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- Feb. 01, 1993: Establishing Clinton's Baseline
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
- Feb. 01, 1993 Clinton's First Blunder
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- THE WEEK
- BUSINESS, Page 20
- Establishing Clinton's Baseline
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- <body>
- <p>Fresh reports sketch the economic landscape facing the new
- President
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- <p> They are mere numbers. But the numbers auger well. The
- Clinton Administration was greeted by several promising economic
- reports and by surveys showing new confidence in the President
- among business leaders. Topping the list, a Federal Reserve
- Board survey reported growing economic strength in most of its
- regions during December and early January. Strong gains in
- retail sales were echoed by a surge in factory activity. At the
- same time, the Commerce Department said construction of new
- homes increased last year for the first time since 1986. Equally
- important, more new-home building permits were issued in
- December than at any other time since March 1990. But the
- recovery is uneven. Unemployment persists (7.3% in December);
- the stock market is sputtering. And despite the rosy glow
- warming the economy in most of the country, California is still
- suffering heavy job losses and a slowdown in business.
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- </article>
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