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The Secrets of Global Economic Indicators
The Secrets of Global Economic Indicators
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Book Introduction
The Wall Street Journal
The expert who best predicted the US economy was chosen.
Bernard Baumohl's bestseller
Secrets of World Economic Indicators, 3rd Edition


If you want better decisions and higher profits with economic data,
This book has real value.
The Wall Street Journal

Bernard Baumol is clear, lucid and interesting.
Explains economic indicators that all investors and businesspeople should know.

This book is brilliant and full of insight.
Robert Hormatz, former Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs International

I think this book is an excellent book.
It is written for readers of all levels and covers an interesting and important topic well.
To many people
It will be of great help.
Quinn Mills, Professor, Harvard Business School


Renowned economic analyst Bernard Baumol has completely updated his bestseller to reflect the latest global and US indicators and data.
Baumol identifies powerful new indicators emerging from the changing landscape of emerging economies, eliminates those that have lost predictive value, and presents key points using meaningful and intuitive visuals.
The Third Edition of The Secrets of the World Economic Indicators is an indispensable book that provides readers with simpler, clearer, and more meaningful information.
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index
Acknowledgements · v
What's New in the Third Edition · ix
Author's Preface · xiii
Translator's Preface · xxi

I confinement
U.S. Economic Indicators · 11
International Economic Indicators · 19

II Terminology Guide for Beginners
Annual rate · 27
Business Cycle · 28
Consensus Survey · 31
Moving average · 32
Nominal Dollar vs. Real Dollar · 33
Revisions and Benchmarks · 34
Seasonal Adjustment · 35
The Great Recession of 2008-2009 · 37

III The Most Influential US Economic Indicators
employment
Employment Status · 43
Employment and Career Trends · 64
Weekly unemployment claims: 72
Online Job Ads Index · 78
Corporate Layoffs and Employment Report · 84
Mass Layoff Statistics · 92
ADP National Employment Report · 98
Consumer Spending and Confidence
Personal Income and Expenditure · 108
Retail Sales · 122
Retail sales through e-commerce · 129
Weekly Chain Store Sales Report · 134
Unpaid consumer credit transactions · 141
Consumer Confidence Index · 148
Consumer Sentiment Survey · 155
Bloomberg Consumer Confidence Index · 159
Google Insights · 163
Las Vegas Gaming Revenue · 167
Domestic production and inventory
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) · 172
Durable goods orders · 195
Factory Order · 204
Corporate Inventory · 213
Industrial production and facility utilization rate · 223
Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Report · 235
Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Report · 245
Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index (economic indicator) · 250
Leading Economic Index (LEI) · 256
Housing and Construction
Housing starts and permits issued · 267
Existing Home Sales · 275
New Home Sales · 285
Housing Market Index: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) · 293
Weekly Mortgage Application Trends and Mortgage Delinquency Survey · 299
Construction spending · 306
Federal Reserve
Regional Federal Reserve Bank Report · 310
New York Fed: New York State Manufacturing Index · 312
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank: Business Outlook Report · 320
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank: 10th District Manufacturing Report · 325
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank: 5th District Manufacturing Activity · 330
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank: National Activity Index (CFNAI) · 335
Federal Reserve Beige Book · 340
Federal Open Market Committee Report · 347
Foreign trade
International Trade in Products and Services · 359
Current Account (International Transactions Report) · 376
Assets and Liabilities of U.S. Commercial Banks (Federal Reserve Board) · 386
Trends in International Capital Inflows (TIC) · 393
prices, productivity, and wages
Consumer Price Index (CPI) · 406
Producer Price Index (PPI) · 421
Employment Cost Index · 429
Import and export prices · 436
Productivity and Unit Costs · 446
Labor costs · 456
Real wages · 461
Yield Curve · 466
Other notable U.S. economic indicators
Credit Manager Index · 475
Small and Medium Business Economic Trends Report · 477
Cass Cargo Index · 479
Weekly rail traffic (freight) · 481
Construction Sales Index · 483
S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. Home Price Index · 485
IV International Economic Indicators: Why They Matter
German industrial production · 493
German IFO Business Sentiment Index · 496
German Consumer Price Index (CPI) · 499
ZEW Business Survey Index · 504
Japanese industrial production · 507
Japan Tankan Index · 514
Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index by Country and Region · 522
OECD Composite Leading Index (CLI) · 533
Chinese industrial production · 537
India: Industrial Production and Inflation · 546
Brazilian Industrial Production and IBC-Br Economic Activity Index · 555
Canada: International trade balance of goods, leading economic indicators, IVEY purchasing managers' index · 562
Australia: Consumer Price Index, Retail Trends, International Trade Balance · 569

V List of the best websites providing US economic indicators
Announcement Schedule · 579
Economic News · 580
Free economics apps for mobile phones · 580
U.S. Economy · 580
Consumer Behavior · 582
Employment Status · 583
Housing Sales and Construction Activities · 584
International Trade · 585
Inflationary pressures · 585
Federal Reserve Report · 586
Federal Budget · 587
Interest rate · 587
Currency and Credit · 588
US dollar · 588
One-stop shopping for economic statistics · 589
Other Useful Economic Resources Sites · 589
A Collection of Unique Economic Indicators · 589

VI List of the best websites providing global economic indicators
Overseas Economic Data Report Release Schedule · 593
World Economic News Source: 593
Economic Statistics Websites for Each Country · 594
The best megasite providing global economic statistics · 601
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 1, 2022
- Page count, weight, size: 632 pages | 188*245*35mm
- ISBN13: 9791197536021
- ISBN10: 1197536027

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