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Tech Pulse Index
Taking the Pulse of the Technology Sector
Released March 9, 2005
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In February 2005, the real Tech Pulse Index grew at an
annualized rate of 23.9%, and the nominal Tech Pulse
Index grew at an annualized rate of 22.5%. Growth of the
real Tech Pulse Index is below the rate of 27.1% at which
the index grew over the past 12 months. Growth of the
nominal index is somewhat lower than its growth rate of
23.5% over the past year.
Background
The Tech Pulse Index is a summary statistic that tracks the
health of the technology sector of the economy in a timely
manner. The Tech Pulse Index is computed monthly from a
number of data series that move with the technology sector as a
whole. The series used to compute the index are investment,
consumption, employment, industrial production, and shipments
in the technology sector. Please note that each month's numbers
differ from the numbers published in the Current Issues article
because we have additional data. Each month's numbers will be
released on the second Wednesday of that month.
Next release: April 13, 2005
For more information, see:
Taking the Pulse of the Tech Sector: A Coincident Index of
High-Tech Activity
By Bart Hobijn, Kevin J. Stiroh and Alexis Antoniades, Current Issues in
Economics and Finance 9 (10), Oct 2003
For further questions, contact Bart Hobijn, (212) 720-5740, or
Andrew Zuppann, (212) 720-1392.
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Tech Pulse Index
Taking the Pulse of the Technology Sector
Released March 9, 2005
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Indicator Table
12
MONTH
GROWTH
RATE
MONTHLY GROWTH R A T ES
ANNUALIZED
Indicator
latest
Dec
2004
Jan
2005
Feb
2005
Real Index
27.1%
24.5%
29.9%
23.9%
Nominal Index
23.5%
20.6%
24.9%
22.5%
Industrial
Production
18.1%
10.0%
19.5%
NA
Shipments
11.1%
9.2%
56.8%
NA
Employment
1.0%
0.5%
-0.7%
0.1%
PCE
4.3%
9.3%
-5.7%
NA
-11.6%
-15.7%
1.7%
NA
(nominal)
(computers +
software)
PCE deflator
(computers +
software)
Historical Data
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Tech Pulse levels from 1971 to present
Tech Pulse growth rates from 1971 to present
Tech Pulse twelve-month growth rates from 1971 to
present
Download data (1971 to present): Excel
Upcoming Releases:
April 13, 2005
May 11, 2005
June 8, 2005
July 13, 2005
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