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Your responsibility
is to prepare a PowerPoint report on your assigned topic and to come up
with a prediction as to where the business cycle is headed in the next
twelve months. You will also be giving an oral report on your topic where
everyone in the group will be expected to participate. Each group will
work together as it compiles this PowerPoint / oral report. You will need
to cite at least 1-2 additional web sources beside the one that is already
cited. Do record the URL on the bottom of your PowerPoint page. Make sure
that your PowerPoint presentations use a mixture of visuals balanced by
a short phrases, which you will then explain in more detail. (A good additional
site to check is http://www.usatoday.com/money/digest/md1.htm.
Another recommendation is the search engine http://www.google.com)
GROUP 1
http://www.econdash.net/
Using this site give a report on personal savings. To what extent are
Americans saving their money. (Hint: If more money is being saved that
is usually an indication of "good times" in the economy, while
a downturn in the amount of money being saved is an indication of "bad
times" in the economy). Be sure to click on the personal savings
gauge and it will give you some options to gather more information which
is embedded deeper in the site. You will need to prepare this data In
a PowerPoint presentation which balances visuals with written phrases.
Be sure to use a mixture of statistics and interpretation to describe
the health of the economy in our local area.
GROUP 2
http://stats.bls.gov/iag/iaghome.htm
Using this site of the major industries, which the American population
works in, give a report on the overall outlook for different jobs in the
economy. Which are the ones which tend to experience the least or the
most amount of unemployment? What is the average hourly wage, etc.? You
are dealing with a lot of data here and it is necessary for your group
to pick and choose which pieces of data to focus on since you obviously
cannot do everything in this category. You will need to prepare this data
In a PowerPoint presentation which balances visuals with written phrases.
Be sure to use a mixture of statistics and interpretation to describe
the health of the economy.
GROUP 3
http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.us.htm
Unemployment Rate is your focus. Give us updates for this year - where
is it at right now and what are the predictions for the near future. Check
a variety of web sites for information on this data. You will need to
prepare this data In a PowerPoint presentation, which balances visuals
with written phrases. Be sure to use a mixture of statistics and interpretation
to describe the health of the economy.
GROUP 4
http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.us.htm
Consumer Price Index is your focus. Give us updates for this year - where
is it at right now and what are the predictions for the near future. Check
a variety of web sites for information on this data. You will need to
prepare this data In a PowerPoint presentation, which balances visuals
with written phrases. Be sure to use a mixture of statistics and interpretation
to describe the health of the economy. Another site you may want to check
for some good graphics and explanations is http://www.econdash.net/.
GROUP 5
http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
The National Debt is your focus. Tell us where the debt stands today and
how much every single family in America would have to pay in order to
"retire" the debt. (What I shared with you in class is the result
of last year's research and we need the latest research from your group).
Search for some stories on the web about whether we should or should not
pay down the debt. Give your own opinion. You will need to prepare this
data In a PowerPoint presentation, which balances visuals with written
phrases. Be sure to use a mixture of statistics and interpretation to
describe the status of the debt.
GROUP 6
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/income.html
Personal Income (and all of the associated fields listed under this web
site) is your focus. Give us an overview of the "average" American.
Pick and choose what data to use since there is an abundance of it at
this site and you will not have time to review all of it. Remember that
as you write your 6-8 sentences written report you will need to use a
mixture of statistics and interpretation to describe the role which personal
income plays in this economy.
GROUP 7
http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/fy2000/guide02.html
The Federal Budget - Spending and Revenue. In class we looked at projected
figures for the 2000 budget that were put together in 1997. Read over
this page and give us an update on what has changed since 1997. Where
is more or less money being spent or where has the intake of revenue changed?
In a PowerPoint presentation, which balances visuals with written phrases,
relate to us the information, which you learned from this site.
GROUP 8
http://www.dismal.com/dismal/dsp/release.asp?r=usa_consumer
Consumer Confidence is your focus. We haven't talked about this indicator.
You will need to explain to us what it is and what is the latest information
collected on this index. Interpret its importance to the business cycle.
In a PowerPoint presentation, which balances visuals with written phrases,
relate to us the information, which you learned from this site. Predict
its impact on the future business cycle.
GROUP 9
http://www.dismal.com/dismal/dsp/release.asp?r=usa_gdp
Gross Domestic Product. Give us information about its current level and
how this level compares to last year and what its impact will have on
the business cycle in the near future. In a PowerPoint presentation which
balances visuals with written phrases, relate to us the information which
you learned from this site. Predict its impact on the future business
cycle. Another site you may want to check is http://www.econdash.net/
for the GDP per capita information.
GROUP 10
http://www.dismal.com/dismal/dsp/releease.asp?r=usa_res_constr
Housing starts. Give us information about its current level and how this
level compares to last year and what its impact will have on the business
cycle in the near future. In a PowerPoint presentation which balances
visuals with written phrases. relate to us the information which you learned
from this site. Predict its impact on the future business cycle.
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