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Economic Indicators: Data Sources. Plainedge H.S. May 2005. Useful Web Sites. Federal Reserve Economic Database ( FRED II ) Resources for Economists ( RFE ) Bureau of Labor Statistics ( BLS ) Bureau of Economic Analysis ( BEA ). Gross Domestic Product. Nominal Real. Components of GDP.
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Economic Indicators: Data Sources Plainedge H.S. May 2005
Useful Web Sites • Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED II) • Resources for Economists (RFE) • Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) • Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Gross Domestic Product • Nominal • Real
Components of GDP • Consumption (nominal, real) • Investment (nominal, real) • Government Spending (nominal, real) • Net Exports (nominal, real)
Consumer Confidence • University of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment
Miscellaneous • Personal Savings Rate • Government Finances • Government Current Expenditures • Government Current Receipts • Net Government Saving ( = Receipts – Expenditures) • Wages • Real Potential Gross Domestic Product
Productivity • Productivity Home Page, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. • Labor Productivity Home Page • Multifactor Productivity Home Page
Jobs • Civilian Labor Force • Civilian Non-institutional Population • Civilian Participation Rate ( = [Labor Force ÷ Population] × 100) • Unemployed • Civilian Unemployment Rate ( = [Unemployed ÷ Labor Force] × 100)
Prices and Inflation • Consumer Price Index • Other indicators
Money Supply • M1 • M2 • M3
Interest Rates • Effective Federal Funds Rate • 30-Year Conventional Mortgage Rate
Value of the Dollar • Trade Weighted Exchange Index
Foreign Transactions • Exports (nominal, real) • Imports (nominal, real) • Balance on Current Account (nominal)