Economic Indicators
GDP and unemployment are among the most important economic indicators, but there are hundreds more that economists analyze. The website YCharts display many of the indicators in chart form thus making the change over time easy to interpret. Go to the YCharts Economic Data (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. page and choose one indicator of interest. Explain what the indicator measures, the element of supply or demand to which the indicator is most closely linked (C, S, T, IM, I, G, EX), its recent trend and the implication for economic growth. https://ycharts.com/indicators/categories/industrial_production C=personal consumption expenditures S=personal saving T=taxes IM=imports I=gross private domestic investment G=government spending EX=exports
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