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SouthPoint
2009-2015
The Atlanta Fed's SouthPoint offers commentary and observations on various aspects of the region's economy. The blog's authors include staff from the Atlanta Fed's Regional Economic Information Network and Public Affairs Department.
- SouthPoint Blog
- 2000s
- Why Southpoint?
- There's a Lot to Learn
- Grassroots and Green Shoots
- Bubble Charts and Snail Trails
- Comparing Recessions
- Comparing Recessions in the Southeast (Part Two)
- Keeping Up with the South's Economy
- Some Good News from the Labor Market
- Helping Teachers Teach Economics
- Southeast PMI
- Florida : Green Shoots Breaking Through?
- State Revenues and Recessions, Part One
- State Revenues and Recessions, Part Two
- Recession Lessons
- Is Regional Residential Construction Rebuilding?
- Holiday Sales Cheer?
- Southeastern States Face Unemployment Insurance Fund Shortfalls
- Holiday Sales Cheer, Revisited
- Regional Holiday Sales Update
- 2010s
- Looking Ahead to 2010
- Automobile Production's Impact on the Southeast
- Regional Retail Holiday Sales Wrap-Up : Strong Start, Feeble Finish
- Geaux Saints! On to Miami!
- Geaux Saints, Part Deux
- Southeastern PMI Divergence
- Unemployment Insurance Issues
- Regional Labor Markets : Some Initial Signs of Improvement
- Clean Manufacturing Benefits Tennessee
- Southeast PMI Catches Up with National ISM Trends
- Regional Hours and Employment Services
- Learning
- Learning, Part II
- Measuring Regional Economic Performance
- An Inventory Story : Manufacturers Rebuild Inventories
- Regional Poultry Industry and Exports
- Spillonomics
- The Region's Other Disaster
- Manufacturers' New Orders and Production Levels Grow Even Faster in April
- The Gulf Oil Spill and Northwest Florida
- A Regional Event, For Now
- Georgia On My Mind
- Let's Focus on What We Do Know
- Southeastern Housing Update
- The Gulf Spill's Employment Effect : Early Evidence
- The Gulf Oil Spill : Measuring the Impact on Tourism
- Manufacturing Cools in the U.S. and Elsewhere
- Southeastern Housing Update
- Regional Labor Markets Continue Struggle
- Is the Worst Over for Gulf Coast Tourism?
- Recent Atlanta Fed Polls Show Housing Slump Continues; Capital Spending Plans Mixed
- Thoughts on Hurricane Katrina, Five Years Later
- And the Winner is . . . Panama City?
- A Tale of Two (Georgia) Cities
- Southeast Housing Update : Recent Atlanta Fed Polls Show Housing Slump Continues
- Slow Recovery for Regional Labor Markets
- Bioenergy and Georgia
- Southeast Housing Update : Recent Atlanta Fed Polls Show Home Sales Remain Weak
- Tourism's Outlook Brightens
- ARRA : It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over
- Regional Labor Utilization Trends
- Will Consumers Save Or Spend?
- Recent Atlanta Fed Polls Show Home Sales Remain Weak
- Sixth District Sales Tax Collections Increased Notably in October
- Thoughts on Georgia's Economic Outlook and Energy Demands
- Holiday Shopping Cheer
- A Look Into 2011
- Southeast Housing Update : Recent Atlanta Fed Polls Show December Home Sales Improved
- Unemployment Rates Remain Elevated
- Confidence Improving in the Region
- Regional Input Cost, Manufacturing Indicators Rise in January
- Florida a Key Driver of Regional Home Sale Gains
- Southeast Housing Update : Recent Atlanta Fed Poll Shows Home Sales Up in January
- Logistics in the Southeast
- Southeast Retail Update : A Bump in the Road For Retailers in January
- Southeastern Economic Update : Economic Conditions Improve Modestly in Early 2011
- Manufacturing Momentum : Growth Accelerates in the Southeast
- Regional Unemployment Rates Stubbornly High in January
- Examining the Presence of Negative Equity in the Southeast
- Southeast Housing Update : Polls Show Home Sales Soften in February, but Outlook Improving
- Is Southwest Florida Employment Recovering?
