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2003 Issues

December 2003 (PDF - 425KB)
  • Economy on the upswing in the Twelfth District
  • District employers begin to expand
  • Consumers gain confidence and spend
  • Manufacturing on the mend
  • Business services, real estate reflect recovery
  • Biotechnology boosts R&D spending
September 2003 (PDF - 223KB)
  • Federal defense spending boosts District state economies
  • District tourism on the rise
  • IT sector showing signs of improvement
  • Update on state budget issues

June 2003 (PDF - 1006KB)

  • A tale of three cities: Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle
  • Less than great expectations for District economy
  • Hard times for IT
  • Bleak house: California yet to pass budget

March 2003 (PDF - 228KB)

  • Budget problems loom large in the West, economic impact less clear
  • District economy on hold in first quarter
  • Past comes into focus: annual employment revisions
  • IT still up and down, but outlook improving
  • Two faces of District aerospace
  • Annual Profile of the Twelfth District
 

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