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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457209303321

Autore

Stengel Donald N

Titolo

Working with economic indicators [[electronic resource] ] : interpretation and sources / / Donald N. Stengel and Priscilla Chaffe-Stengel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017), : Business Expert Press, c2012

ISBN

1-283-89303-7

1-60649-283-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Collana

Economic and finance collection, , 2163-7628

Altri autori (Persone)

Chaffe-StengelPriscilla M

Disciplina

330.9730021

Soggetti

Economic indicators - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-146) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction to economic indicators -- 2. Fundamentals for interpreting economic indicators -- 3. Indicators of economic activity -- 4. Indicators of income -- 5. Indicators of price levels -- 6. Indicators of interest rates -- 7. Indicators of resource utilization -- 8. Indicators of international exchange -- 9. Indicators of fiscal and monetary policy -- 10. Sources of economic indicator data -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Executives and managers hear or read headlines about recent economic data nearly every business day. Most important economic statistics are the products of programs designed to collect and analyze data to report summary results at regular intervals. Properly interpreted, these economic indicators provide useful barometers for different aspects of the economy and identify trends that aid better planning decisions. Economic indicators are available at the national level, state level, and even the regional and municipal levels. This text focuses on economic indicators for the overall U.S. economy, identifying major categories of economic indicators and describing the key indicators in each of the categories. Most key economic indicators are reported promptly on the Internet and are provided as formatted time series that can be readily downloaded and analyzed. This text will include links to the sources for



key economic indicators, as well as websites that maintain calendars of upcoming announcements and consensus forecasts of the indicators shortly prior to a formal announcement.