Methods and Skills for Calculating Economic Indicators

This course gives participants a comprehensive understanding of the methods and skills required to calculate key economic indicators. By exploring data sources, methodologies, and hands-on exercises, attendees will gain insights into interpreting and applying these indicators in various economic contexts.

Upon completion, participants will have the techniques and tools to interpret and forecast based on primary economic indicators. This knowledge will be invaluable for informed decision-making in various sectors, from policy-making to financial investments.

• Understand the foundational concepts behind economic indicators.
• Recognise the various sources of data and their reliability.
• Acquire skills to calculate primary economic indicators.
• Analyse the real-world implications of shifts in these indicators.
• Develop the capability to forecast future economic trends based on indicators.
• Computer information systems and their role in the calculation of economic indicators.
• Examples and cases of practical ways of calculating the economic indicators.