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A Guide to Everyday Economic Statistics, 8th Edition
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The 8th edition Guide to Everyday Economic Statistics is a handy resource for understanding common everyday economic statistics and their historical context. The authors examine how different series are constructed, how they can be interpreted, and how we may use them effectively. Students of all levels will find this guide easy to read and helpful in understanding how individual statistics relate to the economy as a whole.
How the Statistics in This Book Were Chosen
A Frame of Reference
The Many Faces of Economic Statistics
Abusing Economic Statistics
Using Economic Statistics
And Beware of Forecasts!
A Final Word
Chapter 2: Total Output and Income
Gross Domestic Product
Recession vs. Depression
The NIPAs
Personal Income
Chapter 3: Production and Growth
Purchasing Managers' Index
Index of Industrial Production
Capacity Utilization
Labor Productivity
Leading Economic Index
Chapter 4: Investment and Capital Expenditures
Gross Private Domestic Investment
New Building Permits and Housing Starts
Business Inventories
Inventory/Sales Ratio
Durable Goods Orders
Chapter 5: Employment and Unemployment
Total Employment
New Jobs Created
Unemployment Rate
Help-Wanted Advertising
New Jobless Claims
Chapter 6: Spending, Profits, and Expectations
Consumer Spending
Retail and E-Commerce Sales
Wholesale Sales
Consumer Expectations and Confidence
Employment Cost Index
Corporate Profits
Beige Book
Chapter 7: Prices, Money, and Interest Rates
Consumer Price Index
Producer Price Index
Money Supply
Fed Funds Rate
Primary Credit Rate
Treasury Bill Rate
Prime Rate
The LIBOR
Chapter 8: Stock Prices and International Trade
The Dow Jones Industrial Average
The Standard & Poor's 500
The Russell 3000 Index
The Wilshire 5000
The NASDAQ Composite
The Balance of Trade
International Value of the Dollar
Foreign Exchange
Appendix: Chain Weighting
About the Author
Gary Clayton
Martin Gerhard Giesbrecht
Feng Guo
Feng Guo is Chief Economist at Heaven-Sent Capital Management Group, one of the largest private equity firms in China, and Managing Partner and Head of the Research Institute at Zhejiang Silicon Paradise Asset Management Group. Previously, Dr. Guo was Chief Representative of Asia Pacific and Chief China Economist at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) in Washington DC for six years. He also worked as a Senior Research Economist at the Center for Economic Analysis and Development at Northern Kentucky University. From 2004 to 2008, Dr. Guo was Research Economist with The Conference Board in New York City where he specialized in the development of business cycle indices for China and in forecasting aggregate economic activities for East Asian economies.
Dr. Guo has published numerous research reports and peer-reviewed academic papers on East Asia's macroeconomics, financial markets, and economic developments. Dr. Guo obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from the Graduate Center, City University of New York, and his master's degree in Economics from Rissho University in Tokyo, Japan.
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