Assignment 2: Final Report
This assignment is aligned to this course outcome:
• Apply macroeconomic concepts to current and personal
economic events and decisions.
In addition to writing about macroeconomic concepts, it's
equally important to be able to convey your understanding of
these concepts by communicating them to others. In the
workplace you might do this by writing briefs (like you did for
Assignment 1), creating presentations, or writing reports for
your manager or team.
For this Final Report assignment, you can build off your
previous economic brief and selected industry from Assignment
1, or you can select another industry such as Finance and
Insurance, Health Care, or Manufacturing, and examine one of
the macroeconomic indicators or policies below:
• GDP growth
• Unemployment rates
• Inflation rates
• Interest rates
• Imports and exports
• Government fiscal policy and issues related to taxation,
government spending, and budget deficits
• FED (central bank) monetary policy and issues related to
the FED’s mission to stabilize the economy

Instructions
Use Microsoft Word to prepare a Final Report that is a
minimum of two to three (2-3) pages long in which you:
1. Introduce your selected industry with a brief one-paragraph
introduction. Refer to the NAICS (North American Industry
Classification System) to review the details about your industry.
2. Assess your selected industry’s relative size and growth rate
in the economy.
These macroeconomic resources will help you find the size and
growth rate of your industry in the U.S. economy and/or relative
to GDP:
• Real GDP – Select Section 1, then table 1.1.6 (select MODIFY
to change the year range and frequency). Data is from Bureau of
Economic Analysis (bea.gov).
• % Change in Real GDP – Select Section 1, then table 1.1.1
(select MODIFY to change the year range and frequency). Data
is from Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov).
• GDP by Industry – Steps:
1. Select "Interactive Data."
2. Select "Industry Data Tables."
3. Select "Begin Using the Data."
4. Select "Gross Output by Industry."
5. Select "Real Gross Output by Industry (A) (Q)."

6. Select “Quarterly” or “Annual.”
7. Select "Next Step." Data is from Bureau of Economic
Analysis (bea.gov).
• % Change in GDP by Industry - Steps:
1. Select "Interactive Data."
2. Select "Industry Data Tables."
3. Select "Begin Using the Data."
4. Select "Gross Output by Industry."
5. Select "Percent Changes in Chain-Type Quantity Indexes for
Gross Output by Industry (A) (Q)."
6. Select “Quarterly” or “Annual.”
7. Select "Next Step." Data is from Bureau of Economic
Analysis (bea.gov).
3. Identify one newsworthy macroeconomic indicator or policy
(e.g., GDP, unemployment, inflation rates, interest rates,
government taxation and spending decisions, and/or FED
decisions) that the industry should monitor and explain why it’s
important and how it might impact your selected industry.
These resources are available to help you measure and track
macroeconomic indicators and outcomes of macroeconomic
policies.You’ll use one or more depending on the
macroeconomic indicator selected.
• Unemployment rates – Data is from Bureau of Labor Statistics

(bls.gov).
• Inflation rates as measured by the Consumer Price Index
(CPI). Data is from Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov).
• % Change in Real Exports and Imports - Select Section 4, then
table 4.2.1. (Select MODIFY to change the year range and
frequency.) Data is from Bureau of Economic Analysis
(bea.gov).
• Government receipts, expenditures, and savings – Select
Section 3, then table 3.1 for total government and table for 3.2
for federal government. (Select MODIFY to change the year
range and frequency.) Data is from the Bureau of Economic
Analysis (bea.gov).
• FED Funds Interest Rates. Data is from Trading Economics
(tradingeconomics.com).
4. Describe a recent trend in the macroeconomic indicator or
policy. Include a graph, chart, or table that illustrates the
observed trend.
5. Summarize how you think this industry will perform in the
future. Provide support for your rationale.
6. This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS).
The format is different compared to other Strayer University
courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS
documentation for details. (Note: You’ll be prompted to enter
your Blackboard login credentials to view these standards.)
o Your brief should include a cover page.
o Your brief should be a minimum of two to three (2-3)
pages in length (not including the cover page), double-spaced,

12-point font.
o Your report should include a minimum of two (2)
references/citations in the text.