of food products and chemicals in the Philadelphia District reported raising prices, and the prices of computer memory chips continued to firm in the San Francisco District. Retailers in several Districts indicated that they have managed inventory levels in an effort to prevent the steep price discounting that occurred last year, however, some promotional price discounting is expected through the holiday season.
임금인상 압박은 거의 없다. 상품 물가는 소폭 인상 압박이 있다.



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[관련글]
2009-10-21 미국 베이지북 2009년 10월호
2009-11-23 미국 10월 기존주택판매


맞춤검색

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미국 10월 기존주택판매(Existing Home Sales)가 557만채를 기록하여 월간으로 증가세를 지속하였습니다.
이는 전월인 9월의 510만채를 능가하는 것이고, 10월 예상치 5.37M(537만채)도 넘어서는 것입니다.

2009년 11월 22일(현지) 발표된 기존주택판매 지수의 대폭적인 상승에 힘입어, 미국 다우존스 지수, 나스닥 등 증시 주요 지수도 크게 상승했습니다. 다우존스 지수(다우지수, DJIA)의 경우, 10,500p선에 이미 근접해 있습니다.

다우지수의 경우,
2009년 1월 연초에 연간으로 11,500p 선 전후의 회복,
2009년 연 중반에 연말까지 10,500p 선까지의 무난한 회복을 전망해 본 바 있습니다.

한편, 2009년 연초 다우지수의 시초가는 9,000p 내외였습니다.

미국 기존주택판매 지수가 회복되고 있다는 것은, 다른 경제지표와 마찬가지로 금융위기에서 점차 벗어나 하향세가 둔화되고, 점차 회복세의 기미가 엿보이고 있다는 것을 의미합니다.

전미경제조사국(NBER)의 경우 2007년 12월을 기점으로 경기사이클의 하강세를 선언했기 때문에, 다음달 2009년 12월이 되면 약 2년이 경과한 것이 됩니다.
경기사이클(Business Cycle)은 순환하는 성질을 가지기 때문에, 전미경제조사국 NBER의 경우에도 조만간 공식적으로 미국 경기침체 종료를 선언할 것이 유력합니다. [미국 경기침체기의 평균지속 기간, NBER]





기존주택판매 지표의 흐름을 보면, 2005년 초반부터 하락의 징조를 보이기 시작한 이후에, 2007년 중반부터 2008년말까지 급격하게 침체했으나, 2009년 초반부터 회복세가 계속 진행되고 있음을 볼 수 있습니다.


한편, 기존주택판매의 가격에 따른 지역별 분포를 보면,
대부분의 지역에서 저가형 주택은 전년 이맘 때에 비해 회복세가 두드러졌습니다.
특히 북동부, 중서부 지역에서 확연합니다. 남부, 서부에서는 초저가형 주택의 회복세가 크게 나타났습니다.

반면에, 75만달러 이상의 고가형 주택은 중서부에서 전년도에 비해 아주 크게 감소하였고, 남부에서도 감소세가 나타나고 있습니다.


% Change in Sales from 1 Year Ago
Region $0-100K $100-250K $250-500K $500-750K $750K-1M $1M+
Northeast 12.6% 32.9% 18.3% 10.5% -3.1% 5.9%
Midwest 11.0% 41.0% 16.1% 14.9% -21.6% -22.3%
South 26.4% 25.1% 8.4% 5.0% -5.1% -2.5%
West 25.3% 22.3% -4.5% 3.5% 14.7% 6.6%
U.S. 18.3% 30.2% 7.8% 7.3% 2.1% 1.3%

이러한 고가형 주택판매의 감소세는 미국인들의 주택구매 성향이 금융위기 이후로 검소형으로 바꼈다는 것을 암시합니다.
또한, 저가형 주택의 구매량이 늘어난 것은 규모를 줄여 실제 필요한 실수요형 주택의 구매가 늘어나고 있음을 추정케 합니다.


Sales Distribution
Region $0-100K $100-250K $250-500K $500-750K $750-1M $1M+
U.S. 21.2% 48.8% 22.4% 5.3% 1.3% 1.1%

기존 주택판매의 가격대별 분포를 보더라도, 저가형은 큰 폭으로 늘어나고 있음에 반하여, 고가형은 회복세가 저조합니다.

10월 기존주택판매는 전월에 비해 10.1% 늘어난 수치입니다.
이런 회복세는 2007년 2월 655만채로 최근에 피크(peak)를 친 이후의 최고의 회복세로, 연율(adjusted annual rate)로 치면 610만채에 육박하는 수치라고 합니다.

이렇게 기존주택판매가 빠르게 회복하고 있는 이유로는,
이번달 말로 끝나는 세금공제(tax credit) 혜택을 유지하기 위해 구매자들이 주택매매를 서두르고 있고,
저금리(low interest rate) 기조의 유지에 따라 모기지 금리가 낮은 수준으로 유지되고 있기 때문으로 분석되고 있습니다.

실지로 미국의 10월 모기지 금리는 1971년 이후로 세 번째로 낮은 수준이라고 합니다.
저번주에 프레디맥(Freddie Mac)이 고시한 30년물의 금리는 4.83%라고 합니다.

자료한 해설 자료는 National Association of Realtors(NAR) 홈페이지에서 확인할 수 있습니다.
[원문 보기]

다음달 기존주택판매 지수는 12월 22일(현지) 발표됩니다.

다우존스 지수 주간 차트 _DJIA weekly


이미 9월 초반에 [미국경제 회복국면에 들어선다] 관련글에서 살펴본 바와 같이, 미국 다우존스 지수는 이미 10,500p 선에 도달해 있으며, 연간으로 목표 1차 수준을 달성하고 있습니다.

2009년 1월 연초에 11,500p선까지 도전이 가능하다고 전망해 본 바 있으며, 아직 12월 한 달이 남아있기 때문에 그 가능성은 여전히 남아있다고 하겠습니다.

