U.S. Federal Reserve Survey Cites Positive Economics of PA's Gas Boom

• Marie Cusick
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  Marie Cusick was the Harrisburg reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is citing Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale gas boom in a new survey of regional economic trends, according to the Associated Press:

The Fed’s latest Beige Book issued Wednesday mentions that Pennsylvania banks see customers paying down loans with natural gas royalty money. In neighboring Ohio the Fed says shale gas activity is expanding at a robust pace, but some auto dealers are worried they’re lose technicians to energy companies.
Economists say it’s interesting that bankers and other businesses in the northeast are mentioning shale gas. But they caution that the Beige Book is a snapshot of anecdotal economic trends with no hard numbers.
The Federal Reserve issues the Beige Book eight times a year as a snapshot of business conditions in each of the Fed’s 12 regional bank districts.

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