Vitality of Us Economy

Economic Indicators and Vitality of U. S. Economy

Gross Domestic Product, Consumer Price Index, & Money Supply

Gerardo de la Cruz

The University of Kansas

Management 498

John Pepper

Table of Contents

Gross Domestic Product……….…………………………………………………. Page 1

Data from 2004 – 2014............……………………………………………. Page 1

Effect on United States Economy...……………………………………….. Page 1

Economic Indicator Prediction…………………………………………… Page 1

Consumer Price Index……………………………………………………………. Page 2

Data from 2004 – 2014……………………………………………………. Page 2

Effect on United States Economy ………………………………………… Page 2

Economic Indicator Prediction…………………………………………… Page 2

Money Supply ………………………………………………………….………… Page 3

Data from 2004 – 2014……………………………………………………. Page 3

Effect on United States Economy ………………………………………… Page 3

Economic Indicator Prediction…………………………………………… Page 3

Appendices ..……………………………………………………………………… Page 4

Table of Contents …………………………………………………………. Page 4

Appendix I ………………………………………………………………… Page 5

Appendix II ……………………………………………………………….. Page 6

Appendix III ………………………………………………………………. Page 7

Readability Statistics ……………………………………………………... Page 8

This paper consists of an analysis of three economic indicators and their effect on the United States Economy. I have collected information through extensive research on the three economic indicators. The three indicators researched are two lagging indicators, Gross Domestic Product and Consumer Price Index, and a leading indicator, the Money Supply. Data from the previous ten years were evaluated to show the indicator’s effect on the United States Economy. Through this data future growth of the economy was predicted. The purpose of this paper is to understand the effect these indicators have on previous and future growth of the United States economy.

Gross Domestic Product

Data from 2004 – 2014

In the United States, the GDP growth rate is reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis....