U.S. Economy and GDP (20)
The economic indicator for the economy overall is GDP, or Gross Domestic Product. Find out what it is, and what are the components. The economy's growth rate and why it is important. Types of economic growth, including depression, recession and moderate growth.

Obama and the Economy (11)
Obama's economic platforms and their impact on the U.S. economy.

Supply and Demand (31)
How supply and demand are the forces which create the U.S. economy. Supply includes inputs, such as labor, capital, and natural resources. Labor includes employment, unemployment, and productivity. Economic outputs are also explained, including products and services. An explanation of both domestic and international demand.

Fiscal Policy (38)
What fiscal policy is, and how it impacts the U.S. economy. The role of the President, Congress, and the Budget Office (OMB). Federal taxes and other forms of government income, budgeting, and spending.

Monetary Policy (21)
How monetary policy impacts the U.S. economy. The role of the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury Department. The Fed's three key economic controls: the Fed funds rate, monetary supply and the use of credit. Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke. An explanation of inflation and deflation.

Trade Policy (26)
How U.S. trade policy impacts the economy. Role of Office of Trade, State Dept., Treasury, President. The World Trade Organization, Doha, sanctions,and trade disputes. NAFTA, CAFTA, Middle Eastern Trade Initiative, ASEAN and APEC. How exchange rates affect trade. The dollar decline. Trade regulation including farm subsidies and tariffs.

Financial Markets (62)
How the financial markets affects the US economy. Explanation of the stock market, mutual funds, hedge funds, bonds and commodities.

Trends and Indicators (14)
The most important economic indicators. How each indicator plays into the overall economy, a summary of past trends and a look at what analysts are saying about the outlook.

Critical Issues (31)
An explanation of the most critical issues affecting the U.S. economy.

Glossary (204)
Here are some easy-to-understand definitions of terms most commonly used in discussing the U.S. economy.

Who's Who (69)
A guide to the people, government agencies and companies that are important to the U.S. economy.

World Economy (17)
How the U.S. economy interacts with the World Economy. How other countries' economies affect the U.S. economy. The global economy and the U.S. economy.