한편, 이미 말씀드린 바, 금융위기로 인한 세계경기 침체기가 2년이 이미 경과했기 때문에,
자연스러운 경기사이클(Business Cycle) 상으로 2010년, 2011년의 주식시장이나 실물경기 흐름은 일단은 대체로 무난할 것으로 전망할 수 있습니다.




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미국 FRB의 베이지북 Beige Book, 2009년 10월호가, 10월 21일(현지) 발표되었습니다.
베이지북은 미국의 경제상황, 경기동향을 보여주는 중심지표로 연간 8회 작성, 공개되는데, 2009년 7번째에 해당합니다.
2009년 마지막 베이지북 발표는 2009년 12월 2일로 예정되어 있습니다.

이번 베이지북에서 FRB는 보고서 작성의 기초 대상이 되는 연방 12개 지역에서 경기는 안정화와 개선세가 나타나고 있다고 밝혔습니다. FRB는 지난 9월 9일 베이지북에서 미국 경기가 "개선세를 보이고 있다"고 이미 분명하게 밝힌 바 있습니다.

이번 보고서에서는, 주택용 부동산 시장과 제조업의 개선세가 확연해지고 있다고 지적했습니다.
반면에, 상업용 부동산 시장은 여전히 가장 침체한 부분으로 지적하고 있습니다.

물가와 임금상승 압박은 크지 않은 가운데, 안정적인 수준을 계속 유지하고 있다고 합니다.

베이지북(Beige Book)은 지역 연방은행들이 수집한 미국 각 12개 지역의 경기동향을 요약한 자료로,
미국 경제상황을 보여주는 핵심지표로 작용하며, 연방준비은행 FRB, Federal Reserve Bank가 발표합니다.

이들 12개 지역은 Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, San Francisco 입니다. (보스톤, 뉴욕, 필라델피아, 클리브랜드, 리치몬드, 아틀란타, 사카고, 세인트루이스, 미네아폴리스, 캔사스시티, 댈라스, 샌프라시스코)



첨부 : FRB 베이지북 보고서 전문 파일(2009.10.21 Begie Book)

Summary


Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and based on information collected before October 13, 2009. This document summarizes comments received from businesses and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve and is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve officials.

전문요지

Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicated either stabilization or modest improvements in many sectors since the last report, albeit often from depressed levels. Leading the more positive sector reports among Districts were residential real estate and manufacturing, both of which continued a pattern of improvement that emerged over the summer. Reports on consumer spending and nonfinancial services were mixed. Commercial real estate was reported to be one of the weakest sectors, although reports of weakness or moderate decline were frequently noted in other sectors.

Reports of gains in economic activity generally outnumber declines, but virtually every reference to improvement was qualified as either small or scattered. For example, Dallas cited slight improvements residential real estate and staffing firms, while New York noted gains only in a few sectors (predominantly manufacturing and retail). Retail and manufacturing conditions were mixed in Boston, but some signs of improvement were reported. New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and San Francisco cited small pickups in manufacturing activity. In the Kansas City District, an uptick was noted in technology firms, while services firms posted revenue gains in Richmond. However, conditions were referred to as stable or flat for business services and tourism firms in Minneapolis and agriculture in St. Louis and Kansas City.

The weakest sector was commercial real estate, with conditions described as either weak or deteriorating across all Districts. Banking also faltered in several Districts, with Kansas City and San Francisco noting continued erosion in credit quality (often with more expected in the future). One bright spot in the banking sector was lending to new homebuyers, in response to the first-time homebuyer tax credit. Finally, labor markets were typically characterized as weak or mixed, but with occasional pockets of improvement.

Districts generally reported little or no increase to either price or wage pressures, but references to downward pressures were occasionally noted. While upward price pressures were generally subdued in most Districts, materials prices increased in Cleveland (mainly for steel) and Kansas City. Manufactured goods prices were flat to up slightly in Boston. Boston reported that in some market segments "product competition and customer clout are leading to downward pressure on prices." Minimal wage pressures were noted in Cleveland and Minneapolis.


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Consumer Spending and Tourism  소비 지출, 여행
Consumer spending remained weak in most Districts since the last report, although some improvements were noted. Chicago reported a continued decrease but at a slower rate than in the previous reporting period, and retailers maintained low inventories. Richmond reported flat or declining sales; Dallas indicated sales were largely unchanged. However, Dallas reported unexpected weakness at value-based retailers. Sales were mixed, according to Boston, St. Louis, and Kansas City, with Kansas City citing strong sales of cold weather apparel and lower-priced goods. San Francisco remarked that sales were little changed, with the exception of an increase in furniture sales. Although New York observed weak sales in upstate New York, general merchandise retailers in the City were ahead of plan and same-store sales were roughly on par with a year earlier. Boston noted that large-scale retailers had cut inventory due to weak sales. Philadelphia saw a pickup in back-to-school shopping. Cleveland observed that consumers were very price-sensitive and inventories were lean; nonetheless, sales were flat or slightly improved.

The "cash-for-clunkers" program ended in August, leaving depleted inventories and slower sales in its wake. New vehicle sales declined in New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco. However, Chicago reported a pick-up in vehicle sales in early October. Low new-car inventories helped to move used cars in several Districts, although San Francisco commented that the demand for used cars also weakened. New York also reported that automobile dealers saw some improvement in credit conditions for consumers looking to purchase cars.

Looking to expectations for holiday sales, Chicago anticipated improved sales, while Philadelphia retailers expected consumers to limit spending. However, Third District merchants also noted that store traffic increased recently. Atlanta reported that two-thirds of contacts expected flat or declining sales over the next three months.

Tourist activity varied across Districts. Boston, New York, and Atlanta described business travel as extremely soft, whereas Richmond observed solid growth in group bookings. Occupancy rates held steady in New York, spurred by increased leisure visitors, while aggressive discounting boosted cruise-line occupancy rates in Atlanta. San Francisco reported a deep slide in hotel and resort visits in Southern California and Las Vegas, but noted a continued firming of occupancy rates in Hawaii. Richmond indicated overall bookings were much improved over last year, while Kansas City reported occupancy rates remained below year-ago-levels. Room rates continued to decline in several Districts, including New York and Atlanta. In contrast, Boston said that hotels were offering dramatic promotional deals and discounts on local attractions, which preserved posted room rates.

