Assignment 4 Interpreting Macroeconomic Conditions
This assignment involves analyzing several indicators of the macroeconomic conditions in an economy, such as interest rates, income, and other indicators such as CPI, inventory levels, wage rates, consumer confidence, etc. Students should use the data available at http://www.economicindicators.gov and http://www.conference-board.org/economics/ConsumerConfidence.cfm
Analyze these indicators and prepare a 3-4 page report explaining the expected short impact on firms in the following two industries in terms of product sales and operating costs:
(1) Health-Care
(2) Automobile industries.
Follow the APA writing guidelines. Go to http://www.apastyle.org for examples and additional guidance.