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The report gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions from the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks.

The report gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions from the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks.

"I had heard anecdotally that he was partying in Paris and that made me feel incredibly bitter," Seb says.

Without the government’s core economic indicators, the Fed has been forced to rely on private data sources, regional surveys, and anecdotal business reports to fill the gaps.

Defenders of the tests say they offer a more objective method of assessment than the potentially anecdotal and subjective evidence of social workers and other experts.