The heartland keeps beating

Federal Reserve District, 7th ; Middle West

Economy to continue cruising along

Economic conditions ; Manufactures

Can the consumer keep the expansion alive?

Consumer behavior ; Forecasting ; Gross domestic product

Auto industry cruises on

Automobile industry and trade

1998 Economic Outlook Symposium

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s twelfth annual Economic Outlook Symposium, held on December 4, 1998, focused on how international issues might affect U.S. economic growth in 1999. More than 60 economists and analysts from business, academia, and government attended the conference. In this Chicago Fed Letter, we review the accuracy of last year’s conference forecast for 1998 and summarize the outlook for 1999.Economic conditions - United States

Manufacturing sector critical in Midwest recovery

Manufactures ; Economic conditions - Middle West

Vehicle sales in 2003: a good down-year

Automobile industry and trade - Finance

Where have all the workers gone?-- a summary of the 1998 Economic Outlook Symposium

Economic conditions - United States

Auto sales outlook: slower traffic ahead

Automobile industry and trade

Economic Outlook Symposium: summary of 2004 results and forecasts for 2005

The forecasters expect more moderate economic growth during 2005, with some reduction in activity in the housing sector and a slower pace of consumer spending growth than in the past several years.Economic forecasting