- Employment in the Sixth District Improves in February
- The Great Rebalancing : State and Local Government Fiscal Challenges
- Who's Better, Who's Best?
- Surveying Manufacturing's Role in the U.S. Economy
- Southeast Housing Update : Polls Show Existing Home Sales Improve; New Home Building Remains Sluggish
- Beige Book : Southeast Economy Improved Through March; But What About April?
- tornado Outbreak, Heartbreak
- Coming to Grips
- Insight from Our Energy Advisory Council
- Lessons from Past Weather Disasters
- Manufacturing's Ups and Downs
- Southeast Housing Update : Polls Show Existing Home Sales Softened in April
- Logistics in the Southeast, Part 2 : Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities
- Regional Employment Improves Slowly
- Regional Housing Activity Remains in the Doldrums
- In May, National PMI Falls Further Than Southeast PMI
- Beige Book : Only Part of the Story
- Studying the Impact of tornadoes
- Southeast Housing Update : Polls Show Florida Sees Improved May Home Sales
- What a Difference a Year Makes
- Employment : Bad News Nationally Is Really Bad News For the Southeast
- Southeast Housing Update : Atlanta Fed Polls Show Softening Home Sales in June
- Turning the Pages of the Beige Book
- Deep Breath Time
- The Southeast PMI : Q1 Giveth, Q2 Taketh Away
- Southeastern Housing Update : Polls Show Improved July Sales, Weakened Outlook
- Consumers Pause in July
- Irene's Impact
- A View from the Coastal Empire
- Silver Linings Around the Manufacturing Sector?
- Metro Areas' GDP : Better in 2010, But Still a Long Way to Go
- Southeastern Housing Update : Polls Show Sales Ahead of Weak Levels in 2010
- When Will Economic Vigor Return to the Southeast?
- Digging Into the Weak Jobs Outlook
- General Motors Reopens Tennessee Plant as it Seizes Market Share
- Economic Education : A Call To Action
- A Tale of Two Indicators
- Some Growth is Better Than None
- Regional Employment : Looking Better, But Still Not Great
- Middle Tennessee's Economy Slowly Improving
- Southeastern Housing Update : Atlanta Fed Polls Show Sales Mixed in September
- A View from the Region
- The Long Climb Ahead
- Exploring Trade Connections Between Europe and the Southeast
- Bit By Bit
- Beige Book : Regional Activity Steady
- Moderately Happier Holidays from the Southeast PMI!
- Regional Commercial Real Estate Survey Reveals Some Improvement
- Happy Holidays?
- Happy New Year
- More on the Sixth District's Exposure to Europe
- Regional Economy Expands in Late 2011
- Forecasting at the National and Regional Levels
- Georgia on My Mind (Again)
- Initial Unemployment Claims Head Down, Slowly
- "Rats!"
- Survey Highlights Regional Employment Trends
- Florida Real Estate Looking Up
- The Southeast PMI Rings in 2012
- Regional Information Backs National Employment Trends
- Georgia Outlook Update
- Atlanta Fed's Beige Book Shows An Increase in Regional Economic Activity
- Regional Survey Shows Positive Developments in Real Estate
- Southeast PMI Surges in February
- Revised Data Paint Brighter Employment Picture in the Southeast
- Whither Florida?
- A Broader View of Labor Markets
- More Insights from the 2012 Nabe Economic Policy Conference
- Employment Data Point to Continued Regional Recovery
- Southeast Manufacturing PMI Continues to Indicate Expansion in March
- Snapshots from the Beige Book
- What's the Story Behind Tennessee's Strong Construction Employment Data?
- Regional Job Growth Slows in March, Unemployment Rate Falls Further
- Regional Manufacturing Remained Strong in April
- Signs of Rebuilding in Housing?