Nonfinancial Services  비금융 서비스
Nonfinancial services firms had mixed reports in recent weeks. Kansas City observed increased demand for high-tech services and Richmond noted generally increased revenues, particularly in telecommunications and healthcare services. Demand for healthcare services also picked up in the Boston District. Minneapolis observed that activity in nonfinancial services firms was mostly flat at low levels, although technology consultants reported an uptick and competition heated up among engineering firms. In contrast, San Francisco contacts indicated that demand for services in general fell, and elective medical procedures were being deferred. St. Louis noted that revenues declined at several large firms in business support services.

Transportation services activity generally declined, although Cleveland and Chicago reported some strengthening. Atlanta observed weak transportation demand overall, and firms in the San Francisco District indicated that trucking had declined. Import demand in the Dallas District fell, leading to a reduction in cargo volumes at intermodal firms. Activity in the transportation sector was flat, according to Kansas City. In contrast, the cash-for-clunkers program helped to clear dealership lots, which prompted dealers to restock their depleted inventories and drove up car shipments. Chicago reported that trucking shipments increased, although the level of activity remained low, and Cleveland's contacts cited an uptick in freight transport volume in recent weeks. Cleveland also noted that trucking companies planned substantial equipment purchases through the first quarter of 2010. Business travel by air declined since the last report, according to San Francisco, while airlines in the Dallas District reported stabilized demand--albeit at low levels.

Manufacturing  제조업
Most Districts reported that manufacturing activity was generally stronger since the last report. New York, Richmond, Minneapolis and Kansas City all noted a further pickup in production, while Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago and San Francisco mentioned slight-to-moderate increases. Growth rates varied by industry, however, and some Districts experienced little or no overall increase. Boston reported that manufacturing activity was mixed, but had stabilized or shown modest improvement in certain industries. Similarly, Dallas said overall demand in manufacturing was flat at weak levels albeit with pickups in the high-tech, food, and petrochemical industries. St. Louis indicated that manufacturing continued its net decline, and Atlanta noted moderate declines in orders and production. Some Districts (Boston, Richmond and Chicago) mentioned that year-over-year drops in new orders of housing-related products had abated. Cleveland, Richmond, and Chicago reported substantial increases in auto and parts production, which were attributed primarily to restocking dealers' and manufacturers' inventories. Accordingly, lean inventories and stronger demand from the auto sector led to an increase in steel production in the Cleveland and Chicago Districts.

Comments on the near-term outlook varied across Districts. Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Kansas City reported that their contacts expected only slight gains and modest economic growth during the next six months. Therefore, capital spending plans remained subdued, and centered mostly on new product development or cost reduction. Dallas indicated that planned projects and routine maintenance were being deferred to conserve capital. New York, however, reported that respondents were increasingly optimistic about the near-term outlook and expected to hire more workers and spend more on capital.

Real Estate and Construction  부동산, 건설
Most Districts reported that housing market conditions improved in recent weeks, primarily from a pickup in sales of low- to middle-priced houses. Contacts reported that sales were boosted by the government's tax credit for first-time homebuyers. Resale activity also edged up in parts of the New York District, although prices continued to be depressed due to a substantial volume of foreclosures and short sales. New and existing home sales remained flat in the Philadelphia District, and home sales continued to decline throughout the St. Louis District. Sales of higher-priced homes were very slow, according to Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Kansas City. Moreover, real estate agents in the Boston and Cleveland Districts were uncertain about the future of home sales once the tax credit expires. Availability of financing continued to be a concern for potential buyers in the Cleveland and Chicago Districts.

Residential construction activity remained weak in most Districts. Atlanta reported that construction remained very low, and Cleveland expected new home construction to proceed at a slow pace. Chicago indicated that construction on existing developments edged up, but St. Louis reported that construction activity declined. Kansas City reported that housing starts stabilized, although levels remained well below a year ago and were not expected to improve over the next three months. Philadelphia noted that builders continued to offer increased incentives to boost sales.

Commercial real estate continued to weaken across the 12 Districts, although even this sector had scattered bright spots. Each District indicated that demand for private commercial real estate was weak, with New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, and San Francisco all characterizing activity as declining further since the last report. An inability to obtain credit was often cited as a problem for businesses that wanted to purchase or build space. High vacancy rates were noted as a key concern especially for landlords who were not offering concessions. And, while industrial real estate in the Richmond District was generally weak, renewed interest by retailers to revisit postponed expansion plans was also noted. Finally, public nonresidential construction activity funded by federal stimulus projects was a source of strength in the Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Dallas Districts, but gains were often offset by state and local government cutbacks.

Banking and Financial Services  은행, 금융 서비스
Many Districts continued to report weak or declining loan demand, and many noted further erosion of credit quality. For example, demand was reported as stable or declining by New York, St. Louis, and Kansas City. Cleveland noted that commercial and industrial lending was soft and consumer lending was flat or reduced. In the Richmond District, modest signs of improvement in consumer loans were cited from banks in areas typically supported by the health care and education industries. Philadelphia also reported a small gain in consumer lending. San Francisco said that loan demand was "largely stable or perhaps rose slightly." A major exception to the general pattern of weak or declining lending activity was in residential real estate. Most Districts cited the federal government's first-time homebuyer program as supporting residential lending activity. However, Dallas reported that residential mortgage demand was disappointing, and St. Louis mentioned a moderate decline in real estate lending.

Credit quality continued to be a problem, and rising delinquencies were often noted. For example, credit quality was described as stable or declining in the Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Kansas City Districts. Half of the contacts for Kansas City expected loan quality to continue to erode over the next six months. Cleveland stated that the quality of loan applicants had deteriorated somewhat, mostly on the business side. Delinquencies were also widely reported to be up; New York particularly noted rising delinquency rates among both consumer and commercial mortgage loans.

