Macroeconomic Measurement

"Incumbent parties almost always keep the White House if inflation is moderate and the unemployment rate is falling in the year leading up to the election."

Overview

Outline: A Guide to the Macro Markets

• Labor Market (Unemployment rate, employment, wages)
• Output Market (GDP, CPI, inflation)
• Capital Market (Money supply, credit, interest rates)
• Foreign Exchange Market (Current & capital accounts, exchange rates)

Where you can get the data