Electricians Robert Dinica, left and Adrian Gheorghita, carr

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 21: Electricians Robert Dinica, left and Adrian Gheorghita, carrying his ladder, work in a new home under construction December 21, 2006, in Park Ridge, Illinois. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's general economic index fell to minus 4.3, the weakest since April 2003, from 5.1 in November. The leading index, which signals the direction the economy is likely to take in the next three to six months, rose 0.1 percent, matching October's gain, the New York-based Conference Board said separately. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)