Economic Indicators
... for these markets and their portfolios as well as how many companies will perform. Monitoring GDP and the bond market is also a key indicator of when and if inflation will occur. With many of these uses GDP is one of the best economic indicators to use in predicting the performance of an economy. GDP is expected to have moderate growth and will be at $10.7 trillion by first quarter 2003. With this expansion in GDP we are seeing sales for Krispy Kreme to grow and that the store needs to fully utilize it’s production capacity to garner new business or look at innovative ways to expand the business. We see much growth for this location and expect that through careful execution of marketing and business models the store will see expanded revenue while still maintaining cost to increase profitability. Unemployment Unemployment is a key sign of how the economy is performing. When workers are unemployed the country as a whole loses. Workers and their families lose wages, and the ec...