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Archive for September, 2008
Washington DC -September 30- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™, which had improved moderately in August, posted a slight gain in September. The Index now stands at 59.8 (1985=100), up from 58.5 in August. The Present Situation Index decreased to 58.8 from 65.0 last month. The Expectations Index, however, increased to 60.5 from 54.1 in August.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a news conference on Monday afternoon following the defeat of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. Below are her opening remarks:
Washington DC -September 30- USDA’s Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services today announced the advent of a new era in nutrition assistance at USDA. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the new name of the Food Stamp Program, as a result of the recently enacted Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246), also known as the Farm Bill.
Washington DC -September 16- In a letter dated August 29, the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) filed with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) its recommended changes for the national mandatory beef checkoff program. USCA’s recommended checkoff enhancements are predicated on making the checkoff more producer-oriented and producer-controlled through improved transparency and governance.
Washington DC -September 16- The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing recommendations to those in the affected by Hurricane Ike, which also produced severe storms and tornadoes in Texas, as well as other Gulf coast states.
Washington DC -September 16- The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.4 percent in August, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
Washington DC -September 15-Industrial production decreased 1.1 percent in August and was revised down in June and July to show smaller gains of 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent respectively. After little movement over the previous three months, factory output was down 1.0 percent in August, in part because of a drop of 11.9 percent in the production of motor vehicles and parts, according to the Federal Reserve.