1. Economic indicators hell in analyzing the current economic
performance and also help in predictions of future economic
performance. They are very much critical for analyzing the economic
conditions and take actions accordingly to meet the requirement for
better economic conditions. Six important economic indicators are
mentioned below -
- Variance in GDP
- Average Income and wages
- Unemployment rate
- Currency strength
- Balance of Trade
- Interest Rates
2. Detail about the economic indicators are mentioned below
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- Variance in GDP - This is the most critical economic indicator
that measures the value of net goods and services produced in a
certain time frame. GDP is calculated as - Private consumption +
gross investment + government expenditure + net trade value
- Average Income and wages - Average income is the total average
amount being possessed by individual in the nation and average wage
is the average salary being earned by each individual. Average
income includes both average wage + average profits. Average income
is calculated by total income of the nation divided by the total
number of employee of the nation. Average wage is calculated by
total salary of all the employees of the country divided by total
employee of the nation.
- Unemployment rate - Unemployment rate is the measure of
citizens, who are unemployed vs total citizens of a nation. It
measures the earning capability of a nation.It is calculated as
total number of unemployed population divided by total population
of the nation
- Currency strength - Currency strength is the currency
equivalent of a nation in comparison to 1 unit currency of US.It
means, what is the equivalent currency amount of a nation for 1
unit currency of US. It is calculated as difference in exchange
rate of currencies divided by market exchange rate
- Balance of Trade - It is defined as maintaining a standard
difference between value of imports and value of exports. Balance
of trade helps in calculating other economic indicators. It is
calculated as difference in value of net imports and value of net
exports
- Interest Rate - Interest rate is defined as the interest rate
being set by central bank of the country. Interest rate is defined
as the percentage of principal amount charged, which is being
borrowed for different requirements. It is defined by the
government's economic observers based on stable prices and
liquidity.