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GDP, CPI and other key economic reports

If you're keeping an eye on the economy, you need to watch these key pieces of data, updated by Bankrate as the information becomes available.

Key economic statistics Updated 7/2/2008
This week Month ago Year ago
Gross Domestic Product (billions) 14,201.1 14,195.6 13,620.2
Housing Starts (thousands) 674 692 1,170
Producer Price Index 178.5 176.1 167.0
Consumer Price Index 215.1 213.7 207.4
Purchasing Managers Index 49.6 49.6 56.0
Retail Sales 385,448 378,148 377,885
Unemployment Rate 5.5 5.0 4.5

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What's included? Statistics include: the unemployment rate, the level of monthly retail sales, price changes for businesses and consumers as measured by the Producer Price Index and Consumer Price Index, monthly housing starts, and the quarterly Gross Domestic Product, which measures the value of all goods and services produced in the U.S. in a given calendar quarter.

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