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Guide to Economic Indicators: Making Sense of Economics, Fifth Edition (The Economist Series) [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

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Key Phrases: cyclical indicators, relative unit labour costs, euro area, World Bank, Bank of England, United States (more...)

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The definitive guide to understanding and interpreting economic indicators

The Book

It is essential in business and many professions today to have a thorough understanding of economic information. Written for the non-specialist, this highly accessible guide provides the keys to understanding all the major and many lesser economic indicators: what they are, the areas they cover, their reliability, and how and why to interpret them. It contains chapters covering:
• GDP (Gross Domestic Product),GNP (Gross National Product) and GNI (Gross National Income)
• Growth, trends and cycles
• Population, employment, unemployment
• Government and Consumers
• Investment and savings
• Industry and commerce
• Exchange rates
• Money and financial markets Now in its fifth edition this fully updated, revised guide is invaluable for anyone who needs or simply wants to have the underlying economic realities of the world we live in clearly explained.

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A blueprint for understanding economic information from all over the world. There is a critical need today for business executives, investors, and students to have a thorough knowledge of the economic indicators that are released every day and used throughout the world. This comprehensive primer addresses that need. Clearly explaining each major indicator and how to interpret it, The Economist Guide to Economic Indicators enables readers to not only understand the facts and grasp their significance, but to relate them to their individual situations. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Bloomberg Press; 5th edition (April 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1576601455
ISBN-13: 978-1576601457
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #651,829 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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All politicians seem able to demonstrate that their party presided over the fastest economic growth, the biggest fall in unemployment or the lowest inflation. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cyclical indicators, relative unit labour costs, euro area

Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Bank, Bank of England, United States, New Zealand, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Annual Report, Country Currency, Big Mac, Department of Commerce, Germany D-mark, North America, West Texas Intermediate, Overview There

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Economic Trends: December 2003 No. 601 by Office for National Statistics on page 10
The Economist Style Guide: 9th Edition by The Economist in Front Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars If only economics were that easy, February 8, 2004

By	Frederic Horst (Brussels, Belgium) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

True to the style of The Economist, this book makes everything seem easier than it really is. However, for people who spend too much time thinking about economic issues, this is actually rather refreshing, much like a cold beer after a long day's work.

Some examples: "In the long term, the growth in economic output depends on the number of people working and output per worker (productivity)" (Page 41); Or "In general, the more optimistic consumers are, the more likely they are to spend money. This boosts consumer spending and economic output" (Page 93)...

...One begins to yearn for the days where economics was more of an explanatory and less a mathematical science.

The guide is divided into a number of chapters discussing issues and examples related to
- How economic activity is calculated, and what the main indicators GDP/GNP/NNI capture and do not capture, as well as what changes in these indicators or their components mean.
- Employment indicators such as employment by sector or the unemployment rate
- Balance of payments and fiscal indicators, such as tax revenue or budget deficit
- Consumer indicators, such as disposable income or consumer confidence and their significance
- Investment and savings indicators, such as investment intentions or sales/inventory ratios
- Business indicators, including business conditions, auto sales, construction orders and other common stats
- Exchange rates and financial market indicators, such as interest rates and money supply.
- Prices and wages, like the effect of oil price changes, among others

Coverage of the most common and widely available indicators is fairly comprehensive. Given the simplicity of the book, it is better to have a certain level of economic knowledge and opinion to be able to put the content in context. Not much different to reading The Economist, really.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A reference guide, February 28, 2006

By	Marlin (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I expected a guide that would assist in determining where we were in the business cycle. This wasn't really it. The book is structured more like an encyclopedia - analyzing each indicator in detail and in isolation. A fine addition to anyone's economic reference books, but disappointed me by failing to treat the economy as an organic whole.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good purchase, June 11, 2000

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This review is from: The Economist Guide to Economic Indicators: Making Sense of Economics (Hardcover)

As the title says, this book can help you make sense of economic indicators. The more you know, the easier it is for you to understand the economical aspects of society, and this seemed to add a lot more to my knowledge, and it clarified other thoughts.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice handy guide
I wish I would have had it during Macroeconomics class for a reference.

Published on March 2, 2006 by Gerald W. Carr

4.0 out of 5 stars A good reference guide for understanding economic indicators
The book itself will be of great use for those analysts who evaluate country risk analysis. Economic indicators sometimes tend to be hard to understand, but this guide makes... Read more

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