5. Underemployment or Slack
9. Housing Permits and Starts
10. Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
11. Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Survey
12. Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Survey
13. JoC-ECRI Industrial Price Index
14. London Metal Exchange Inventories
15. Personal Savings Rate
17. Federal Government Budget Deficits and the National Debt
20. Current Account Deficit
26. Credit Availability Oscillator
29. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per Capita
33. Philadelphia Fed: The Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index
34. Philadelphia Fed: Business Outlook Survey
Inflation, Fear, and Uncertainty
44. Retail Investment Activity
45. Credit Spreads: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates
47. Texas Zombie Bank Ratio
49. CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)
Conclusion: Putting It All Together
Appendix: Useful Economic Indicators Websites