CHAPTER 1 The Daily Blotter 1
CHAPTER 2 The Business Cycle 17
CHAPTER 3 Gross Domestic Product(GDP) 37
CHAPTER 4 The Labor Market&Employment 69
CHAPTER 5 Retail Sales 105
CHAPTER6 National Federation of IndependentBusinesses (NFIB) Small Business Economic Trends 133
CHAPTER 7 Personal Income and Outlays 157
CHAPTER 8 Housing and Construction 183
CHAPTER 9 Manufacturing 207
CHAPTER 10 Prices and Inflation 237
CHAPTER11 Confidence and Sentiment 263
CHAPTER12 The Federal Reserve 291
Sources and Additional Reading 321
Index 327