Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the National Association for Business Economics 50th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 7, 2008: Current Economic and Financial Conditions

• Federal Reserve Report on Consumer Credit, Release Date: October 7, 2008: "Consumer credit decreased at an annual rate of 3-3/4 percent in August. Revolving credit decreased at an annual rate of 3/4 percent, and nonrevolving credit decreased at an annual rate of 5-1/2 percent."
  
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