The St. Louis Fed’s Burgundy Books
The Burgundy Books from the St. Louis Fed complement the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book and offer a detailed summary of data and anecdotal information focused on economic conditions in each of the four zones of the Eighth Federal Reserve District: St. Louis, Little Rock, Louisville, and Memphis. They are published quarterly.
Redesigned Content!
This first-quarter 2013 edition features a redesigned format with more comprehensive data and information and the following new or expanded sections: labor markets, manufacturing, real estate and construction, household sector, banking and finance, agriculture and natural resources, and public sector.
Current Issue, March 14, 2013
The Burgundy Books are released at 1PM Central time.
Formal Data
- The St. Louis Fed Economic Research website collects a long list of official data series for state and local economies:
- The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, which is lagged by between six and nine months, is available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Audio Archives
Other Reports and Analyses
- District Overviews and Economy at a Glance from The Regional Economist
- Proceedings of conferences in Regional Economic Development
