ABSTRACT

Now revised and expanded, this widely-used desk reference provides quick and easy access to current and reliable data on the major statistical measures of the U.S. economy. Equally useful for students, general readers, economists, analysts, journalists, and investors, the guide provides concise, jargon-free explanations of the meaning, use, and availability of more than 70 macroeconomic indicators, including websites, recent trends, and current data.

chapter |4 pages

Average Weekly Earnings

chapter |4 pages

Average Weekly Hours

chapter |6 pages

Balance of Payments

chapter |6 pages

Balance of Trade

chapter |5 pages

Bankruptcies: Personal

chapter |4 pages

Capacity Utilization

chapter |7 pages

Consumer Attitude Indexes

chapter |3 pages

Consumer Credit

chapter |8 pages

Consumer Price Index

chapter |5 pages

Corporate Profits

chapter |7 pages

Distribution of Income

chapter |5 pages

Distribution of Wealth

chapter |11 pages

Employment

chapter |4 pages

Employment Cost Index

chapter |4 pages

Farm Parity Ratio

chapter |4 pages

GDP Price Measures

chapter |10 pages

Gross Domestic Product

chapter |4 pages

Housing Starts

chapter |4 pages

Housing Vacancy Rate

chapter |6 pages

Interest Rates

chapter |4 pages

Inventory–Sales Ratios

chapter |4 pages

Job Gains and Losses

chapter |4 pages

Manufacturers' Orders

chapter |3 pages

Mortgage Loan Applications

chapter |4 pages

Pmi

chapter |5 pages

Personal Income and Saving

chapter |7 pages

Poverty

chapter |6 pages

Producer Price Indexes

chapter |4 pages

Retail Sales

chapter |4 pages

Selected Services Revenue

chapter |13 pages

Unemployment

chapter |8 pages

Value of the Dollar