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Economics

Under the direction of chief economist Bart van Ark, the Economics Department produces in-depth, objective and global research, analysis, forecasts, and indicators.

From the Chief Economist

Bart van Ark

GDP Positive Sign, But No Quick Recovery in Sight
First quarter GDP shows the U.S. economy remains in a positive, albeit slow, growth mode — but there's no quick recovery in sight yet... more

Latest Forecast

The Economic Week

The data on the Employment Cost Index or the data on hourly compensation (in the productivity reports) rarely make the headlines in the financial news. Yet, the picture they paint is an important one. These data are showing that labor cost incre...more

Economic Indicators

Economic Resources

U.S. Indicators	International
Consumer Confidence 3.6 pts U.S. Leading Index 0.1% Help-Wanted Advertising 2.0 pts Help-Wanted Online 3.7 million CEO Confidence 1.0 pts	Australia 0.2% France 0.3% Germany 0.9% Japan 0.1% Korea 0.2% Mexico 1.1% Spain 0.9% U.K. 0.1% U.S. 0.1%
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Total Economy Database
Annual GDP, population, employment, hours and productivity for 125 countries.

Business Cycle Indicators
The composite indexes are the key elements in an analytic system designed to signal changes in the business cycle.

Research Reports

Performance 2008: Productivity, Employment, and Growth in the World's Economies
This report is the first comprehensive overview of new data on productivity, growth, and employment trends through 2007 based on The Conference Board's and the Groningen Growth and Development Centre's Total Economy Database.

Can China's Growth Trajectory Be Sustained?
This report explores the factors that appear to be driving China's turbo growth and addresses the question of just how long this extraordinary growth can continue.

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