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The economic news for next week will again likely reflect recent consumer spending activities, but includes a variety of other economic interests. Monday morning’s activity includes announcements for September Personal Spending and Personal Income. In additional Monday news, Richmond Fed President Lacker will speak on monetary policy and Chicago Fed President Michael Moskow speaks at an educational conference. Investors can expect to see the Q3 Employment Cost Index Tuesday before the bell, followed shortly after by mid-morning announcements of the October Chicago PMI, as well as October Consumer Confidence. Wednesday morning, October Truck and Auto Sales will be announced. September Construction Spending, the October ISM Index and weekly Crude Inventories will be announced late Wednesday morning. Also, Fed chairman Bernanke will speak in Baltimore on Wednesday. The weekly unemployment claims, along with the Q3 Productivity Preliminary, will be announced before the market opens Thursday. September Factory Orders will be announced shortly after the open and Dallas Fed pres Fisher will speak to economists in New York. Fed Gov Kohn’s talk about the changing structure of the Fed on Friday in Washington will likely attract attention. The October Non Farm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Hourly Earnings, and Average Workweek will be announced before the market opens Friday and the October ISM Services announcement will cap the week for economic news.