Unit 4 Performance Task
Part I
CPI and UNEMPLOYMENT Numbers
**To get the CPI and Unemployment numbers follow these directions:
Click the box next to the line that reads: Unemployment Rate (4th one down). This will give you the unemployment rate over the last 10 years.
Next click the box that says CPI for all Urban Consumers 1982-84=100. This will give you the CPI numbers for the same time period.
Click retrieve data and you will have what you need. You need the numbers for the LAST 3 QUARTERS (9 months) ONLY.
Click the box next to the line that reads: Unemployment Rate (4th one down). This will give you the unemployment rate over the last 10 years.
Next click the box that says CPI for all Urban Consumers 1982-84=100. This will give you the CPI numbers for the same time period.
Click retrieve data and you will have what you need. You need the numbers for the LAST 3 QUARTERS (9 months) ONLY.
GDP DATA
**To Get Real GDP % Change, click "Percent Change From Preceding Period" near the top left of the page. This will pull up a spreadsheet. You want the numbers in the far right column of the spreadsheet. Remember, you only need the LAST 3 QUARTERS. This data is already in quarters so you just need the last three numbers in that column.
