Macroeconomic Trends and Topics

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  • Core Links
Free Online Graph Paper
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  • Data Links
Labor Force Statistics like the Unemployment Rate
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Economic Analysis
National Accounts Data
Consumer Price Index
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
also Consumer Price Index
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
NASA New Start Inflation Index
Hey this isn't Rocket Surgery
Twelve Days of Christmas Price Index
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Fan Cost Index
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History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938 - 1996
U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration
Interactive Access To National Income and Product Accounts Tables
U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Current Business
BEA's monthly journal is available in PDF format for the years 1994 to present
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Today the Federal Reserve's duties fall into four general areas:
  1. conducting the nation's monetary policy;
  2. supervising and regulating banking institutions and protecting the credit rights of consumers;
  3. maintaining the stability of the financial system; and
  4. providing certain financial services to the U.S. government, the public, financial institutions, and foreign official institutions.
Data from the National Bureau For Economic Research
Macro, Industry, International Trade, Individual,Patent, Other
Economic Statistics Briefing Room
The purpose of this service is to provide easy access to current Federal economic indicators. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies. All of the information included in the Economic Statistics Briefing Room is maintained and updated by the statistical units of those agencies. All the estimates for the indicators presented in the Federal Statistics Briefing Rooms are the most currently available values.
Monthly Energy Review - the latest energy statistics all in one place
U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration
Penn World Tables
Center for International Comparisons, University of Pennsylvania
Lots of data for lots of countries for lots of years in one convenient place

  • Short Little Audio Links in chronological order for the U.S. economy
Les McCann
"Hear a clip from my signature song Compared to What"
What Does it Mean to be an American Millionaire?
Day to Day, May 26, 2005
Interest Rates
All Things Considered, January 3, 2001
requires 'RealPlayer'
Economic Outlook
Morning Edition, August 6, 2002
requires 'RealPlayer'
The Economic Year
All Things Considered, December 31, 2002
Figures Confirm Economic Slowdown in Fourth Quarter
Morning Edition, January 30, 2003
requires 'RealPlayer'
Fed Chief Rejects Short-Term Boost for Economy
All Things Considered, February 11, 2003
Harsh Winter, War Jitters Blamed for Poor Quarter
All Things Considered, April 25, 2003
Report: Recession Ended November 2001
All Things Considered, July 17, 2003
Greenspan Says Fed May Cut Rates Again
Morning Edition, July 16, 2003
Jobless Rate Drops in July
Day to Day, August 1, 2003
The Marketplace Report: Major Biz Moves
Day to Day, August 25, 2003
The Marketplace Report: Flip Side of GDP Numbers
Day to Day, October 30, 2003
What's Behind the Economic Growth?
All Things Considered, November 1, 2003
The Marketplace Report: Good News on U.S. Jobs
Day to Day, November 7, 2003
The Marketplace Report: Enron Bankruptcy Report
Day to Day, November 25, 2003
Holiday Shopping and 'Buy Nothing Day'
Day to Day, November 28, 2003
The Marketplace Report: Latest Unemployment Figures
Day to Day, December 5, 2003
The Marketplace Report: 2003 Economic Review
Day to Day, December 30, 2003
The Marketplace Report: U.S. Growth Slowdown
Day to Day, January 30, 2004
The Marketplace Report: Greenspan Talks to Congress
Day to Day, February 11, 2004
GDP Rises Along with Inflation Uptick
All Things Considered, April 29, 2004
The Marketplace Report: GDP Numbers and U.S. Growth
Day to Day, April 29, 2004
The Marketplace Report: Latest U.S. Economic Indicators
Day to Day, May 6, 2004
Fed Lifts Interest Rate, Ending Four Years of Drops
All Things Considered, June 30, 2004
The Marketplace Report: GDP Slowdown and the Deficit
Day to Day, July 30, 2004
The Marketplace Report: U.S. GDP, Big Oil Deal
Day to Day, September 29, 2004
The Marketplace Report: Trade Deficit and Oil Prices
Day to Day, October 14, 2004
Considering the Long-Term Effects of the Federal Deficit
Morning Edition, November 10, 2004
Examining Projections for the U.S. Economy
All Things Considered, December 23, 2004
Budget Faces Uncertain Future in Congress
Morning Edition, February 8, 2005
The Marketplace Report: Surprise GDP Slowdown
Day to Day, April 28, 2005
April Sees Strong Job Growth
All Things Considered, May 6, 2005
U.S. Economy May Feel Katrina's Impact
Morning Edition, September 1, 2005
The Marketplace Report: Hurricane's Fiscal Punch
Day to Day, September 29, 2005
Barter and the Country's Real GDP
All Things Considered, October 12, 2005
The Marketplace Report: U.S. Economy Grows
Day to Day, November 30, 2005
U.S. Economic Growth Slows in Third Quarter
All Things Considered, January 27, 2006
The Marketplace Report: Warm Winter Spending Spree
Day to Day, February 14, 2006
The Marketplace Report: U.S. Trade Deficit Balloons
Day to Day, March 9, 2006
Will Inflation Make a Comeback?
Morning Edition, March 16, 2006
Senate Backs Raising Federal Debt Limit to $9 Trillion
All Things Considered, March 16, 2006
Bernanke Takes First Step Guiding Interest Rates
Morning Edition, March 28, 2006
Job-Market Churn a Fact of Life for U.S. Workers
Morning Edition, April 12, 2006
Marketplace Report: GDP Growth Up Sharply
Day to Day, April 28, 2006
John Galbraith's Lasting Economic Impact
All Things Considered, April 30, 2006
U.S. Economy: Perception and Reality
All Things Considered, May 5, 2006
Marketplace Report: Energy Costs Up, Inflation Flat
Day to Day, May 16, 2006


  • Business Cycle
Is This a Recession?
On Point, Thursday, January 10, 2008


  • Short Little Audio Links
New York Welfare Rolls at Lowest Level in Years
Morning Edition, May 8, 2006
Worried About Inflation? Try Zimbabwe's 1,000 Percent
All Things Considered, May 17, 2006
Inflation Nation
On Point, Monday, June 19, 2006

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