BuilderBytes' Weekend Edition MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 1/13/12

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In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators:

• Federal Reserve's Beige Book shows improving economy at end of 2011
• Retail sales rose just 0.1% in December
• Business inventories rose less than forecast in November
• Initial unemployment claims rose by 24,000 in first week of January
  

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