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| About the Author | |
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| What's New in the Second Edition? | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Lock-Up | |
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| U.S. Economic Indicators | |
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| International Economic Indicators | |
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| A Beginner's Guide: Understanding the Lingo | |
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| Annual Rates | |
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| Business Cycle | |
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| Consensus Surveys | |
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| Moving Average | |
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| Nominal Dollars Versus Real Dollars (Also Known as Current Dollars Versus Constant Dollars) | |
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| Revisions and Benchmarks | |
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| Seasonal Adjustments | |
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| The Most Influential U.S. Economic Indicators | |
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| Employment | |
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| Employment Situation | |
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| Weekly Claims for Unemployment Insurance | |
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| Help-Wanted Advertising Index | |
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| Corporate Layoff Announcements | |
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| Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) | |
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| ADP National Employment Report | |
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| Consumer Spending and Confidence | |
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| Personal Income and Spending | |
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| Retail Sales | |
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| E-Commerce Retail Sales | |
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| Weekly Chain-Store Sales | |
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| Consumer Credit Outstanding | |
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| Consumer Confidence Index (Conference Board) | |
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| Survey of Consumer Sentiment (University of Michigan) | |
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| ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index | |
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| UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism | |
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| National Output and Inventories | |
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| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | |
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| Durable Goods Orders | |
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| Factory Orders | |
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| Business Inventories | |
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| Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization | |
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| Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Survey | |
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| Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Business Survey | |
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| Chicago Purchasing Managers Index (Business Barometer) | |
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| Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) | |
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| Housing and Construction | |
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| Housing Starts and Building Permits | |
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| Existing Home Sales | |
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| New Home Sales | |
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| Housing Market Index: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) | |
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| Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey and the National Delinquency Survey | |
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| Construction Spending | |
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| The Federal Reserve | |
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| Regional Federal Reserve Bank Reports | |
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| Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Empire State Manufacturing Survey | |
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| Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Business Outlook Survey | |
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| Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: Manufacturing Survey of the 10th District | |
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| Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond: Manufacturing Activity for the Fifth District | |
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| Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago: National Activity Index (CFNAI) | |
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| The Federal Reserve Board's Beige Book | |
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| The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Statement | |
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| Foreign Trade | |
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| International Trade in Goods and Services | |
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| Current Account Balance (Summary of International Transactions) | |
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| Treasury International Capital (TIC) System | |
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| Prices, Productivity, and Wages | |
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| Consumer Price Index (CPI) | |
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| Producer Price Index (PPI) | |
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| Employment Cost Index | |
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| Import and Export Prices | |
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| Productivity and Costs | |
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| Employer Costs for Employee Compensation | |
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| Real Earnings | |
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| Yield Curve | |
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| International Economic Indicators: Why Are They So Important? | |
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| German Industrial Production | |
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| German IFO Business Survey | |
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| German Consumer Price Index (CPI) | |
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| Japan's Tankan Survey | |
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| Japan Industrial Production | |
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| Eurozone: Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) | |
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| Global: Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index | |
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| OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLI) | |
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| China Industrial Production | |
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| India: GDP and Wholesale Price Index | |
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| Brazil Industrial Production | |
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| Best Web Sites for U.S. Economic Indicators | |
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| Schedule of Releases | |
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| Economic News | |
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| The U.S. Economy | |
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| Consumer Behavior | |
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| Employment Conditions | |
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| Home Sales and Construction Activity | |
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| International Trade | |
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| Inflation Pressures | |
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| Federal Reserve Reports | |
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| The Federal Budget | |
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| Interest Rates | |
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| Money and Credit | |
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| U.S. Dollar | |
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| One-Stop Shopping for Economic Statistics | |
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| Other Useful Economic Sources on the Web | |
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| Unconventional Economic Indicators | |
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| Best Web Sites for International Economic Indicators | |
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| Calendar of Releases for Foreign Economic Data | |
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| Sources of Global Economic News | |
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| Economic Statistics from Other Countries | |
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| Best Megasites for International Economic Statistics | |
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| Index | |