Guide to Economic Indicators by The Economist

Guide to Economic Indicators by The Economist

A blueprint for understanding and interpreting essential economic information

From the publishers of The Economist, the renowned international business weekly, this practical resource offers a detailed road map of all the major--and many of the less well-known--economic indicators in existence today. Explaining exactly what they are, why they are significant, how reliable they are, and--perhaps, most importantly--how to interpret them, it covers over 100 indicators, including:

• GDP
• Population, employment, unemployment
• Public expenditure
• Personal and disposable income
• Fixed investments
• Imports and exports
• Nominal exchange rates
• Money supply and money stock
• Wages, earnings, and labor costs.

Clearly organized, accurate, and accessible, The Economist Guide to Economic Indicators is an indispensible reference for understanding key economic data from around the world.

Success in today's global business environment requires a thorough knowledge of important economic figures and a firm grasp of their meaning. Now, The Economist Guide to Economic Indicators provides you with a detailed road map of all the major--and many of the less well-known--indicators that exist worldwide.

Economic indicators provide invaluable insights into how different economies and different markets are performing, enabling practitioners to adjust their investment strategies in order to achieve the best return. However, in order to make the right decisions, you must know how to interpret the relevant indicators. The Economist Guide to Economic Indicators enables you to read--and use--indicators accurately and effectively.

Covering approximately 100 indicators--including GDP, population, exchange rates, disposable income, public expenditure, and bond yields--this practical resource explains exactly what they are, why they are significant, where and when they're published, and how reliable they are. Perhaps most importantly, the Guide shows you how to interpret these indicators correctly, providing straightforward guidelines through which you can distill such vital information as start and end points for changes, inflational influences, time frames, and yardsticks for judging future trends.

Organized to highlight linkages and aid interpretation, and incorporating data for the fifteen largest industrial countries, this concise, accessible guide is essential for anyone eager to be brought up to speed on these key economic measurements.

Bill Emmott was the editor-in-chief of the Economist from 1993 to 2006, and is now a writer and consultant on international affairs. He is a regular contributor to the Financial Times in London, La Stampa in Italy, Nikkei Business in Japan, and for Project Syndicate worldwide. He is a trustee of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a Visiting Professor at Shujitsu University, and global economic adviser for Stonehenge Fleming Family & Partners. He is the author of several books, including 20:21 Vision, Rivals, and Good Italy, Bad Italy. He is also the narrator and co-author, with Annalisa Piras, of a documentary about Italy, Girlfriend in a Coma. In 2015, he produced The Great European Disaster Movie, which has now been seen by 2,500,000 people in twelve countries and translated into ten languages.

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ISBN 13	9781576603673
ISBN 10	1576603679
Title	Guide to Economic Indicators
Author	The Economist
Series	Economist Guide To Economic Indicators: Making Sense Of Economics
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Wiley
Year published	2010-11-09
Number of pages	256
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