Employment, Wages, and Prices  고용, 임금, 물가
Labor market conditions were generally reported as weak or mixed across Districts, but a few encouraging signs were noted. Employment activity was soft in the Kansas City District, and hiring remained limited in the Boston District. While a slowdown in layoffs was reported by Atlanta, no hiring was generally expected. Reports from Cleveland were mixed, but indicated declining employment in commercial construction and coal mining. Employment levels held steady in the Dallas District, with scattered reports of layoffs. However, staffing firms there noted improvement in contract and temporary employment. Minneapolis reported a weak labor market, but some signs of improvement were noted among auto-related industries. A major New York employment agency specializing in office workers reported renewed softening in recent weeks, with only scattered hiring at financial institutions and virtually no hiring in the legal and publishing industries. Richmond noted reports from temporary employment agencies were evenly mixed between reports of strengthening and weakening, but with increased optimism for the near term expressed since the last report.

Wage and price pressures were generally described as subdued across most Districts. Wages were flat in the San Francisco District, but increased moderately in the Minneapolis District. In the Boston District, business services firms (mainly advertising and consulting) reported modest salary increases, but a decline in bonuses left total compensation slightly reduced. Wage pressures were characterized as "not significant" in the Chicago District and "contained" in the Cleveland District.

Prices followed a similar pattern to wages, with reports of little significant pressure on either input or output prices, although moderate increases were observed for materials prices. For example, prices movements were characterized as generally subdued or little changed in the Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Minneapolis Districts. Cleveland noted stable construction materials prices, but added that the cost of steel had experienced an uptick. Materials prices in general were reported to be up in the Kansas City District. Boston said that selling prices of manufacturing goods were flat to slightly up, but noted that product competition and consumer clout was leading to downward pressures in some market segments. Retail price inflation slowed slightly in the Richmond District, while retail prices were stable in the Philadelphia District and edged down in the Chicago, Kansas City, and San Francisco Districts.

Agriculture and Natural Resources  농업, 천연자원
Assessments of agricultural activity were mixed. Reports from Richmond and Minneapolis indicated that favorable growing conditions allowed farmers to make steady progress in harvesting summer crops and planting winter crops. In some parts of the Minneapolis District, however, a persistent drought delayed harvesting. In contrast, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, and Dallas Districts all noted unusually high amounts of rainfall. In the Atlanta District, floods damaged some of North Georgia's nurseries, vegetable farms, and commercial vineyards, but benefited Florida citrus growers. Similarly, widespread rains brought much-needed relief to drought-stricken parts of the Dallas District, allowing many ranchers to scale back costly supplemental feeding--but not in time to prevent severe losses to livestock and crops. Chicago and St. Louis mentioned that wet weather had slowed crop maturity and harvesting, while Chicago reported lower than expected yields. Kansas City indicated that, despite some delayed harvests, farmers expected above-average yields.

Activity in the energy industry remained weak. Atlanta, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco reported increases in oil and gas inventories as demand continued to weaken. Atlanta indicated that refining margins continued to deteriorate, which led to delays in new projects. Cleveland noted that sharply lower contract prices for coal prompted coal miners to continue their deep cutbacks in production and to keep their capital spending on hold. Kansas City mentioned that overall drilling activity improved slightly, but that rig counts were still at historically low levels. Dallas remarked that rig counts rose in September and early October, spurred by oil drilling. However, Dallas also indicated that, despite the increase, excess capacity in the industry had resulted in job losses and weak domestic pricing. Minneapolis reported that activity in the energy and mining sectors increased slightly and noted that oil and gas exploration inched up in late September.


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2009-09-09 미국 베이지북 2009년 9월호


맞춤검색

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미국 주택경기는 회복하고 있을까요?

미국 통계국(Census Bureau)은 매월 주택착공(Housing Starts), 건축 허가(Bulding Permits) 건수를 발표하는데, 이 지표를 통해서 미국 부동산경기가 어느 수준에 있는지 짐작해 볼 수 있습니다.
매월 발표되는 이 지표들은 전달에 신규 건축이 어느 정도로 진행되었는지를 나타냅니다.

미국 통계국은 9월 17일(현지) 미국 주택착공, 건축허가 건수를 발표했습니다.
다음달 Housing Starts, Bulding Permits 지표는 10월 20일(현지) 발표됩니다.


미국 주택착공 건수 _U.S Housing Starts _2009.09


주택착공 건수 지표를 보면, 2000년부터 안정적인 상승세를 그리다가, 2006년 2월에 월간 222만건으로 피크(peak)를 친 것을 알 수 있습니다.
이후 약 1년간 하강 곡선을 그리다가 2007년 연초 일시적으로 미약한 반등을 보인 후에, 2007년 중반부터 하락파 본격적으로 드러내며 2009년초까지 크게 하락한 것을 볼 수 있습니다.
월간 주택착공 건수 최저점은 2009년 5월 49만건이었습니다.

주택착공(Housing Starts) 지표의 추세를 보면,
2006년초~2009년초까지 약 3년간 하락 3파가 완성된 것을 볼 수 있습니다.
2009년초부터 9월에 들어서는 현재까지 바닥권에서 미약한 더블유(W)자형을 그리며 저점을 형성했습니다.

이후 큰 모멘텀은 아직 가시화되고 있지는 않기 때문에, 크게 반등하지는 못하고 있으나, 저점권을 확인하고, 이미 반등 추세로 돌아섰다고 보는 것이 적절합니다.

이런 지표의 추세는 월간 건축허가 건수(U.S Building Permits)에서도 그대로 드러나고 있습니다.


미국 건축허가 건수 _U.S Building permits _2009.09


이런 흐름에 경기와 산업생산 개선 가속도가 강화된다면, 주택건설 회복 추세도 더 강화될 수 있습니다.

