US: Précis Metro

Concise and Comprehensive Economic Research on All U.S. Metropolitan Areas

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Précis Metro Provides the Foundation to Make Informed Decisions that Minimize Risk and Maximize Opportunities in a Rapidly Changing Economy

Précis Metro reports offer comprehensive, concise analysis and data on the current and expected economic conditions for all of the nation's metropolitan areas (including Puerto Rico). Each three-page report covers an individual metro area and includes a five-year forecast from Moody's Analytics simultaneous econometric model, which is updated monthly. Reports may be purchased on a one-time or subscription basis.

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Précis Metro has broad appeal among customers from different industries such as commercial real estate, utility, local governments, consumer lending, and retail, etc. The valuable applications include:

Identifying investment opportunities and risks by evaluating regions with growth potential and strong economic performance.
Managing exposure to potential risk in areas with flagging labor and housing markets.
Planning expansion and resource allocation to prepare for regional economic fluctuations.
Analyzing trends in housing, employment and migration to develop effective marketing to key demographics.

In-Depth Written Analysis

Details each metropolitan area's recent economic performance and both the short- and long-term outlooks. Forecasts of key indicators that drive metro area economies:

Gross value added
Industry diversity
Employment
Personal income
Population
Housing
Migration flows
Personal bankruptcies

Measures of Risks and Opportunities

Reports examine each area's strengths and weaknesses, employment trends, and upside and downside risks. Each report also includes Moody's Analytics' exclusive indicators to allow for quick and easy comparisons across metro areas:

Cost of Doing Business
Cost of Living
Housing Affordability
Life Cycle Phase

Each metro report is updated three times yearly (forecast rankings and forecast assumptions are updated monthly).

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