Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Industry Overview Paper

Prepare a 1,400-1,750-word paper based on your selected industry. Include in your paper a brief history of the industry, an industry overview, and a SWOTT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats, and Trends) analysis of the industry. Define and address the impact of the following required economic elements:

Real GDP

Unemployment rate

Inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Include three additional economic indicators applicable to your industry, from the following list:

Interest rate; examples include mortgage rate, prime interest rate, federal funds rate, discount rate, three-month treasury bill, 10-year treasury bond

Housing starts

Auto sales

Foreign exchange rate

Producer Price Index (PPI)

Oil and fuel prices

Identify the sources of your historical and forecast economic data for each indicator.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.