Guide to Economic Indicators

From average weekly earnings to value of the dollar, this work offers concise explanations of some 60 macroeconomic statistical indicators gathered by the US government and (a few) other sources. For each indicator, the author offers a capsule explanation, followed by discussion of data availability, content, methodology, sampling and revision accuracy, relevance, recent trends, and primary data source. For the new edition, he has added description of insured unemployment, job gains and losses, job openings and labor turnover, house prices, housing vacancy rates, mortgage loan applications, and selected services revenue. Some indicators no longer provided by the source indications are no long included in the text. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)