최근에 살펴본 바 있듯이,
미국 산업경기 대표 지표인 엠파이어 스테이트 제조업 지수(Empire State Manufacturing Index),
대표적 소비 지표인 소매판매(Retail Sales), 기업 경기 상황을 나타내는 기업재고(Business Inventories) 지표가 의미있게 추세가 바뀌는 개선세를 이미 보이고 있다고 말씀드린 바 있습니다.

또, 주택착공 지표 전일에 발표되었던 산업생산(Industrial Production) 지표도 2개월 연속 뚜렷하게 개선되고 있습니다.


미국 산업생산 _U.S Industrial Production


따라서, 미국 경기는 회복세에 이미 들어섰고, 주택경기도 회복 사이클 초기 국면에 이미 진입했다고 보는 것이 적절하다고 생각합니다.


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미국 경기침체 종결, 회복국면 들어선다 _09.09.15


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미국 경기침체가 사실상 종결된 것으로 판단됩니다. 하반기부터 점진적인 회복 국면이 더욱 뚜렷해 질 것으로 전망해 봅니다.
9월 15일(현지) 발표된 주요 미국 경기지표를 살펴보면, 이를 뚜렷이 알 수 있습니다. 
따라서, 조만간 전미경제조사국(NBER, National Bureau of Economic Research)도 2007년 12월 이후 계속되고 있는 경기침체 국면의 공식적인 종결을 선언할 것으로 전망됩니다. 

현지 발표된 주요 경기지표로는 Empire State Manufacturing Index 엠파이어 스테이트 제조업 지수, Retail Sales 소매 판매, Business Inventories 기업재고 3항목입니다. 

엠파이어 스테이트 제조업지수는 제조업과 산업생산의 경기동향을 살펴볼 수 있는 선행지표이고, (생산)
소매판매는 소비 동향을 살펴볼 수 있는 지표입니다. (소비)
기업재고는 기업이 생산량을 늘리거나 잘 조절하여 시장 수요에 대응하고 있는지를 나타냅니다. (생산-소비 연동성)


먼저, 엠파이어 스테이트 제조업 지수를 보면,
7월부터 지수(index)가 양전환(+)한 이후로, 상승세가 더욱 뚜렷해지는 모습입니다. 제조업 실물경기가 회복국면으로 접어들고 있다는 것을 반증합니다.



다음으로, 소매판매 지표를 보면, 연초부터 플러스, 마이너스 혼조국면을 보였으나, 9월 지표에서는 확연하게 개선세가 나타난 모습입니다. 개별 경제주체들의 소비 동향도 개선되고 있는 것입니다.


기업재고를 보면, 여전히 침체상태이나 전월대비 감소폭이 둔화되고 있습니다.
기업재고 항목은 여러 면으로 해석될 수 있습니다. 
기업재고가 감소하고 있다는 것은 물류창고로 유입되어 재고로 쌓이는 물량보다 창고에서 나가는 물량이 더 많다는 것입니다. 

여러가지 경우의 수가 있을 수 있습니다. 
1) 기업이 생산량을 줄였는데, 기존에 이미 생산해 놓은 물량으로 상품을 밀어내고 있으면 기업재고가 줄어들게 됩니다. 
2) 기업이 생산량을 줄이고 있으면, 기업재고가 줄어들게 됩니다. 

이 두 경우는 경기가 침체하여, 생산이 많이 일어나지 않고, 수요가 있으면 기존 물량으로 떼우는 경우입니다. 

3) 기업이 생산량도 늘리는데, 수요가 많아서 재고를 쌓을 여유가 없으면, 기업재고가 줄어들게 됩니다. 

이 경우는 경기가 호전되고 있는 것입니다. 소비요구량이 많아서 재고가 안쌓이고 있다고 볼 수 있기 때문입니다. 


경기호전의 신호로 재고량이 줄어들게 되는 징후가 나타나면 기업은 어떻게 반응할까요?

향후 매출을 늘리고 수요에 대응하기 위해 생산량을 늘리게 됩니다. 따라서, 기업재고 지표의 침체 이후에 양전환 국면으로 전환되는 것은 유력한 경기호전이 이미 진행되고 있는 신호로 받아들일 수 있습니다. 

위의 Business Inventories 지표를 보면, 1~2분기 이후에 뚜렷한 양전환의 가능성이 보이고 있습니다. Empire State Manufacturing Index, Retail Sales 지표, 즉 생산과 소비의 대표 지표가 모두 뚜렷하게 양전환(+) 했기 때문에, 미국 경기는 향후 기업재고의 양전환을 동반하여 일상적 수준으로 복귀, 회복 국면에 이미 들어섰다고 볼 수 있습니다. 


다우존스 지수 연봉_ 2009년

다우존스 지수 일봉 _2009.09


한편, 다우존스지수(다우지수, DJIA)의 흐름을 보면, 9,000p 선을 이미 돌파해서 아랫꼬리를 길게달고 연봉( year bar)은 양봉을 보이고 있습니다. 2009년 하반기에 양봉추세로 전환되었기 때문에, 하반기에도 양봉을 강화하며, 10,500p 선까지는 무난할 것으로 생각됩니다.

다우존스지수 일봉을 보면, 2009년 2월~3월초에 걸쳐 7,700p가 재차 무너지면서, 필자의 경우에도 심리적으로 많이 흔들렸으나, 결국 개미핥기 패턴으로 나타나 V자로 강하게 상승하며 3월말부터 회복 기조로 들어선 모습입니다. 그 속도가 매우 더디기는 하나, 미국 경기회복의 본격적 반영이 미국 본토 시장에서는 일어나지 않았기 때문에, 미국 시장은 여전히 최유력 투자 유망 시장이 됩니다. 

2008년 11월, 12월, 2009년 연초에 걸쳐서, 만일 원-달러 환율만 안정된다면, 가장 유망한 최유력 시장은 미국시장이라고 말씀드린 바 있습니다. 

미국시장에 비해 국내시장, 코스피는 1,700p에 육박할만큼 회복기조를 보이며 이미 많이 올라있어서 지수 자체로는 최상의 구조를 보이고 있습니다. 특히 대형주에서는 신고가 종목들도 쏟아지고 있습니다. 

