ECO 202: Macroeconomics

Provided by the Federal Reserve of New York, the Economic Indicators calendar provides the date and time of key economic data releases. When available, links on the calendar direct you straight to the data source (often OFFSITE).

"Available from April 1995 forward, this monthly publication is prepared by the Council of Economic Advisers for the Joint Economic Committee. It provides economic information on gross domestic product, income, employment, production, business activity, prices, money, credit, security markets, Federal finance, and international statistics."

Published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce.

Allows you to select the period covered and bring up the related data concerning our Gross Domestic Product. Published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce.

"The Consumer Confidence Survey® reflects prevailing business conditions and likely developments for the months ahead. This monthly report details consumer attitudes and buying intentions, with data available by age, income, and region." Published by The Conference Board, "a global, independent business membership and research association working in the public interest".

Summary pertaining to the consumer price index, "an index of the variation in prices paid by typical consumers for retail goods and other items", published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor.

National Report of the United States of the Purchasing Managers Index which is different from local and regional reports as published by the Institute of Supply Management. Scroll on the page to get to the different PMI reports.

Provided by the US Census Bureau, "the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey provides broad-based, monthly statistical data on economic conditions in the domestic manufacturing sector. The survey measures current industrial activity and provides an indication of future business trends."

Provided by the US Census Bureau, "this page provides national and regional data on the number of new housing units authorized by building permits; authorized, but not started; started; under construction; and completed. The data are for new, privately-owned housing units, excluding "HUD-code" manufactured (mobile) homes. The data are from the Building Permits Survey, and from the Survey of Construction (SOC), which is partially funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Local building permit data may be found on the Building Permits Survey webpage."

Provided by the Federal Reserve.

Provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor, "the Producer Price Index (PPI) is a weighted index of prices measured at the wholesale, or producer level. A monthly release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the PPI shows trends within the wholesale markets (the PPI was once called the Wholesale Price Index), manufacturing industries and commodities markets."

Published by the US Census bureau. The data is gathered "to provide current estimates of sales at retail and food services stores and inventories held by retail stores" and e-commerce traffic.

Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor, information pertaining to the current unemployment rates.

Provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the chart provides you with the dates of the monthly releases for productivity and costs.

Schedule of releases for the consumer price index as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Provided by the Federal Reserve.

Published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Department of Commerce

A database developed by the St. Louis Fed that consists of more than 213,000 U.S. and international economic time series. Users can download and interact with the data.

"Discover Economic History"

Economists at the Federal Reserve Board conduct innovative research on a broad range of topics in economics and finance. In addition to presenting their research to policymakers, Board economists share their research at academic conferences and publish it in peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly outlets.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York works within the Federal Reserve System and with other public and private sector institutions to foster the safety, soundness and vitality of our economic and financial systems.