- Manufacturing Employment : A Longer View
- Georgia Employment on My Mind
- Beige Book : Positive but Cautious
- Capital Expenditure Plans for Regional Firms
- District Employment Increases Modestly in May
- Southeastern Housing Update : Regional Home Sales Growth Remains Positive in May
- Regional Tourism : Beyond the Beach
- Sunny in Northeast Florida : More Signs of A Housing Rebound
- Manufacturing Sector Cools Off Amid Heat Wave
- Atlanta Fed's Beige Book Points to Modest Growth, Rising Caution
- Positive Housing Trends Seen in Middle Tennessee
- Prospects for Southeastern Commercial Construction Gain Momentum
- Employment Growth Staggers
- Plugging Into the Network
- Well, It's Not Any Worse
- Not Bad, Not Great : A Labor Market Update
- Southeastern Housing Update : Sales Up, Inventories Down, Prices Rising
- Looking at the Fed's Dual Mandate from a Beige Book Perspective
- A Closer Look at Regional Unemployment Rates
- Help Wanted
- Keeping Up with the Technologies
- Energy Resources Abound
- What We Heard on Labor Markets
- Southeastern Housing Update : A Closer Look at Lot Inventories
- Exports from U.S. Metropolitan Areas
- The Region's Farm Sector Plows Ahead
- Middle Tennessee Economy Slogging Along, but Bright Spots Emerging
- More on Natural Gas
- Happier Holidays?
- Southeast Housing Update : Investors Continue to Contribute to Improvements in the Region
- Convening Solutions
- Trading Down and Out : Does This Trend Really Hold for Most Markets?
- From "Hee Haw" to Hollywood
- Sandy, Santa, and Shipping
- Dalton Resilience
- Southeast Housing Update : October Home Sales Remain Positive; Access to Financing Remains Limited
- October Surprise
- Beige Book Highlights : Modest Growth and Expectations
- Happier Holidays? (Part Two)
- Real Estate Recovery along the Panhandle
- Energy Renaissance
- Southeast Housing Update : Nov. Home Sales Rise, Modest 2013 Gains Foreseen
- 2013
- Southeast Commercial Construction Activity Continues to Gain Traction Slowly
- Regional Manufacturing Survey Ended 2012 with a Fizzle, but Could Start 2013 with a Bang
- Regional Labor Markets : Forward-Looking Indicators Reveal Little Change
- Southeast Housing Update : Homes Sales Rise, Inventory Levels Fall
- Two Leaps Forward, One Step Back for Regional Labor Markets
- Survey Highlights Regional Employment Trends
- Examining Vacant Property Ordinances
- Regional Manufacturing Index Jumps in January
- Alabama's Outlook : A Little Better Than 2012
- Southeast Housing Update : Homes Sales Off to a Solid Start in January; Outlook More Upbeat
- Modest Growth Expected for Tennessee
- Behind the Numbers
- Beige Book Highlights : Modest Growth Continues
- The Sixth District's Exports to the European Union
- Regional Manufacturing Continues Its Slow but Steady Climb; Can It Continue?
- Conditions Improving in Tampa, but Not Quite Fully Recovered
- Southeast Housing Update : The Recovery Continues
- Better Than It Seemed
- Regional Employment Increases
- Commercial Real Estate Gains Traction
- Is Transportation Feeling Sequestration's Effects?
- Regional Manufacturing Remains Positive in March (and in the Longer-Term View)
- So Goes the Consumer...
- Regional Employment Grew in March, Led by Florida and Georgia
- Beige Book : Southeast, U.S. Exhibiting Similar Trends
- Southeast Housing Update : Inventory Shortages Appear to Constrain Sales
- Travel Outlook Remains Bright, but Challenges Remain
- Food for Thought
- Expansion in Regional Manufacturing Continues
- The Regional Housing Recovery : Where Are the Jobs?
