The lock-up : U.S. economic indicators ; International economic indicators

A beginner's guide: understanding the lingo : Annual rates ; Business cycle ; Consensus surveys ; Moving average ; Nominal dollars versus real dollars (also known as current dollars versus constant dollars) ; Revisions and benchmarks ; Seasonal adjustments ; The great recession of 2008-2009

The most influential U.S. economic indicators : Employment : Employment situation; Job openings and labor turnover; Weekly claims for unemployment insurance; Help-wanted online advertising; Corporate layoff and hiring announcements; Mass layoff statistics (MLS); ADP National Employment Report ; Consumer pending and confidence : Personal income and spending; Retail sales; E-commerce retail sales; Weekly chain store sales reports; Consumer credit outstanding; Consumer Confidence Index; Survey of consumer sentiment; Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index; Google Insights: Las Vegas gaming revenue ; National output and inventories : Gross Domestic Product (GDP); Durable goods orders; Factory orders; Business inventories; Industrial production and capacity utilization; Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing survey; Institute for Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing business survey; Chicago Purchasing Managers Index (Business Barometer); Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) ; Housing and construction : Housing starts and building permits; Existing home sales; New home sales; Housing Market Index: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB); Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey and the National Delinquency Survey; Construction spending ; The Federal Reserve : Regional Federal Reserve Bank reports; Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Empire State Manufacturing Survey; Federal Reserve of Philadelphia: Business Outlook Survey; Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: Manufacturing Survey of the 10th District; Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond: Manufacturing Activity in the Fifth District; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago: National Activity Index (CPNAI) ; The Federal Reserve Board's Beige book ; The Federal Open Market Committee Statement ; Foreign trade : International trade in goods and services; Current account balance (U.S. international transactions); Assets and liabilities of commercial banks in the United States (Federal Reserve Board); Treasury International Capital (TIC) survey ; Prices, productivity and wages : Consumer Price Index (CPI); Producer Price Index (PPI); Employee Cost Index; Import and export prices; Productivity and costs; Employer costs for employee compensation; Real earnings; Yield curve ; Other noteworthy U.S. economic indicators : Credit Manager's Index; Small business economic trends; Cass Freight Index; Weekly railroad traffic (freight); Architecture Billings Index; SYP/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index

International economic indicators: why are they so important? : German industrial production ; German IFO Business Climate Index ; German Consumer Price Index (CPI) ; ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment ; Japan industrial production ; Japan's Tankan Survey ; Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) by country and region

OECD Composite Leading Indicators (CLI) ; China industrial production ; India: industrial production and inflation ; Brazil's industrial production and the IBC-Br Economic Activity Index ; Canada: International merchandise trade, composite leading indicators, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index ; Australia: Consumer prices, retail trade, international trade

Best Web sites for U.S. economic indicators : Schedule of releases ; Economic news ; Free mobile phone apps on the economy ; The U.S. economy ; Consumer behavior ; Employment conditions ; Home sales and construction activity ; International trade ; Inflation pressure ; Federal Reserve reports ; Interest rates ; Money and credit ; U.S. dollar ; One-stop shopping for economic statistics ; Other useful economic sources on the Web ; Unconventional economic indicators

Best Web sites for international economic indicators : Calendar of releases for foreign economic data ; Sources of global economic news ; Economic statistics from other countries ; Best megasites for international economic statistics.