Guide to Economic Indicators - 3rd Edition

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Norman Frumkin, Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharp, Inc., 2000, 313pp., $64.95 hardcover, $24.95 paperback

Invariably, for either the occasional or a frequent user of economic statistics, questions will arise about some aspect of a particular series; even the best of us cannot remember everything! Now in its third edition, this handy reference book is a reliable source of useful information about more than seventy economic indicators, mostly those issued by government agencies but also by private organizations as well. In total, just about every series likely to be used in interpreting economic information is covered.

The economic indicators are arranged alphabetically, mostly …