Decision Analyst’s Global Economic Indices May 2018

Arlington, Texas—The following chart compares the U.S. Economic Index to Decision Analyst’s Economic Indices for other countries. The Economic Indices for all European countries are substantially below the U.S. Economic Index, and several countries in Europe are seeing declines in their Indices. France declined 9 points in the past 12 months, Italy declined 4 points, Spain declined 2 points, and Germany 1 point. The United Kingdom did increase by 1 point in the past 12 months. The major countries tracked are shown below.

May 2018 Economic Indicies

The Decision Analyst Economic Indices are based on monthly online surveys in the respective countries; these surveys provide inputs to Decision Analyst’s econometric models that compute the Economic Indices for the different countries.

North America

May 2018 Economic Index United States
 

May 2018 Economic Index Canada
 

May 2018 Economic Index Mexico
 

 
South America

May 2018 Economic Index Argentina
 

May 2018 Economic Index Brazil

May 2018 Economic Index Chile
 

May 2018 Economic Index Colombia
 

May 2018 Economic Index Peru
 

 
Europe

May 2018 Economic Index France
 

May 2018 Economic Index Germany
 

May 2018 Economic Index Italy
 

May 2018 Economic Index Russia
 

May 2018 Economic Index Spain
 

May 2018 Economic Index United Kingdom

 
Australia/Asia

May 2018 Economic Index Australia
 

May 2018 Economic Index India
 

Three-Month Moving Average

The Index numbers for Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Mexico, Peru, the Russian Federation, and Spain are 3-month moving averages to smooth out month-to-month fluctuations. The reported Index number averages the current month with the 2 previous months.

Prior to July 2013, the Index numbers for Germany were a 3-month moving average. Starting in July 2013, the Index score reported for Germany are the actual monthly numbers.

 
Methodology

The Decision Analyst Economic Index is based on a monthly online survey of several thousand households balanced by gender, age, and geography. The scientific survey is conducted in the last 10 days of each month. The Economic Index is calculated from 9 different economic measurements using a sophisticated econometric model. The result is a snapshot of coming economic activity in each country surveyed, as seen through the eyes of representative consumers living in the respective countries.

Decision Analyst conducts its concurrent economic surveys each month in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Peru, the Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States. Whenever the Decision Analyst Economic Index is greater than 110, it tends to signal an expanding economy. An Index value of 90 to 110 suggests a no-growth or slow-growth economy, and near or below 90 generally indicates economic contraction. These guidelines vary by country, however.

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