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Economic Indicators (By the Numbers)
In formulating the nation’s monetary policy, the Federal Reserve considers a number of factors, including the economic and financial indicators which follow, as well as the anecdotal reports compiled in the Beige Book 
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- Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- Consumer Price Index (CPI)
- Nonfarm Payroll Employment
- Housing Starts
- Industrial Production/Capacity Utilization
- Retail Sales
- Business Sales and Inventories
- Advance Durable Goods Shipments, New Orders and Unfilled Orders
- Lightweight Vehicle Sales
- Yield on 10-year Treasury Bond
- S&P 500 Stock Index
- M2
