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Economic Indicators A piece of economic data, that is used by investors to interpret current or future investment possibilities and judge the overall health.

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1 Economic Indicators A piece of economic data, that is used by investors to interpret current or future investment possibilities and judge the overall health of an economy.

2 4 Major indicators Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Unemployment Inflation
National Debt

3 Gross domestic product
Represents the monetary value of all goods and services produced within a nation's geographic borders over a specified period of time. World GDP numbers

4 Unemployment Represents the percentage of people who are out of work, but are willing to work. 2015 United States 5.1% MA % 2009 United States 9.9% MA %

5 Inflation A general rise in the price of goods & services

6 National Debt National Debt Clock
the total amount of money that a country's government has borrowed, by various means. National Debt Clock

7 The business cycle

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