CRE8® The 8th District Economy

NEW! The St. Louis Fed's Burgundy Books
Anecdotal Information and Data Specific to the Eighth Federal Reserve District

Current Issue, March 19, 2008

The National and 8th District Beige Book | Beige Book Archive

Audio Files on These and Related Topics

To help it assess current and future economic conditions, the Federal Reserve collects a large amount of anecdotal information. This information is used to produce the Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions, commonly known as the Beige Book, which is published two weeks before every FOMC meeting.

The Beige Book includes a national summary and 12 District Summaries produced by each of the Federal Reserve Banks. The Research Division's Center for Regional Economics—8th District (CRE8^®) has begun producing a report, called the Burgundy Book, for each of the regions (or zones) surrounding its four offices (St. Louis, Little Rock, Louisville, and Memphis). The Burgundy Books provide anecdotal information along with formal data and are released four times per year (schedule).

Formal Data

The St. Louis Fed Economic Research website collects a long list of official data series for state and local economies:
- GeoFRED™, a map-based source
- FRED®, a link-based source
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, which is lagged by between six and nine months, is available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Other Reports and Analyses

Occasional Reports on timely issues, including the use of local and regional data
District Overviews and Economy at a Glance from The Regional Economist
Proceedings of conferences in Regional Economic Development

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