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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 5/14/2008
This week Month ago Year ago
Gross Domestic Product (billions) 14,185.2 14,074.2 13,632.6
Housing Starts (thousands) 680 707 1,218
Producer Price Index 175.8 175.8 165.5
Consumer Price Index 213.3 212.6 206.0
Purchasing Managers Index 48.6 48.6 54.7
Retail Sales 379,093 381,416 372,034
Unemployment Rate 5.0 5.1 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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