P.E.S.T.E.L/P.E.S.T.L.E. Analysis of a Company, Industry or Product
P.E.S.T.L.E./P.E.S.T.L.E. is a method to evaluate a company, industry or product based on Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental attributes.
Economic
- Fiscal Policies, Central Bank policies
- Growth rates, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates
- Unemployment rate
- Labor costs, union vs non-union
- Credit costs, loan rates
- C.P.I. (Consumer Price Index), levels of disposable income
- Price fluctuations and availability of raw materials
- Weather, climate change influences
- Price of transporting raw materials and finished goods. Fuel costs. Tariffs
- Producer Price Index (P.P.I.)
- GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
- Bureau of Labor StatisticsDetailed releases of a wide variety of economic statistics including: Consumer Price Index (CPI), productivity, consumer spending, wages and earnings, employment/unemployement, inflation among others. They Publish the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE), a survey of American buying habits (spending, earnings, etc.) as well as The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) that measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities.
- Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsis a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Indexes are available for the U.S. and various geographic areas. Average price data for select utility, automotive fuel, and food items are also available.
- Producer Price Index (PPI) from the Bureau of Labor Statisticsprogram measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services.
- Federal Reserve Board (FED)Various statistical releases such as: foreign exchange rates, interest rates, commercial paper, banks, flow of funds, etc. Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual statistics both current and historical. Monetary policy and meeting transcripts and other publications.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)BEA prepares national, regional, industry, and international accounts that present essential information on such key issues as economic growth, regional economic development, interindustry relationships, and the Nation's position in the world economy. Tracks such indicators such as GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and National Income and Product Accounts.
- Economic Indicators (Census Bureau)Includes Manufacturers shipments, inventories & orders; Housing Vacanies & Ownership; Construction spending & new home sales; Housing Starts & building permits; Manufacturing, trade inventories & sales; United States International Trade in Goods & Services (Trade Deficit); and others.
- Index of Economic Freedom-Heritage FoundationThe Index covers 12 freedoms – from property rights to financial freedom – in 184 countries from the Heritage Foundation
- Central Bank links from the Bank for International SettlementsLink to Central Banks for countries around the world. Useful for getting statistics, exchange rate information and news and policy briefings.
- Tradingeconomics.comNews, calendar and links to economic releases from a wide variety of countries.
