TY - BOOK AU - Tainer, Evelina M. TI - Using economic indicators to improve investment analysis T2 - Wiley finance SN - 0-471-74096-9 AV - 332.6015195 T36 PY - 2006/// CY - Hoboken, NJ PB - Wiley KW - Investment analysis KW - Statistical methods KW - Economic indicators KW - United States N1 - Includes index; 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 N2 - "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. ER -