{"id":13997,"date":"2024-09-19T08:57:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T08:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlence-com.wp-dev.int.theitops.net?post_type=lessons&#038;p=13997"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:20:07","slug":"popular-macroeconomic-indicators-lesson-22","status":"publish","type":"lessons","link":"https:\/\/www.xlence.com\/en\/lessons\/popular-macroeconomic-indicators-lesson-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 22- Popular Macroeconomic Indicators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-popular-macroeconomic-indicators\"><strong><em>Popular Macroeconomic Indicators<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last video, we covered expectations theory and its impact on market behaviour. This<br>video focuses on macroeconomic indicators that track economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-gross-domestic-product-gdp\"><strong>What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being the most recognised measure of economic growth, GDP shows total market value of<br>all finished goods and services produced within an economy over a given time period.<br>Reports can be issued quarterly, monthly, or yearly. It is the most comprehensive measure<br>of economic activity and a crucial sign of the health of an economy. A GDP rate that is higher<br>than anticipated typically strengthens the currency, whereas a rate that is lower than<br>anticipated is viewed in a negative manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-purchasing-managers-indices-pmi-explained\"><strong>Purchasing Managers\u2019 Indices (PMI) explained<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Purchasing managers from a variety of industries, including manufacturing, participate in<br>surveys that yield important economic indicators like the PMI. Because these surveys are<br>released prior to official data, they function as early indicators of the state of the economy.<br>PMIs are compiled into an overall PMI figure, name Composite PMI, that includes both the<br>manufacturing and services sectors. The makeup of each and every economy ultimately<br>determines on which of the two metrics is more important and where more emphasis shall<br>be placed upon. For instance, because the services sector accounts for an important<br>percentage of GDP in the UK, the updates from the Services PMI garners more attention. On<br>the flip side since China is a manufacturing powerhouse, the manufacturing PMI is more<br>closely monitored in that occasion. Something else to note is that PMI scores range between<br>1 to 100, where 50 denotes the threshold between expansion and contraction. In general,<br>unexpectedly high PMI readings strengthen the currency, while unexpectedly low readings<br>tend to depress it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-industrial-production-definition\"><strong>Industrial production: Definition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Manufacturing, mining, and utility outputs are all included in the industrial sector of the<br>economy, and this is measured by the industrial production indicators. It is not the same as<br>the manufacturing sector&#8217;s output growth rate. A slowdown of the industrial growth rate<br>tends to weaken the currency, while a higher-than-expected growth rate typically<br>strengthens it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-durable-goods-orders\"><strong>About durable goods orders<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Durable goods orders track new orders placed with domestic manufacturers for long-lasting<br>goods used in production processes. Rising durable goods orders rates project strong<br>demand by domestic manufacturers, which imply potential improvements in productivity<br>and therefore a stronger GDP print shall be expected alongside an appreciation of the<br>country\u2019s currency. Declines in durable goods orders signal weakening growth prospects,<br>which contributes negatively to the performance of the country\u2019s currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned for our upcoming lesson where we talk about inflation-related indicators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular Macroeconomic Indicators In the last video, we covered expectations theory and its impact on market behaviour. Thisvideo focuses on macroeconomic indicators that track economic growth. What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? 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