현재 원달러 환율이 1,200원대에서 1,100원대로 진입도 전망되는데, 이 환율에서 미국시장 투자 진출은 가능하다고 생각됩니다. 왜냐하면 미국시장의 상승여력이 크기 때문입니다. 

안정화된 원-달러 환율


따라서, 미국 현지인들과 미국동포 여러분들께서는, 미국 본토에서 현지 기업들에 대한 투자에 관심을 기울여야할 시점입니다. 물론 내국인들도 해외 투자할 수 있습니다. 

2008년 11월, 12월, 2009년 연초에 걸쳐서 미국 현지에 계신분들께, 미국에서는 당시부터 골드만삭스(Goldman Sachs, GS), 구글(Google, Goog), 리오틴토(Rio Tinto) 등에 적극적으로 투자해야 하며, GM에 곁눈질 하기보다는 국내기업 현대차에 적극적으로 투자하라고 말씀드렸습니다. (생존 대표 금융투자 회사의 주가 저평가 모멘텀, IT경기 선회복에 따른 선도기업 투자, 경기회복시 광물주의 주가 모멘텀, 미국 자동차업종의 쇄퇴이후 새로운 마켓플레이어의 대체 등장)

아래는 그 이후로, 해당 기업들의 주가움직입니다. 엄청나게 올랐다는 것을 알 수 있으며, 정확하게 저점 수준에서 말씀드린 것을 알 수 있습니다.


골드만삭스의 주가

구글의 주가

현대차의 주가



2008년 연말, 2009년 연초는 침체 국면의 최극단이었기 때문에, 적극적 발담그기를 권장했지만, 투자의 대상은 선별적이었습니다. 
그러나 경기회복이 가시화되면, 주식시장에서도 투자의 대상과 외연이 확장되게 되고 선택의 폭이 넓어집니다.

또한 기존에 많이 오른 업종 종목군이 있다면 포트폴리오 교체의 필요성도 높아지게 됩니다.
이 점에 대해서는 새 글로 언급하고자 합니다. 즉 보다 여유롭게 투자할 수 있는 가능성이 커지고 있습니다.
특히, 미국 현지인들께서는 현지 시장에 대한 투자 스탠스를 강화해야 할 것입니다.



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미국 경제성장률, GDP 변화율 추이 _1995년~2009년 2분기


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미국 FRB의 베이지북, Beige Book 2009년 7월호가, 7월 29일(현지) 발표되었습니다.

베이지북은 미국의 경제상황, 경기동향을 보여주는 주요지표로 연간 8회 작성, 공개됩니다.

베이지북은 미국 12개 각 지역 연방은행들이 수집한 미국 12개 지역의 경기동향을 요약한 자료로,
미국 경제상황을 보여주는 핵심지표로 작용하며, FRB, Federal Reserve Bank 가 발표합니다.

이들 12개 지역은 Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, San Francisco 입니다.



(보스톤, 뉴욕, 필라델피아, 클리브랜드, 리치몬드, 아틀란타, 사카고, 세인트루이스, 미네아폴리스,
캔사스시티, 댈라스, 샌프라시스코)

다음 베이지북은 9월 9일, 10월 21일, 12월 2일 발표될 예정입니다.

이번 발표의 내용을 보면, 직전에 발표된 6월 10일 보고서와 유사하게, 경기침체의 가속도가 둔화하였음을 나타내고 있습니다.
따라서, 다음에 발표될 9월, 10월, 12월 중의 하반기 보고서에서는 상황이 보다 더 개선될 가능성은 충분히 열려있습니다.
그러나, 그런 시기적 모멘텀이 중요한 것이 아니라, 그 내용을 들여다보고 확인한 후 판단해야 할 것입니다.


첨부 : 보고서 전문 파일 (2009.07.29. Beige Book)

Summary

Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and based on information collected on or before July 20, 2009. This document summarizes comments received from business and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve and is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve officials.

전문요지

Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts suggest that economic activity continued to be weak going into the summer, but most Districts indicated that the pace of decline has moderated since the last report or that activity has begun to stabilize, albeit at a low level. Five Districts used the words "slow", "subdued", or "weak" to describe activity levels; Chicago and St. Louis reported that the pace of decline appeared to be moderating; and New York, Cleveland, Kansas City, and San Francisco pointed to signs of stabilization. Minneapolis said the District economy had contracted since the last report.

12개 연방 지역에서 경제활동은 여름에 접어들면서도 약화되었다. 그러나 침체의 속도(pace)는 직전 보고서 이후 비록 낮은 정도이기는 하나, 안정화되고 둔화되었음을 나타내고 있다.

Most Districts reported sluggish retail activity. Cleveland, Richmond, and Minneapolis noted further declines in sales, although results were somewhat mixed or positive according to retailers in the Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Kansas City, and San Francisco Districts. Manufacturing activity showed some improvement in the Richmond, Chicago, and Kansas City Districts; while St. Louis and Dallas reported some moderation of declines; Philadelphia and Minneapolis saw activity decrease; and most other Districts indicated that manufacturing activity continued at low levels. Boston, Richmond, St. Louis, Minneapolis, and San Francisco reported contractions in services industries. Banking sectors in the New York, Cleveland, Richmond, St. Louis, Kansas City, and San Francisco Districts experienced weaker demand for some categories of loans. Residential real estate markets stayed soft in most Districts, although many noted some signs of improvement. By contrast, commercial real estate markets weakened further in recent months in two-thirds of the Districts and remained slow in the others.

소매판매, 매출은 여전히 둔화세이고, 제조활동은 낮은 수준을 유지하고 있다. 주거용 주택시장은 안정화되고 있으며, 일부 주에서는 개선 조짐도 나타나고 있다. 반면에, 상업용 부동산 시장은 최근 수 개월에 더욱 침체하였다.

