Explore GDP, GNP, and alternative indicators to assess economic growth and gain comprehensive insights into national progress ...

GDP measures economic size; CPI and PPI gauge goods costs impacting buying power and production costs. Leading indicators like housing starts predict economic trends, lagging ones like unemployment ...

2023 was the year of recovery. It was the year that interest rates increased so that inflation could come down. As we step into the new year, the economic landscape is beginning to show signs of ...

Financial markets experienced dramatic shifts on a striking Monday that left investors uneasy. An abrupt technological stock downturn set off warning signals in key financial indicators. The ...

Several economic indicators suggest a potential recession, including declining stock prices and weakening consumer sentiment. While real estate and unemployment figures remain relatively stable, ...

Cristina D'Alessandro is currently an officer at the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, mentioned in the article, but in a different field to the one covered in the text: she deals ...

Fears of a recession are back on investors’ minds. But predicting the onset of an economic downturn, let alone the length and severity of one, is difficult even for the experts. As a rule of thumb, ...

(a) Purpose: The indicator is a widely used measure of access to and use of energy, individual and industrial energy consumption patterns and the energy intensity of ...

(a) Name: Representation of Major Groups in National Councils for Sustainable Development. (b) Brief Definition: The composition of national stakeholders in sustainable development, including groups ...

Nowcasting, or forecasting of the present, is especially promising for developing economies where statistical authorities may not release indicators frequently. At the IMF, we have developed an ...