Problem 1: Prepare a 1,400 to 1,750 word paper based on your (instructor-approved) selected industry or firm. Include in your paper a brief history of the industry (or firm), an industry (or firm) overview, and a SWOTT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats, and Trends) analysis of the industry (or firm). Define and address the impact of the following required economic elements:
A. Real GDP
B. Unemployment rate
C. Inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Problem 2: Also, include three additional economic indicators applicable to your industry (or firm), from the following list:
A) Interest rate (for example: mortgage rate, prime interest rate, fed funds rate, discount rate, three month treasury bill, 10 year treasury bond)
B) Housing starts
C) Auto sales
D) Foreign exchange rate
E) Producer Price Index (PPI)
F) Oil and fuel prices
Problem 3: In your paper, be sure to identify your sources of where you found both historical and forecast economic data for each of your six economic indicators.