ITR Experts Say: Seasonality and Rate-of-Change Analysis
If your sales trends exhibit seasonality, following your rate-of-change analysis is vitally important and will reveal where you are in the business...
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ITR Experts Say: The $1.5 Trillion Elephant in the Room
When I'm giving economic presentations on the road, I often refer to student loan debt as “the elephant in the room.”
Lauren Saidel-Baker
Jun 11, 2019
ITR Experts Say: Productivity Is Rising - Are You Keeping Up?
Essentially, the US workforce was able to produce more during the first quarter of this year without a proportional increase in hours worked.
Lauren Saidel-Baker
May 8, 2019
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Economic Landscape for US Central States
Our upcoming monthly webinar will feature a deeper look at the economic landscape of one area in particular: the Central Region.
Lauren Saidel-Baker
May 8, 2019
ITR Experts Say: Why Rates-of-Change?
A rate-of-change is the ratio comparing a data series during a specified time period to that series during the same period one year ago.
Lauren Saidel-Baker
Apr 11, 2019
ITR Experts Say: Bond Market Raises Red Flags
Last week, the bond market flashed several key warning signs typically associated with worsening economic outcomes.
Lauren Saidel-Baker
Mar 28, 2019
ITR Experts Say: State Populations Pinpoint Pain, Potential
Population shifts within the US – i.e., residents leaving one state for another – are first for our consideration.
Lauren Saidel-Baker
Feb 6, 2019
ITR Experts Say: Potential Jobs Bombshell No Cause for Alarm
As of this writing, the current partial government shutdown has become the longest in US history, surpassing the previous record of 21 days.
Lauren Saidel-Baker
Jan 17, 2019
ITR Experts Say: We're Setting Fire to a Competitive Advantage
Abundant natural gas is a primary contributor to the affordability of energy in the US.
Lauren Saidel-Baker
Dec 12, 2018
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