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Making sense of economic indicators: a consumer's guide to indicators of real economic activity

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  • Francesca Eugeni
  • Charles L. Evans
  • Steven Strongin

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  • Francesca Eugeni & Charles L. Evans & Steven Strongin, 1992. "Making sense of economic indicators: a consumer's guide to indicators of real economic activity," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 16(Sep), pages 2-31.
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    1. Robert D. Laurent, 1993. "Indicators, performance, and policy in the 1930s and today," Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, vol. 17(Jan), pages 2-11.

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