| Description |
xiii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: The Monthly Forecast Cycle -- Ch. 1. The Employment Report -- Ch. 2. The Personal Income Report -- Ch. 3. Retail Sales -- Ch. 4. Unit New Auto Sales and Other Related Motor Vehicle Data -- Ch. 5. The Consumer Price Index -- Ch. 6. The Producer Price Index -- Ch. 7. Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Rates -- Ch. 8. Manufacturers' Orders and Other Related Series -- Ch. 9. Business Inventories and Sales -- Ch. 10. The Purchasing Managers' Index -- Ch. 11. Monthly International Trade -- Ch. 12. Monthly Construction Indicators -- Ch. 13. Gross Domestic Product -- Ch. 14. The Commerce Department's Index of Leading Indicators and Other Composite Indexes |
| Summary |
For analysts and traders who need quick access to all the data relating to key economic indicators, Handbook of Key Economic Indicators is the essential resource. Here are all the definitions, illustrations, and explanations of data that were previously scattered throughout various government sources in one convenient reference. You will also find historical data to determine perspective trends for each indicator |
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Markets crave rules-of-thumb for quick buy or sell directions. But rules-of-thumb don't always work. There is no substitute for being knowledgeable about the true content of each month's economic news. Handbook of key Economic Indicators focuses on the nonfinancial economic indicators most closely followed by financial markets, concentrating on those that can move financial markets on a regular basis, including employment; personal income, and consumer spending; monthly inflation indicators; the manufacturing sector; international trade; gross domestic product; the Commerce Department's composite indicators |
| Analysis |
Business cycles Statistics United States |
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Economic indicators United States |
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United States Economic conditions Statistics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Business cycles -- United States -- Statistics.
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Economic indicators -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Economic conditions -- Statistics.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140032
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| LC no. |
94009328 |
| ISBN |
0786301937 |
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