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Economic Indicators: Producer Price Index (PPI)
What It Is The Producer Price Index (PPI) is an index released monthly from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and is a weighted index of prices measured at both... -
Economic Indicators: Personal Income and Outlays
What It Is The Personal Income and Outlays report is prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. It is released every four to five weeks after the end of the... -
Economic Indicators: Non-manufacturing Report
What It Is Many reports that serve as indicators focus on the manufacturing industry. However, manufacturing is not the largest industry in the country; the service sector is. To bridge... -
Economic Indicators: Mutual Fund Flows
What It Is The Mutual Funds Report is released by the Investment Company Institute, a non-profit company for mutual funds with many SEC-registered investment firms. The company also handles bond... -
Economic Indicators: Money Supply
What It Is The money supply report tells you how much funds are currently floating in the market and thus ready to be used anytime by consumers, investors, or even... -
Economic Indicators: Jobless Claims Report
What It Is While majority of the reports are released every month, the Jobless Claims report can be obtained weekly. It is normally available Thursdays before the stock market opens.... -
Economic Indicators: Industrial Production
What It Is While most reports are released independently of the others, this one can be accessed concurrently with the Capacity Utilization report. After all, both of them are closely... -
Economic Indicators: Housing Starts
What It Is “Housing starts” is a term commonly used by Wall Street. However, it’s formal name is New Residential Construction Report. It covers a number of important data, which... -
Economic Indicators: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
What It Is GDP or gross domestic product is arguably the most important economic indicator to date. It covers basically everything that has influence in the movement of the economy,... -
Economic Indicators: Factory Orders Report
What It Is Factory Orders Report is also known for its very long name: Manufacturers’ Shipment, Inventories, and Orders Report. It gives you a comprehensive overview of what’s going on... -
Economic Indicators: Existing Home Sales
What It Is Every fourth week of the month, and before the New Home Sales Reports, the National Association of Realtors releases the Existing Home Sales Reports. Its information is... -
Economic Indicators: Employee Situation Report
What It Is The Employment Situation Report, or the Labor Report, is an indicator from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). It is one of most widely followed reports, garners... -
Economic Indicators: Employee Cost Index
What It Is The employment cost index is a report published every last Thursday of the quarter (or every three months) by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. It covers... -
Economic Indicators: Durable Goods Report
What It Is The Durable Goods Report is created in conjunction with the Factory Orders Report. Of the two, the Durable Goods report is released earlier, typically around the twentieth... -
Economic Indicators: Consumer Price Index (CPI)
What It Is The Consumer Price Index, or CPI, is considered one of the most important indicators in the country. It determines the rate of inflation in the economy. The...
