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A “Big Data” View of the U.S. Economy: Introducing the Brave-Butters-Kelley Indexes
Abstract: We describe a new set of indexes?the Brave-Butters-Kelley Indexes (BBKI)?constructed from a large panel of monthly macroeconomic time series and quarterly real gross domestic product (GDP) growth. Through August, these indexes suggest that real GDP growth was somewhat below its long-run trend to start the third quarter and that its business cycle component had declined noticeably in recent months despite some indications of improvement in its leading indicators.
Keywords: gross domestic product (GDP); Economic growth;
https://doi.org/10.21033/cfl-2019-422
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Part of Series: Chicago Fed Letter
Publication Date: 2019
Order Number: 422