The Producer Price Index measures the average changes in prices received by domestic producers for their goods and services. It is an indicator of inflation used to gauge wholesales prices in the economy.

Personal Consumption Expenditures is an economic indicator which reflects consumer spending, or what is known as “consumption”. This is [...] Click Here to Continue Reading

Stagflation refers to a situation where economic growth stagnates while inflation is high. This is usually a bad situation [...] Click Here to Continue Reading

Misery Index is calculated by adding unemployment rate with inflation rate. It was invented in the 1970s when inflation [...] Click Here to Continue Reading

Unemployment rate is the percentage of the total labor force which is unemployed but is actively seeking work.

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The Purchasing Managers’ Index or PMI, is an indicator which reflects economic conditions in the manufacturing sector. A PMI [...] Click Here to Continue Reading

Empire State Manufacturing Survey is a monthly survey of manufacturers in New York State conducted [...] Click Here to Continue Reading

NY Empire State Index is an index which tracks the results of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey. It reflects [...] Click Here to Continue Reading

Baltic Dry Index is an index which reflects the costs to transport raw materials by sea. Changes in the [...] Click Here to Continue Reading

Housing starts are the number of new residential home projects that have been started in any specific month. Strong [...] Click Here to Continue Reading