AP Economics Due Tuesday May 28
Project: Choose four out of the 10 charts. Discuss your observations on the relationship between the economic indicators presented in them. Make educated conclusions based on the information you gather from these charts.
Unemployment
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/UNRATE/
Inflation
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CPIAUCSL/
Prime Rate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_rate
Real GDP
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/GDPC1/
S & P 500 Index (you may want to look at different sectors)
http://www.standardandpoors.com/indices/sp-500/en/us/?indexId=spusa-500-usduf–p-us-l–
Housing Starts
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/HOUST/
Money Supply (M2)
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/M2/
Velocity
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/M2V/
10 year Treasury Bonds
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/DGS10/
Labor Participation Rate (i.e. what percent of working age people are participating in employment)
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CIVPART?cid=32443