This week’s topics
Reading economic data
- Finding a country’s figures
- Comparing over time
What you will be able to do
- 3.2 Interpret published economic indicators for a chosen country.
Activity
Present the GDP, inflation and unemployment figures of one country.
Study materials
Further resources
- Key figures on Europe – 2025 edition, Economy and finance: GDP, growth, inflation · PDF · Eurostat (2025), one country's figures over time; pp. 36–41 · for registered students
- Key figures on Europe – 2025 edition, Labour market: employment and unemployment · PDF · Eurostat (2025); pp. 21–27 · for registered students
- Principles of Economics 3e, ch. 19.4: Comparing GDP among countries · PDF · OpenStax (2022); pp. 466–467 · for registered students
- Consumer Sentiment, the Economy, and the News Media · Open-access article · Doms and Morin (2004), Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Working Paper. Shows how the tone and volume of economic news shape what consumers expect. · for registered students
- What Does the Public Know about Economic Policy, and How Does It Know It? · Open-access article · Blinder and Krueger (2004), Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. Survey of where people get economic news and how well they understand it. · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
