*FED: PRICE GROWTH ACCELERATING WITH INPUT COST PRESSURES INTENSIFYING ACROSS SEVEN DISTRICTS

*FED: FUEL, DIESEL, AND TARIFF COSTS PERMEATING ALL DISTRICTS, DRIVING SUPPLY CHAIN SURCHARGES

*FED: WAGE GROWTH REMAINS MODERATE BUT INFLATION-DRIVEN COST-OF-LIVING DEMANDS ADD PRESSURE

*FED: FIRM MARGINS TIGHTENING AS PRICE-SENSITIVE CONSUMERS RESIST HIKES, FORCING COST REDUCTIONS

*FED: MANUFACTURING LEADS GROWTH IN NINE DISTRICTS, WHILE CONSUMER SPENDING FLAT OR SOFTENING

*FED: EMPLOYMENT LITTLE CHANGED, WITH FIVE DISTRICTS REPORTING HIRING DELAYS OR STAFFING REDUCTIONS

*FED: BUSINESS OUTLOOKS POSITIVE BUT CAUTIOUS, WEIGHTED TOWARD MANUFACTURING AND BURDENED BY UNCERTAINTY

*FED: LOWER-INCOME CONSUMERS MORE CAUTIOUS, WITH SPENDING DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY HIGH-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS