It is even more essential in business and many professions today than in the past to have a thorough understanding of economic information. Written for the non-specialist, this highly accessible guide provides the keys to understanding all the major and many lesser economic indicators: what they are, the areas they cover, their reliability, and how and why to interpret them. It contains chapters covering:
·GDP (Gross Domestic Product), GNP (Gross National Product) and GNI (Gross National Income)
·Growth, trends and cycles
·Population, employment, unemployment
·Government
·Consumers
·Investment and savings
·Industry and commerce
·Balance of payments
·Exchange rates
·Money and financial markets
Now in its seventh edition this fully updated, revised guide is invaluable for anyone who needs or simply wants to have the underlying economic realities of the world we live in clearly explained.
- ISBN10 1846681766
- ISBN13 9781846681769
- Publish Date 22 July 2010 (first published 5 November 1992)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 July 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Profile Books Ltd
- Imprint Economist Books
- Edition Main
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English