On the latest snapshot from the federal reserve. Bloombergs washington correspondent peter cook has the details on the release of the latest beige book. Good afternoon. A pretty upbeat picture of the u. S. Economy in this latest a book. It was compiled by the new York Federal Reserve information 23rd. H may all 12 districts report Economic Activity expanded. Seven report moderate growth. Only kansas city reported growth slowing during the. Consumer spending helping to drive that growth. Especially car sales around the country. Growth with aof mixed performance among nonauto retailers. Risk growth in vehicle sales and moderate growth in tourism. Sales did lag behind somewhat. Words and picking up on the eastern seaboard. Service sector activity grew most districts. There was good news on the manufacturing front. Manufacturing activity expanded in all 12 districts since the Previous Report with a pick up in the pace of what was reported in several districts. You had activity expanding ro