Consumer Price Index:                                  +0.4%            July 2006

Unemployment Rate:                                       4.8%            July 2006

Payroll Employment:                           +113,000(p)            July 2006

Average Hourly Earnings:                       +$0.07(p)            July 2006

Producer Price Index:                                    +0.1%           July 2006

Employment Cost Index:                               +0.9%            2nd Qtr 2006

Productivity:                                                    +1.1%            2nd Qtr 2006

U.S. Import Price Index:                                +0.9%            July 2006

Unemployment Initial (UI) Claims:             313,000            Aug 19, 2006

UI Claims 4-Week Average:                     315,250            Aug 19, 2006

                                 (p) preliminary;  (c) corrected