Guide to Economic Indicators

Intro -- Contents -- Tables, Formulas, and Figure -- Preface -- Data Sharing and Confidentiality of Federal Government Statistical Data -- Using This Book -- Notes -- 1 Average Weekly Earnings -- Where and When Available -- Content -- Methodology -- Accuracy -- Relevance -- Recent Trends -- References from Primary Data Source -- 2 Average Weekly Hours -- Where and When Available -- Content -- Methodology -- Accuracy -- Relevance -- Recent Trends -- References from Primary Data Source -- 3 Balance of Payments -- Where and When Available -- Content -- Methodology -- Accuracy -- Relevance -- Recent Trends -- Reference from Primary Data Source -- 4 Balance of Trade -- Where and When Available -- Content -- Methodology -- Bureau of the Census -- Bureau of Economic Analysis -- Accuracy -- Relevance -- Recent Trends -- References from Primary Data Sources -- 5 Bank Loans: Commercial and Industrial -- Where and When Available -- Content -- Methodology -- Accuracy -- Relevance -- Recent Trends -- Reference from Primary Data Source -- 6 Bankruptcies: Personal -- Where and When Available -- Content -- Methodology -- Accuracy -- Relevance -- Recent Trends -- Reference from Primary Data Source -- Notes -- 7 Capacity Utilization -- Where and When Available -- Content -- Methodology -- Accuracy -- Relevance -- Recent Trends -- Reference from Primary Data Source -- Note -- 8 Consumer Attitude Indexes -- Consumer Confidence Index -- Main Differences Between the Conference Board and Michigan Indexes -- Relevance -- Recent Trends -- References from Primary Data Sources -- 9 Consumer Credit -- Where and When Available -- Content -- Methodology -- Accuracy -- Relevance -- Recent Trends -- Reference from Primary Data Source -- 10 Consumer Credit Delinquency -- Where and When Available -- Content -- Methodology -- Accuracy -- Relevance -- Recent Trends.