Taking the pulse of the tech sector: a coincident index of high-tech activity

A new index of the U.S. high-tech sector, drawing upon a range of technology-specific data, has the potential to offer a more timely assessment of economic activity than has been possible to date. The index suggests that while the tech sector has rebounded from its poor performance in the 2000-01 "tech bust," it has not resumed its rapid expansion of the late 1990s.

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Hobijn, Bart ; Stiroh, Kevin J. ; Antoniades, Alexis
Published in:	Current Issues in Economics and Finance. - Federal Reserve Bank of New York. - Vol. 9.2003, Oct, 10
Publisher:	Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Subject:	High technology industries \| Technology \| Economic indicators \| Index numbers (Economics)

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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