Economic
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Economic indicators, statistics and other data are calculated by government economists based on state and national economic performance data in a range of markets. The most important economic results are released regularly and closely followed by analysts, investors and traders for signs of how markets might perform in future.
Supply side
Investors and traders scrutinize a wide array of key economic reports for economic indicators, from quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers to monthly home-building results to daily foreign exchange rates. Most significant U.S. economic indicators are released monthly by the federal government and updated on the Department of Commerce's economic indicators website.[1] Monthly economic indicators are also released in pdf format on the White House's Economic Statistics Briefing Room website.[2] Some indicators are so closely scrutinized that derivatives exchanges like the CME Group have launched futures and options contracts based on their projected value.
Probably the most comprehensive, updated list of American economic indicators and statistics is posted on the website of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Cambridge, MA-based non-profit research group.[3] The NBER's 'Economic Indicators and Releases page lists daily updates of over 200 indicators in markets like labour, retail sales, home construction and international trade.[4]
References
- ↑ EconomicIndicators.gov. US Dept. Commerce. Retrieved on September 7, 2008.
- ↑ Economic Statistics Briefing Room. White House. Retrieved on September 7, 2008.
- ↑ History of the NBER. National Bureau of Economic Research. Retrieved on September 7, 2008.
- ↑ Economic Indicators and Releases. National Bureau of Economic Research. Retrieved on September 7, 2008.
