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95/20 The Economist Guide to Economic Indicators: Making Sense of Economics Hamish Hamilton in association with The Economist, London, 1994, 216 pp., ISBN 0-241-00263 X, L17.50
In analysing government policies and the performance of the British economy, the mass media seem to delight in bombarding us with economic indicators. It is a daily event which has at least two associated problems. First, many members of the general public may not understand the meaning of some of these indicators (and possibly care even less). Second, some may say that there are lies, damned lies and economic indicators. Their significance...