All teams are required to present data on six indicators and encouraged to include additional important economic indicators in their presentation. For your convenience, we have posted the updated charts with these indicators below. You can copy these charts and use them in your own presentation, if you wish. Some of the charts have associated questions (click on those links below to see the charts and questions). We strongly recommend that teams analyze ALL the charts and answer the questions that accompany them. In each instance: Make sure you understand what is being measured on both axes. Explain what the indicator reveals about the current economy and what may occur in the future. Notice how this indicator usually behaves over the business cycle. Identify what does the indicator tells you about the best course of monetary policy. Indicator Chart Questions Print version of questions for required charts and some additional charts

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1. Civilian Unemployment Rate » 2. Core Consumer Price Index or Personal Consumption Expenditures » 3. Headline Consumer Price Index or Personal Consumption Expenditures » 4. Effective Federal Funds Rate » 5. Real Gross Domestic Product » 6. Total Nonfarm Payrolls Employment » Civilian Unemployment Rate Back to Top Core Consumer Price Index or Personal Consumption Expenditures Back to Top Headline Consumer Price Index or Personal Consumption Expenditures Back to Top Effective Federal Funds Rate Back to Top Real Gross Domestic Product Back to Top Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment Back to Top Capacity Utilization » Consumption and Saving » Dollar/Euro Exchange Rate » Hours Worked » Housing Starts » Manufacturing Production » New Orders Capital Goods (Ex Aircraft) » Output Per Hour of All Persons » Ratio of Inventories to Sales » Real Exports » Retail Sales » Trade Balance on Goods and Services » University of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment » Yield on 10-Year Treasury Bond » Capacity Utilization Back to Top Consumption and Saving Back to Top Dollar/Euro Exchange Rate Back to Top Hours Worked Back to Top Housing Starts Back to Top Manufacturing Production Back to Top New Orders Capital Goods (Ex Aircraft) Back to Top Output Per Hour of All Persons Back to Top Ratio of Inventories to Sales Back to Top Real Exports Back to Top Retail Sales Back to Top Trade Balance on Goods and Services Back to Top University of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment Back to Top Yield on 10-Year Treasury Bond Back to Top Civilian Unemployment Rate » Core Consumer Price Index or Personal Consumption Expenditures » Headline Consumer Price Index or Personal Consumption Expenditures » Effective Federal Funds Rate » Real Gross Domestic Product » Total Nonfarm Payrolls Employment » Capacity Utilization » Consumption and Saving » Dollar/Euro Exchange Rate » Hours Worked » Housing Starts » Manufacturing Production » New Orders Capital Goods (Ex Aircraft) » Output Per Hour of All Persons » Ratio of Inventories to Sales » Real Exports » Retail Sales » Trade Balance on Goods and Services » University of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment » Yield on 10-Year Treasury Bond » Civilian Unemployment Rate Back to Top Core Consumer Price Index or Personal Consumption Expenditures Back to Top Headline Consumer Price Index or Personal Consumption Expenditures Back to Top Effective Federal Funds Rate Back to Top Real Gross Domestic Product Back to Top Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment Back to Top Capacity Utilization Back to Top Consumption and Saving Back to Top Dollar/Euro Exchange Rate Back to Top Hours Worked Back to Top Housing Starts Back to Top Manufacturing Production Back to Top New Orders Capital Goods (Ex Aircraft) Back to Top Output Per Hour of All Persons Back to Top Ratio of Inventories to Sales Back to Top Real Exports Back to Top Retail Sales Back to Top Trade Balance on Goods and Services Back to Top University of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment Back to Top Yield on 10-Year Treasury Bond Back to Top