Districts reported varied--but generally modest--price changes across sectors and products, with competitive pressures damping increases; however, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Dallas noted that some metals prices have increased in recent months. Most Districts indicated that labor markets were extremely soft, with minimal wage pressures, and cited the use of various methods of reducing compensation in addition to, or instead of, freezing or cutting wages.

노동시장의 압박은 둔화하고 있는데, 임금삭감과 동결보다는 다른 대체 수단을 사용하고 있기 때문이다. 


부분별 내용

Consumer Spending and Tourism
Consumer spending in the early summer remained below previous-year levels in most Districts, as households continued to be price conscious. Boston, Kansas City, and San Francisco experienced either modest sales increases or less negative sales results than in recent reporting periods. Philadelphia, Atlanta, St. Louis, New York, and Dallas cited flat or mixed sales, while sales in the remaining Districts remained soft. Several Districts noted that consumers focused on purchasing less expensive necessities, while sales of big ticket items languished. Retailers in Boston, Philadelphia, and Dallas characterized their outlook as cautious.

Auto sales were mixed across the country. Chicago, Minneapolis, and Kansas City saw modest increases in car sales, while New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Atlanta continued to experience subdued sales. The exception was sales of used vehicles, which continued to be strong or were strengthening, according to Philadelphia, Cleveland, Atlanta, Kansas City, and San Francisco.

Travel and tourism declined in the majority of Districts. The San Francisco District observed a sharp drop in luxury and business travel, while tourism activity in New York City was weak but stable since the last Beige Book report. Tourism contacts along the Atlantic coast reported that with the exception of July 4th holiday bookings, business was generally weaker than a year ago. Hotel room rates have declined in several Districts.

Nonfinancial Services
District reports regarding nonfinancial services industries were largely negative, although they included a few bright spots. The Minneapolis, St. Louis, and Dallas Districts indicated that demand for professional services such as business support, architecture, and legal services continued to decline or remained soft. By contrast, reports from the healthcare sector were largely positive, with the San Francisco, Minneapolis, and Richmond Districts citing steady to increased demand for medical services, and the Atlanta, Cleveland, Chicago, and Dallas Districts reporting hiring activity in health care. Technology-related firms in the Kansas City District also reported heightened activity, especially in the clean technology and defense-driven aerospace markets. Richmond and Minneapolis noted increased demand for information technology workers, and Atlanta saw hiring activity in the defense and aerospace industry. Staffing industry contacts in numerous Districts suggested a higher demand for temporary or part-time workers over permanent hires, and Atlanta noted that employers were taking advantage of a higher supply of skilled labor to improve the quality of their workforces.

Nearly all Districts reporting on transportation services observed continued weakness. Freight transport respondents from the Atlanta, Dallas, and Cleveland Districts noted that cargo volumes remain below year-earlier levels. While Cleveland contacts reported that competitive shipping rates are being maintained, trucking contacts from the Atlanta District noted that an oversupply of trucks relative to demand has exerted downward pressure on rates. A few Districts also reported reduced airline traffic, especially amongst business travelers.

Manufacturing
Reports on the manufacturing sector remained subdued but were slightly more positive than in the previous Beige Book. Many Districts characterized manufacturing activity as remaining depressed but with selected signs of modest improvement. Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Atlanta, and St. Louis reported decreased manufacturing activity; however, the latter two Districts noted that the overall rate of decline abated in the latest reporting period. Richmond and Kansas City reported rising manufacturing activity, albeit chiefly in nondurables industries. Districts attributed some of the recent increases in production to replenishment of finished-goods or customer inventories.

Chicago indicated that the quick resolutions of the Chrysler and GM bankruptcies have boosted business confidence, and that automakers were scheduling a pickup in production for July. However, ongoing shutdowns of domestic auto plants have led to precariously low business volumes for parts suppliers, according to Chicago and St. Louis. Steel production remained depressed but has leveled off or increased somewhat, according to Cleveland, Chicago, and St. Louis. Similarly, Dallas observed that refineries increased their capacity utilization slightly over the past six weeks, but that overall industry conditions remain weak because of low demand for fuels. Various District reports noted cancellations of orders for commercial aircraft and continued weak demand for most types of equipment and machinery. Among the positive developments in manufacturing, several Districts mentioned pickups in technology sectors, or cited strong or rising sales of military products or pharmaceuticals.

Comments on the near-term outlook varied across Districts, but on the whole they appear consistent with a forecast of modest and uneven recovery in manufacturing output beginning during roughly the coming six to twelve months. New York, Philadelphia, and Atlanta indicated that manufacturers have a generally positive or improved near-term outlook. Dallas reported that high-tech manufacturers "are seeing some upside potential in their forecasts instead of just down-side risks," but that construction-related manufacturers "expect no improvement in the near term." Boston indicated that many respondents expect continued sub-par revenue numbers for the remainder of the year, but "look forward to slowly improving business in 2010," while Cleveland and Kansas City reported that manufacturing contacts expect little or no change in demand through the end of 2009.

Real Estate and Construction
Commercial real estate leasing markets were described as either "weak" or "slow" in all 12 Districts, although the severity of the downturn varied somewhat across Districts. While the office vacancy rate was up and rents were down in the Dallas District, market fundamentals there remained stronger than the national average. Market conditions in the New York District are significantly worse than one year ago, on average, but have been relatively stable in recent weeks and some parts of the District report improving fundamentals. Office vacancy rates continued to climb in the Atlanta, Boston, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Richmond, and San Francisco Districts, as well as in Manhattan, resulting in sizable leasing concessions and/or declines in asking rents. Significant weakness in the retail leasing sector was reported for the Boston, Minneapolis, and New York Districts, and industrial vacancy increased in the Atlanta, Dallas, Minneapolis, and St. Louis Districts. Commercial real estate sales volume remained low, even "non-existent" in some Districts, reportedly due to a combination of tight credit and weak demand. Construction activity was limited and/or declining in most Districts, although exceptions were noted for health and institutional construction in the St. Louis District, public sector construction in the Chicago District, and the reconstruction of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. Tight credit was cited as an ongoing factor in the dearth of new construction activity. The commercial real estate outlook was mixed, both within and across Districts. Some contacts expect commercial real estate markets to improve within two quarters and others predict further market deterioration for the remainder of 2009 and possibly through late 2010.

