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Regional Economic Information Network (REIN)

Established in 2008, REIN deepens the Atlanta Fed's knowledge of the regional economy through formal contacts with university researchers throughout the Southeast. That arrangement, the Local Economic Analysis and Research Network (LEARN), is one component of REIN. The other is an online repository of data and analysis on the region's economy, including reports on major sectors such as construction and real estate and labor markets. In addition, each issue of the Atlanta Fed's quarterly EconSouth magazine highlights REIN's most recent findings.

Features

Is southwest Florida employment recovering?

The recession pushed unemployment rates up nationwide, but employment in southwest Florida was hit especially hard. A new SouthPoint post ponders whether the area's employment has turned the corner toward better days.
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Southeast housing update: Polls show home sales soften in February, but outlook improving

Even as year-over-year home sales fell in the Southeast in February, expectations for the near term among regional homebuilders and real estate brokers are becoming slightly more optimistic, new Atlanta Fed poll results indicate.
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Updates & Other News

3/22/11: The unemployment puzzle—or at least one of them
3/22/11: Examining the presence of negative equity in the Southeast
3/18/11: Survey: Small business optimism improving, especially among young firms
3/15/11: Regional unemployment rates stubbornly high in January
3/10/11: REIN report shows progress in southeastern economy
3/10/11: Manufacturing momentum: Growth accelerates in the Southeast
3/8/11: Southeastern economic update: Economic conditions improve modestly in early 2011
3/7/11: One chasm that really isn't one
3/4/11: Gaining perspective on the employment picture
3/2/11: Southeast retail update: A bump in the road for retailers in January
2/25/11: Logistics in the Southeast
2/23/11: Southeast housing update: Recent Atlanta Fed poll shows home sales up in January
2/14/11: Florida a key driver of regional home sale gains
2/9/11: Regional input cost, manufacturing indicators rise in January
2/3/11: January REIN Report: Southeastern economy shows recovery in some sectors, continued weakness in others
1/27/11: Unemployment rates remain elevated
1/21/11: Southeast housing update: Recent Atlanta Fed polls show December home sales improved
1/5/11: A look into 2011

12/9/10: Holiday shopping cheer
12/7/10: November REIN Report: New Data Paint Picture of Strengthening Southeastern Economy
12/2/10: Thoughts on Georgia’s economic outlook and energy demands
11/19/10: Sixth District sales tax collections increased notably in October
11/17/10: Recent Atlanta Fed polls show home sales remain weak
11/10/10: Will consumers save or spend?
11/5/10: October REIN Report: Consumer Spending, Labor Markets Show Improvement
11/3/10: Regional labor utilization trends
10/27/10: ARRA: It ain't over 'til it's over
10/21/10: Tourism's outlook brightens
10/18/10: Southeast housing update: Recent Atlanta Fed polls show home sales remain weak
10/4/10: September REIN Report: Global trade, autos strong
9/29/10: Slow recovery for regional labor markets
9/23/10: Southeast housing update: Recent Atlanta Fed polls show housing slump continues
9/16/10: A tale of two (Georgia) cities
9/8/10: August REIN Report: Consumer Spending Shows Slight Improvement
9/4/10: August REIN Report: Consumer Spending Shows Slight Improvement
9/1/10: Thoughts on Hurricane Katrina, five years later
8/11/10: July REIN Report: Agriculture, Autos Are Bright Spots in Southeast Economy
8/9/10: Gulf Oil Spill Update: August 9, 2010
7/22/10: Gulf Oil Spill Update: July 21, 2010
7/15/10: June REIN report highlights uneven progress in Southeast economy
7/14/10: Gulf Oil Spill Update: July 13, 2010
7/7/10: Gulf Oil Spill Update: July 6, 2010
7/7/10: The Gulf oil spill: Is the worst over?
6/30/10: Gulf Oil Spill Updates
6/23/10: May REIN report shows mixed economic conditions in the Southeast
6/22/10: Tropical Storms & Hurricanes
5/28/10: How "discouraged" are small businesses? Insights from an Atlanta Fed small business lending survey
3/29/10: 2010 LEARN Conference - March 29, 2010
1/13/10: Sixth District Business Contact Registration
1/10/10: Regional County Resources

11/18/09: REIN
11/12/09: Data & Analysis
11/10/09: Local Economic Analysis and Research Network (LEARN)

4/4/08: Speeches & Presentations

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Blogs

March 30	SouthPoint - Is southwest Florida employment recovering?
March 30	macroblog - A disturbing trend: No growth in total business establishments in U.S.
March 25	SouthPoint - Southeast housing update: Polls show home sales soften in February, but outlook improving
March 25	macroblog - Another step to enhance Fed transparency--and no better time than now

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Podcasts

March 31	Brazil and Offshore Oil (EconSouth Now)
March 18	The Beige Book and Southeastern Economic Conditions (Southeastern Economic Perspectives)
Dec. 29	Surveying the National Economy (EconSouth Now)
Dec. 6	Economic Activity in the Southeast (Southeastern Economic Perspectives)