1. Economic Indicators: Data Sources Plainedge H.S. May 2005

2. Useful Web Sites Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED II)FRED II Resources for Economists (RFE)RFE Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)BLS Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)BEA

3. Gross Domestic Product Nominal Real

4. Components of GDP Consumption (nominal, real)nominalreal Investment (nominal, real)nominalreal Government Spending (nominal, real)nominalreal Net Exports (nominal, real)nominalreal

5. Consumer Confidence University of Michigan: Consumer SentimentUniversity of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment

6. Miscellaneous Personal Savings Rate Government Finances –Government Current ExpendituresGovernment Current Expenditures –Government Current ReceiptsGovernment Current Receipts –Net Government Saving ( = Receipts – Expenditures)Net Government Saving Wages Real Potential Gross Domestic ProductReal Potential Gross Domestic Product

7. Productivity Productivity Home Page, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.Productivity Home Page –Labor Productivity Home PageLabor Productivity Home Page –Multifactor Productivity Home PageMultifactor Productivity Home Page

8. Jobs Civilian Labor Force Civilian Non-institutional Population Civilian Participation Rate ( = [Labor Force ÷ Population] × 100)Civilian Participation Rate Unemployed Civilian Unemployment Rate ( = [Unemployed ÷ Labor Force] × 100)Civilian Unemployment Rate

9. Prices and Inflation Consumer Price Index Other indicators

10. Money Supply M1 M2 M3

11. Interest Rates Effective Federal Funds Rate 30-Year Conventional Mortgage Rate

12. Value of the Dollar Trade Weighted Exchange Index

13. Foreign Transactions Exports (nominal, real)nominalreal Imports (nominal, real)nominalreal Balance on Current Account (nominal)Balance on Current Account