- Nashville's Music City Center : If You Build It, They Will Come
- Southeast Housing Update : Sales Continue to Rise despite Constraining Factors
- Regional Job Growth Helps Ward off Another Spring Swoon
- Barons' Help Brightens Birmingham
- Turning through the New Beige Book
- Explaining and Connecting
- Regional Manufacturing Expansion Slows
- Tracking Slow, Painful Progress
- Rebuild and Reshape
- Not So Fast : Sixth District Payroll Growth Takes a Breather in May
- Southeast Housing Update : May Home Sales Remain Upbeat
- Tennessee's Economic Forecast? Not Too Bad
- Regional Manufacturing Welcomes a Pickup in New Orders
- Beige Book : Modest Growth and Optimism
- Southeast 4346 Housing Market Update
- Gauging Regional Employer Sentiment
- Southeast Housing Update : Home Sales Growth, Prices Remain Positive; Inventory Shortages Persist
- 'Tis the Season to Seasonally Adjust
- Water, Water Everywhere : An Update on the Georgia Economy
- The ACA and Uncertainty around Business Health Care Insurance Premiums
- Regional Manufacturing's Expansion Slows
- Cleveland Rocks!
- Energy Brightens 4346's Manufacturing Outlook
- Employment Rebound Gains Momentum in Florida and Georgia
- Southeast Housing Update : Home Sales Up, but Heated Pace Cools
- A Toast to Small Business Growth
- Beige Book : Modest, Moderate Growth Continues
- Education Resources Not Only for Educators
- Regional Manufacturing Hums a Familiar Tune in August
- Regional Employment : Private-Sector Services Carry the Load
- Regional Real Estate Poll Shows Continuing but Moderating Strength
- Regional Job Growth Loses Some Traction
- Alabama Economy Improving
- Candid Conversations with Bankers
- Middle Tennessee's Economy : What a Difference a Year Makes
- What We're Hearing
- Regional Manufacturing Cools in September
- Beige Book : Economy Expanding Moderately
- Transportation Keeps On Truckin'
- Southeastern Housing Update : Gains Show Signs of Softening
- Listening to Students
- Tourism Update : Demand for Southern Exposure Remains Strong
- Acadiana Spotlight : Optimistic about Local Real Estate Conditions
- Energy Industry Keeps on Track
- The Cream of the Crop
- Regional Manufacturing Rebounds in October
- Southeastern Insights : Slow Growth with a Dash of Uncertainty and Caution
- Southeastern Housing Update : Housing Continues Growing, Only More Slowly
- Giving Thanks for Faster Payroll Growth
- Helping Understand Labor Markets
- Beige Book : Southeast Growing at a Moderate Pace
- November PMI : A Harbinger of Future Expansion?
- Retailers Channeling Elvis
- Middle Tennessee Consumer Confidence : Down but Not Out
- Southeast Housing Update : Sales Growth Slows
- Southeast Commercial Construction Update : Activity, Costs Up
- Georgia, Tennessee Lead Regional Payroll Growth in November
- Regional Manufacturing Ends 2013 with a Whimper, but Optimism Is Rising
- The Beige Book Looks Rosy
- Housing Continues to Rebound
- Are the Clouds Lifting in the Sunshine State?
- Southeast Commercial Construction Update Strikes Upbeat Note
- Atlanta Fed Survey Highlights Regional Employment Plans for 2014
- Regional Manufacturing Treads Water in January
- Retailers Heading into 2014 with Momentum
- Stop, Look, and Listen
- Will the Ice Cause the Recovery to Lose Traction?
- Southeast Housing Update : Modest Improvement Continues
- Tennessee's Auto Industry : Pitfalls and Potholes
- Does Fat Tuesday Give New Orleans a Fat Wallet?
- Beige Book : Did Weather Cool the Nation's Economic Growth?
- Has Regional Manufacturing Weathered the Storm?
- Half Empty or Half Full?
- Southeast Housing Update : Whether It's the Weather
- An Economic Perspective from North and Central Florida
- Regional Payroll Growth Rebounds in February
- The Graying of the Sunshine State's Labor Force
- Southeastern Manufacturing...a Lion or a Lamb?
- Our Bread and Butter
- Beige Book : Warming Economy Accompanies Spring's Thaw
- Key Issues Fuel Discussion of Energy
- Reaching the Public with Confidence
- Regional Payroll Growth Rebounds in March
- Is the Southeast Poised for Tourism Growth?
