An economic indicator (or business indicator) is a statistic about the economy. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of future performance. One application of economic indicators is the study of business cycles. Economic indicators include various indices, earnings reports, and economic summaries. Examples: unemployment rate, quits rate, housing starts,Consumer Price Index (a […]
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US Durable Goods orders fell more then expected at -5.2% compared to expectations of -4.0% and considerably lower then the +3.7% prior. However orders for core capital goods, a key barometer of private-sector business investment in the US jumped by 6.3%, the largest percentage rise in more than two years. Read full story at US
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What does men’s underwear have to do with our economy. The NPD Group, Inc., a leading market research company, has shown an uptick in sales of men’s underwear over the past year. Between Aug. 2010 and Aug. 2011, sales for all men’s “underwear bottoms” were roughly $2.074 billion. In the period between Aug. 2011 and
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