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Measure By Measure

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Each week in May, Anirvan Banerji, co-founder and director of research at the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI), talks about how best to use “economic indicators”. This week: leading, lagging, jobs.

What economic indicator do you follow? Comment below.

Guests:

Anirvan Banerji

Comments [5]

hjs from 11211

judging by the restaurants & bar in NYC there is no recession

May. 07 2009 01:10 PM
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superf88

wrong, it's not a govt resource.

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May. 07 2009 11:01 AM
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superf88

just coming in at the end but if not mentioned may i recommend this unique government resource:

http://www.nber.org/releases/

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May. 07 2009 10:59 AM
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Hugh from Brookyn

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes _several_ indices (U1 through U6) of unemployment. We rarely hear about any of them but the one that is typically among the lowest.

May. 07 2009 10:58 AM
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Mike

We need deflation. No one can afford to live these days.

May. 07 2009 10:06 AM
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