- Will 2014 Be a Tipping Point for Logistics?
- Southeast Housing Update : Traffic, Sales, Prices Up
- Is Florida Finally Beginning to Flourish Again?
- Southeast PMI Hits a Two-Year High
- Jazz Fest : Another Capital Boost in New Orleans
- Are We There Yet?
- A City of Big Ideas
- Southeast Housing Update : Sales, Prices, Construction Activity Spring Forward
- Leafing through Developments in the New Beige Book
- "Army Strong" and Economics
- Southeast Manufacturing Rides a Wave in May
- Southeast Commercial Construction Picks Up the Pace
- The Growing Gulf Coast : Good Signs despite Low Sales
- Florida, On Holiday
- Southeast Housing Update : Home Prices Increasing, If Only Slightly
- Separating Out Job Groups in the Sixth District
- To Buy or Not to Buy, That Is the Question (for Millennials)
- Southeastern States Mind the (Skills) Gap
- A Southern Slowdown in Manufacturing?
- Continued Expansion Highlighted in Latest Beige Book
- A Closer Look at Progress in Selected Southeastern Labor Markets
- Auto Sales Accelerating
- Southeast Housing Update : Building on Recent Gains
- Sunnier Times in the Sunshine State
- Is Southeastern Manufacturing Leveling Off?
- Taking Tennessee's Temperature
- The View from South Florida
- Southeast Commercial Construction Update : Activity Up from Last Year
- Southeast Housing Update : Exploring the Recent Slowdown
- Jobs Increase (But So Does Unemployment)
- Small Business Lending in the Sunshine State
- Southeastern Manufacturing : Back in the Fast Lane
- Southeastern Exports Taking Large Strides
- What We Heard in Alabama
- Southeast Housing Shows Slow but Steady Growth
- Regional Jobs, Unemployment Rate Show Increases
- Construction Employment : On the Rise in Louisiana
- In the Volunteer State, Economic Growth Anticipated
- Southeastern Manufacturing Continues to Expand
- Southeastern Tourism Continues Trekking to Health
- Southeastern Transportation Continues Rolling
- Southeastern Labor Markets Give Off Some Positive Signs
- Regional Housing Sales, Construction Slowing
- Heading into Fall, Florida's Recovery Continues
- South Florida Maintains Momentum
- Signs Point Up for Regional Manufacturing
- Music City Is Playing Your Song
- Conditions Soften for Southeastern Housing
- Employment Momentum Grows in Florida and the Retail Sector
- Southeast Commercial Construction Continues Gathering Steam
- WHAT WAS I THINKING?!?!
- Has Southeast Manufacturing Found Some Optimism?
- A Closer Look at Earnings in the Southeast
- A Timely Talk with Energy Professionals
- Will Retail Sector Maintain GDP Momentum?
- Florida's Job Report Shines Bright
- New Orleans Area Optimistic Heading into 2015
- O Manufacturing, Is Winter Thy Enemy?
- Charting Employer Sentiment in the Southeast
- Florida's Economic Rebound Continues
- A New Year, a Better Economy?
- Southeastern Labor Market Continues Strengthening
- Southeastern Manufacturing Sees No Shadow
- Through the Eyes of a Big Fan
- Tiny Bubbles in Alabama
- Southeast PMI Surges in February
- Tracking Energy's Trajectory
- The Fruits of Our Labor
- Southeast Manufacturing : Solid as an Oak
- Trials and Tribulations in Transportation
- Middle Tennessee Consumer Confidence on the Rise
- Seeking the Slack
- Assessing the Impact of Oil Price Declines on 4346's Economy
- Southeast Manufacturing Dips in May
- Southeast Manufacturing Rebounded in June
- Auto Manufacturing an Economic Boon for Tennessee
- It's Mostly Sunny in Florida
- Southeast Manufacturing Slows in August
- Southeastern Transportation : Tapping the Brakes?
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