US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Gross Domestic Product is a measure of the nation’s economic activity. The statistic measures the sum of the nation’s production for both the private and public sectors. A nation with an increasing GDP in real terms is considered to be growing, while one with … [Read more...]
Economic Indicators
As a service to our clients and to the general public, John Dunham and Associates provides information on current economic statistics. Rather than relying on government press releases to interpret the information, we provide value added commentary to further describe how changes in these key economic data are important to business and industry. Please feel free to use these commentaries. However, please provide proper attribution to this website.Leading Economic Indicators, December 18, 2014
The Conference Board The Leading Economic Index is calculated by The Conference Board, a business organization founded in 1914. The index is based on the values of 10 variables (Average weekly hours in manufacturing; average weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance; manufacturers’ new or … [Read more...]
Quarterly Retail Sales, December 11, 2014
US Department of Commerce, Bureau of The Census The US Census Bureau’s retail sales figures are based on a random sampling survey of approximately 5,000 retail and food services firms whose sales are then weighted to represent the complete universe of over three million businesses. Responding f … [Read more...]
International Trade Balance, December 5, 2014
US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census and Bureau of Economic Analysis The Census Bureau releases a detailed set of data on international trade based on figures compiled from documents collected by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The data are aggregated into approximately 140 … [Read more...]
GDP: November 25, 2014
US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Gross Domestic Product is a measure of the nation’s economic activity. The statistic measures the sum of the nation’s production for both the private and public sectors. A nation with an increasing GDP in real terms is considered to be growing, while one with … [Read more...]
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