Links
to Data and Analyses of Business Cyle Indicators
This page presents links to WEB site where you can find data, information
and analysis of business cycle indicators.
Recent
Data
This page provides a table with the updated figures on recent business
cycle indicators.
Business
Cycle Properties of Major Macro Variables
This page provides charts showing the properties of major business
cycle indicators. Peaks and troughs of the business cycle are shown in
the charts: they suggest the to the direction of the indicator relative
to the business cycle (procyclical, counter-cyclical, acyclical) and the
timing of the indicator (coincident, lagging or leading indicator).
Lecture
Notes on Business Cycle Indicators
Chapter 1: Monitoring Macroeconomic Performance
presents an introduction to GDP and its components and an discussion of
price indexes. Chapter 2: Business and Financial
Indicators presents a discussion of business cycle indicators and the
term structure of interest rates. Chapter
3: International Indicators presents Balance of Payments accounts,
nominal and real exchange rate and interest rate parity conditions in an
open economy.