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ECONOMIC INDICATORS
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Understanding Economic Indicators Background Economic Theme: Recognize the stage of the business cycle.
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Cycle of the Indicator Leading indicator: used to predict changes in the economy. Its trajectory changes before the economy follows a particular pattern. i.e. Conference Board LI Coincident indicator: varies simultaneously with the business cycle. It indicates current economic conditions. i.e. industrial production Lagged indicator: follows the business cycle with lags. It illustrates where the economy has been. i.e. corporate profits
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Nominal vs Real
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Adjusted vs Non-adjusted
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Growth Rates
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Indicators by Sector of Economic Activity
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GDP Published by: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Frequency: Quarterly Period Covered: Prior quarter Market significance: High Best measure of economic activity Best measure of economic activity Economic Indicators.gov Economic Indicators.gov Economic Indicators.gov
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Consumer Spending
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Personal Income and Spending Published by: BEA Frequency: monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: Moderate Accounts for about 2/3 of real GDP but undergoes frequent revisions Accounts for about 2/3 of real GDP but undergoes frequent revisions Economic Indicators.gov Economic Indicators.gov Economic Indicators.gov
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Car and Truck Sales Published by: Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Importers Frequency: Monthly Period Covered: Prior month Market significance: moderate Leading indicator of economic activity. Undergoes revisions. Leading indicator of economic activity. Undergoes revisions.
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Retail Sales Published by: Bureau of the Census Frequency: Monthly Period Covered: Prior month Market significance: High First indicator of consumer activity First indicator of consumer activity Latest Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services Latest Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services Latest Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services
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Home Sales Published by: Bureau of the Census Frequency: monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: moderate Leading indicator of economic activity. High volatility. Leading indicator of economic activity. High volatility. http://www.census.gov/cgi- bin/briefroom/BriefRm http://www.census.gov/cgi- bin/briefroom/BriefRm http://www.census.gov/cgi- bin/briefroom/BriefRm http://www.census.gov/cgi- bin/briefroom/BriefRm
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Consumer Credit Published by: Federal Reserve Board Frequency: monthly Period Covered: two prior months Market significance: moderate Indicator of the financial health of consumers. But comes in late. Indicator of the financial health of consumers. But comes in late.
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Consumer Confidence Measures Published by: University of Michigan, the Conference Board, and ABC News. Frequency: monthly Period Covered: varies Market significance: moderate Leading indicator of consumer spending. Leading indicator of consumer spending. http://www.conference- board.org/economics/ConsumerConfidence.cf m http://www.conference- board.org/economics/ConsumerConfidence.cf m
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Industrial Activity
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ISM Manufacturing Survey Published by: Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Frequency: Monthly Period Covered: Prior month Market significance: Very high First report on industrial activity. First report on industrial activity. http://www.ism.ws/ISMReport/MfgROB.cfm?n avItemNumber=12942 http://www.ism.ws/ISMReport/MfgROB.cfm?n avItemNumber=12942 http://www.ism.ws/ISMReport/MfgROB.cfm?n avItemNumber=12942 http://www.ism.ws/ISMReport/MfgROB.cfm?n avItemNumber=12942
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Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Published by: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Frequency: monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: moderate Good forecast of business cycle. Good forecast of business cycle.
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Housing Starts/Building Permits Published by: Bureau of the Census Frequency: monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: moderate Good predictor of business cycle. Subject to revisions. Good predictor of business cycle. Subject to revisions.
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Durable Goods Orders Published by: Bureau of the Census Frequency: monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: high Key indicator on future manufacturing. Key indicator on future manufacturing.
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Construction Expenditures Published by: Bureau of the Census Frequency: monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: low Good coverage. But late and with major revisions Good coverage. But late and with major revisions http://www.census.gov/const/C30/release. pdf http://www.census.gov/const/C30/release. pdf http://www.census.gov/const/C30/release. pdf
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Business Inventories and Sales Published by: Bureau of the Census Frequency: monthly Period Covered: two prior months Market significance: low Inventories affect the pace of future industrial activity. But report comes in late. Inventories affect the pace of future industrial activity. But report comes in late.
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Factory Orders and Manufacturing Inventories Published by: Bureau of the Census Frequency: monthly Period Covered: two prior months Market significance: low Overlapping information with the Advanced Report on Durable Goods Overlapping information with the Advanced Report on Durable Goods
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Productivity and Costs Published by: BEA Frequency: quarterly Period Covered: prior quarter Market significance: moderate Useful information about inflation, however, it is subject to substantial revisions. Useful information about inflation, however, it is subject to substantial revisions.
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Government Spending
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Federal Budget Published by: Treasury Department Frequency: monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: low
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Foreign Sector
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Merchandise Trade Balance Published by: Bureau of the Census Frequency: monthly Period Covered: two prior months Market significance: moderate http://www.census.gov/foreign- trade/Press- Release/current_press_release/ft900.pdf http://www.census.gov/foreign- trade/Press- Release/current_press_release/ft900.pdf http://www.census.gov/foreign- trade/Press- Release/current_press_release/ft900.pdf
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Current Account Balance Published by: BEA Frequency: Quarterly Period Covered: Previous quarter Market significance: moderate
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Foreign Industrial Productions Japan Industrial Production Published by: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, JapanPublished by: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan Frequency: MonthlyFrequency: Monthly Period covered: Previous monthPeriod covered: Previous month China Industrial Production Published by: National Bureau of Statistics of ChinaPublished by: National Bureau of Statistics of China Frequency: MonthlyFrequency: Monthly Period covered: Previous monthPeriod covered: Previous month German Industrial Production Published by: Federal Statistics Office, GermanyPublished by: Federal Statistics Office, Germany Frequency: MonthlyFrequency: Monthly Period covered: Previous monthPeriod covered: Previous month
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Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index Published by: JP Morgan Frequency: monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: moderate http://www.ism.ws/ISMReport/content.cfm ?ItemNumber=17719 http://www.ism.ws/ISMReport/content.cfm ?ItemNumber=17719 http://www.ism.ws/ISMReport/content.cfm ?ItemNumber=17719
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OECD Composite Leading Indicators Published by: OECD Frequency: monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: moderate
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Labor Market
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Employment (payroll employment and unemployment rate) Published by: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Frequency: Monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: very high First complete look at economic activity. First complete look at economic activity. http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsi t.pdf http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsi t.pdf http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsi t.pdf
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Employment Cost Index Published by: BLS Frequency: quarterly Period Covered: prior quarter Market significance: moderate Comprehensive measure of labor cost. But published only quarterly. Comprehensive measure of labor cost. But published only quarterly.
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Unemployment Insurance Claims Published by: U.S. Department of Labor Frequency: weekly Period Covered: prior week Market significance: moderate Accurate in gauging labor market conditions. Accurate in gauging labor market conditions.
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Inflation
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Producer Price Index Published by: BLS Frequency: monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: high Good measure of inflation. Good measure of inflation.
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Consumer Price Index Published by: BLS Frequency: monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: high Key measure of inflation Key measure of inflation http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pd f http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pd f http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pd f
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Specialized Indicators
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Cyclical Indicators Published by: BEA/The Conference Board Frequency: monthly Period Covered: prior month Market significance: moderate
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