For this assignment, you are to continue using the same Fortune 500 company you selected in Unit 4. The focus here is on its domestic (American) operations, with global issues left for Unit 6. Begin...

Economic Indicator Analysis of Apple
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Economic Indicator
Analysis of Apple

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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1
Economic Indicators ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Inflation ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
Unemployment Rate ................................................................................................................................. 3
Gross Domestic Product............................................................................................................................ 3
Retail Sales ................................................................................................................................................ 4
Consumer Price Index ............................................................................................................................... 4
Oil Prices ................................................................................................................................................... 5
Road Ahead ................................................................................................................................................... 6
Introduction
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Economic indicators are ones, which help the company to analyze its performance in the
economy. It also helps to forecast the future business that the company would be able to do base
on the present and past performance levels of the company. National Bureau of Economic
Research is the principal dating committee in the United States of America.
These economic indicators are classified based upon the time of usage during a particular
usiness cycle of the company. Let us consider Apple Inc and analyze how some of the
economic indicators find importance in the context of key decisions made by the company and
their impact on the future growth of the company.
Economic Indicators
There are number of economic indicators that should be analyzed to understand the
standing of the company in the economic scenario (Haque, 2010, pp 10). But let us see some of
them in this section.
Inflation
Inflation is the rise in the prices of goods and commodities in the economy. Particularly
America has seen variations in the inflation rates over a period of time due to continuous growth
ut over the last few years the inflation rate has been increasing.
Whenever the supply of cu
ency in the country increases, the prices of commodities
increase which increase inflation. So this economic indicator is important for Apple because it
helps them to understand the consumer behaviour and the purchasing patterns (Tawadros, 2009,
pp 330). Generally unlike many goods, the prices of electronics items decrease with time. So the
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company should...