1. Economics 101
Economic Indicators

2. Commodities
A basic item that is fungible (interchangeable) *Milk by the gallon *Gas by the gallon *Oil by the barrel *Gold by the ounce

3. Gross domestic product
* the total dollar value of all final goods and services produced in the United States in a year

4. Unemployment rate
number of people who are without work and are actively seeking work
Measures “joblessness”

5. Inflation rate
Measures the rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time

6. Stock market averages Dow Jones Industrials
Averages the stock prices of 30 large publicly-owned American companies during a standard trading session in the stock market
AT&T, McDonalds, General Electric, Walmart, Exxon-Mobile…

7. prime rate
the lowest rate of interest at which money may be borrowed commercially.
Set by the Federal Reserve (FED)
The higher the federal funds rate, the more expensive it is to borrow money, 

8. National debt
Cumulative amount owed by the United States federal government 
Increases with annual deficit spending