"Business Activity Indexes1,4",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,Current Conditions,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,Mar-09,Feb-09,Jan-09,,3-Mo. Ave,,,,,,
Service Sector Indicators,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Revenues,,,-28,-28,-19,,-25,,,,,,
,Number of employees,,,-31,-26,-24,,-27,,,,,,
,Average wage,,,-6,-6,-9,,-7,,,,,,
,Expected demand2,,,-5,-10,-10,,-9,,,,,,
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Retail Indicators,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Sales revenues,,,-26,-32,0,,-20,,,,,,
,Number of employees,,,-24,-34,-22,,-26,,,,,,
,Average wage,,,-6,-16,-8,,-10,,,,,,
,Inventories,,,-26,-29,-26,,-27,,,,,,
,Big-ticket sales,,,-50,-68,-51,,-57,,,,,,
,Shopper traffic,,,-13,-35,-32,,-27,,,,,,
,Expected product demand2,,,11,-8,6,,3,,,,,,
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Services Firms Indicators,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Revenues,,,-29,-27,-23,,-26,,,,,,
,Number of employees,,,-32,-23,-25,,-27,,,,,,
,Average wage,,,-8,-2,-9,,-6,,,,,,
,Expected demand for services2,,,-8,-13,-17,,-12,,,,,,
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Current Price Trends3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Service Sector,,,0.72,0.53,1.07,,,,,,,,
,Retail,,,1.26,1.33,1.69,,,,,,,,
,Services Firms,,,0.52,0.11,0.84,,,,,,,,
"Expected Price Trends2,3",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Service Sector,,,1.06,0.75,1.76,,,,,,,,
,Retail,,,1.47,1.78,1.89,,,,,,,,
,Services Firms,,,0.95,0.16,1.74,,,,,,,,
Technical notes:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1,Each index equals the percentage of responding firms reporting increase minus the percentage reporting decrease.  All data are seasonally adjusted.  Results are based on responses from 108 of 133 firms surveyed,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2,Expectations refer to the time period six months out from the survey period.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
3,"Price changes are expressed as percent change, annualized.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
4,"All firms surveyed are located within the Fifth Federal Reserve District, which includes the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and most of West Virginia.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
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