Consumer Price Index:                             +0.2%            Feb 2006

Unemployment Rate:                                  4.8%             Feb 2006

Payroll Employment:                     +243,000(p)              Feb 2006

Average Hourly Earnings:                 +$0.05(p)              Feb 2006

Producer Price Index:                              -1.4%               Feb 2006

Employment Cost Index:                          +0.8%             4th Qtr 2005

Productivity:                                               -0.5%              4th Qtr 2005

U.S. Import Price Index:                            -0.5%             Feb 2006

Unemployment Initial (UI) Claims:       309,000              Mar 11, 2006

UI Claims 4-Week Average:               296,500               Mar 11, 2006