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xiii, 338 p. : ill.: 24 cm. "A virtual bible of how economic indicators are constructed and used. Important tidbits of history are mixed with present-day nuances to explain why we should care about all the economic indicators. Illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgments. CHAPTER 1. Cycles, Markets, and Participants. CHAPTER 2. National Income and Product Accounts. CHAPTER 3. The Consumer Sector. CHAPTER 4. Investment Spending. CHAPTER 5. The Foreign Sector. CHAPTER 6. The Government Sector. CHAPTER 7. Inflation. CHAPTER 8. The Labor Market. CHAPTER 9. Other Measures of Production. CHAPTER 10. The Federal Reserve System. CHAPTER 11. The Treasury. CHAPTER 12. Making Strategic Investment Decisions. Appendix A. Sources of Information. Appendix B. Economic Indicator Releases by Statistical Agency. Notes. Bibliography. About the Author. Index. Evelina M. Tainer. Includes index English Investment analysis Statistical methods Economic indicators United States 332.6015195 T36 0-471-74096-9 251212 20260803094008.0