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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 11/24/2009
This week Month ago Year ago
Gross Domestic Product (billions) 14,266.3 14,151.2 14,429.2
Housing Starts (thousands) 476 501 531
Producer Price Index 174.2 173.7 176.5
Consumer Price Index 216.4 215.8 216.7
Purchasing Managers Index 55.7 52.6 38.9
Retail Sales 347,483 344,688 363,696
Unemployment Rate 10.2 9.8 6.5

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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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