Residential real estate markets in most Districts remained weak, but many reported signs of improvement. The Minneapolis and San Francisco Districts cited large increases in home sales compared with 2008 levels, and other Districts reported rising sales in some submarkets. Of the areas that continued to experience year--over--year sales declines, all except St Louis--where sales were down steeply-- also reported that the pace of decline was moderating. In general, the low end of the market, especially entry-level homes, continued to perform relatively well; contacts in the New York, Kansas City, and Dallas Districts attributed this relative strength, at least in part, to the first--time homebuyer tax credit. Condo sales were still far below year--before levels according to the Boston and New York reports. In general, home prices continued to decline in most markets, although a number of Districts saw possible signs of stabilization. The Boston, Atlanta, and Chicago Districts mentioned that the increasing number of foreclosure sales was exerting downward pressure on home prices. Residential construction reportedly remains quite slow, with the Chicago, Cleveland, and Kansas City Districts noting that financing is difficult.

Agriculture and Natural Resources
The farm sector reported better weather in much of the country in June and early July. As a result, the supply and condition of many crops have improved, and prices have fallen. In the Richmond and Atlanta Districts, generally favorable weather has facilitated the vegetable, small grain or fruit harvest--much of which is in good condition. Similarly, contacts in several Districts including Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City indicated that the size and condition of the corn, soybean and/or rice crops have improved and that farmers are now planning to harvest more acres than previously expected; thus, prices and profits are?and for the short term are expected to remain?down. By contrast, the production of wheat or barley is expected to fall well below strong 2008 levels in the St. Louis and Minneapolis Districts. In the Dallas District, where a drought continues, much of the corn, cotton, and other crops were described as "not worth harvesting," and producers are collecting insurance.

Livestock contacts in the Chicago, Kansas City, and Dallas Districts report that prices for dairy, hogs, and cattle have fallen by more than operating costs and some ranchers are liquidating herds. In the Chicago District, livestock operations have reportedly lost their cash cushion and have been unable to get financing; contacts in Dallas, where the ongoing drought has destroyed forage, also note concerns about ranchers' cash flow.

With oil prices up to $70 per barrel in the first half of 2009 but recently trending down, oil production was reportedly flat in June and early July in the Cleveland, Minneapolis, and Kansas City Districts and up slightly in Dallas and San Francisco. Contacts in Atlanta indicate that the number of rigs operating in the Gulf of Mexico had fallen by half year over year while in Dallas the number of working rigs was up slightly. Natural gas prices continue to fall, discouraging drilling in the Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco Districts. Kansas City energy producers report financial strains and are cutting headcounts selectively, while contacts in Dallas observe much excess capacity and weak demand for energy services. In response to weak demand from the utilities, coal prices in the Cleveland District have fallen 50 percent since early 2009, and coal production, jobs and hours are down; capital spending has fallen to minimum maintenance levels. In Minneapolis, by contrast, new wind projects have been announced.

Banking and Financial Services
In most reporting Districts, overall lending activity was stable or weakened further for most loan categories. In contrast, Philadelphia reported a slight increase in business, consumer, and residential real estate lending. As businesses remained pessimistic and reluctant to borrow, demand for commercial and industrial loans continued to fall or stay weak in the New York, Richmond, St. Louis, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco Districts. Consumer loan demand decreased in New York, St. Louis, Kansas City, and San Francisco, stabilized at a low level in Chicago and Dallas, and was steady to up in Cleveland.

Residential real estate lending decreased in New York, Richmond, and St. Louis. Dallas reported steady but low outstanding mortgage volumes, while Kansas City noted that the rise in mortgage loans slowed. Refinancing activity fell dramatically in Richmond, decreased in New York and Cleveland, and maintained its pace in Dallas. Bankers in the New York District indicated no change in delinquency rates in all loan categories except residential mortgages, while Cleveland, Atlanta, and San Francisco reported rising delinquencies on loans linked to real estate.

Banks continued to tighten credit standards in the New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco Districts; and some have stepped up the requirements for the commercial real estate category, in particular, due to concern over declining loan quality. Meanwhile, Cleveland and Atlanta reported that higher credit standards remained in place, with no change expected in the near term. Credit quality deteriorated in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Kansas City, and San Francisco, while loan quality exceeded expectations in Chicago and remained steady in Richmond.

Employment, Wages, and Prices
All Districts indicated that labor markets remain slack, with most sectors either reducing jobs or holding them steady and aggregate employment continuing to decline, on net. However, Boston, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, and Minneapolis noted selective hiring, including attempts by some firms to take advantage of layoffs elsewhere to pick up experienced talent. Richmond, Chicago, St. Louis, and Dallas cited moderation in the pace of manufacturing employment decline since the last report, and New York noted some signs of labor market stabilization. But Atlanta reported further deterioration in labor market conditions and additional job cuts already planned for coming months.

The weakness of labor markets has virtually eliminated upward wage pressure, and wages and compensation are steady or falling in most Districts; however, Boston cited some manufacturing and business services firms raising pay selectively, and Minneapolis said wage increases were moderate. Boston, Cleveland, Richmond, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco cited a range of methods firms are using to limit compensation, including cutting or freezing wages or benefit contributions, deferral of future salary increases, trimming bonuses and travel allowances, reducing hours, temporary shutdowns, periodic furloughs, and unpaid vacations.

Most Districts reported that upward price pressures were minimal. Manufacturers in the Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Dallas Districts indicated that most materials costs were flat or down; however, several Districts mentioned price increases for some metals, petrochemicals, and building materials. While the Boston, New York, and Kansas City reports say a few firms are making modest price increases stick, selling prices of most manufacturers and retailers were reportedly held down by competitive pressures. Services firms have increased discounting and/or cut fees, according to contacts in Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas, and San Francisco, while Richmond indicated price increases for services were mild.

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