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FactSheet on the EBB/FAX(tm)
Now use your FAX machine to get the latest economic, financial and trade new
available from the U.S. government.
Just dial 1-900-786-2329 from your FAX machine's touch-tone telephone and
follow the simple voice instructions. EBB/FAX(tm) stores the complete text of
many government press releases and information files. You determine the
information to receive, and EBB/FAX(tm) handles the transmission of the
selected file to your FAX machine - all in the same phone call.
The cost for EBB/FAX(tm) is $0.65 per minute. Charges for this service will
appear on your regular telephone bill. NO registration charge or other fees
apply, and you need not be an EBB subscriber to user EBB/FAX(tm).
EBB/FAX(tm) is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. The list of
available files is updated each business day; check the back of this sheet for
the latest offerings and for full instructions on how to place your first call.
EBB/FAX(tm) is a public information service of the U.S. Department of
Commerce. For more information, please contact:
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Office of Business Analysis
Room H-4885
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC 20230
Telephone Hot Line: 202-482-1986
Fax support line: 202-482-2164
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HOW TO USE THE EBB/FAX(tm)
* Your Fax machine must have a telephone handset to access EBB/FAX(tm). Lift
the handset and use your Fax machine's keypad to dial the EBB/FAX(tm) number:
1-900-786-2329 (or, 1-900-RUN-A-FAX).
* When your call is answered, listen to the EBB/FAX(tm) introduction: if you
do not agree to accept the charges, hang up immediately.
* Consult the list of EBB/FAX(tm) titles below and decide which one you want to
receive.
* Enter the code number, followed by "#" (to speed the system's response); for
example, to receive the Gross Domestic Product press release, enter "110#" on
your Fax machine's keypad.
* EBB/FAX(tm) will confirm your entry. Press "1" to receive the title chosen.
* Follow the instructions to press the Start/Receive key on your Fax machine.
(on some machines you may also have to press the Manual Receive key).
Hang-up the handset.
* The information you have chosen will be transmitted to your Fax machine.
Upon completion, the EBB FAX(tm) system will terminate the call. Charges for
the call will appear on your telephone bill.
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EBB/FAX(tm) TITLES AVAILABLE
Code Title (approximate time to download)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS:
110 Gross Domestic Product (12 minutes)
120 Personal Income (7 minutes)
130 Leading Indicators (6 minutes)
140 Regional Economic Trends (varies from 3 to 13 minutes)
150 International Transactions (7 minutes)
160 International Investment (5 minutes)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS:
210 Retail Sales (6 minutes)
220 Merchandise Trade (27 minutes)
230 Housing Starts and Building Permits (7 minutes)
240 New One-Family Houses Sold (4 minutes)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION:
305 Summary of Today's Trade Opportunities (2 minutes)
310 Daily Trade Opportunities (Private listings) (varies from 4 to 12
minutes)
320 Daily Trade Opportunities (Government tenders) (varies from 4 to 12
minutes)
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD:
410 H.15, "Selected Interest Rates" (3 minutes)
420 Summary of Daily Market Activity (5 minutes)
430 Daily Foreign Exchange Rates - Noon version (2 minutes)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS:
510 Producer Price Index (9 minutes)
515 Consumer Price Index (15 minutes)
520 Monthly Employment Situation (21 minutes)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY:
610 Daily State & Local Government Rates (2 minutes)
620 Daily Treasury Statement (5 minutes)
630 Daily Yield Curve (2 minutes)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, OFFICE OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS:
900 EBB FAX How-to Instructions and Title Codes (this bulletin) (2 minutes)
901 List of Upcoming Title Release Dates and Times (2 minutes)
910 FactSheet on the Economic Bulletin Board (EBB) (3 minutes)
920 FactSheet on the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) (3 minutes)
930 FactSheet on the National Economic, Social, and Environmental Databank
(3 minutes)
To stay current on the release dates and times of these titles, enter the code
"901" and the most recent listing can be faxed to you.