No single economic indicator will tell you all you need to know.

1. Indicators GDP
2. Indices of Leading, Lagging, and Coincident Indicators
3. The Employment Situation
4. Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
5. Institute for Supply Management Indices
6. Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
7. Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales
8. New Residential Construction
9. Conference Board Consumers Confidence and University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Indices
10. Advance Monthly Sales for Retail Trade and Food Services
11. Personal Income and Outlays
12. Consumer and Producer Price Indices