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Metro

Concise and comprehensive economic research on all U.S. metropolitan areas.

Précis Metro reports offer comprehensive, concise analysis and data on the current and expected economic conditions for all of the nation's metropolitan areas (includes 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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Applications

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

• Identifying investment opportunities and risks by evaluating areas with growth potential and strong economic performance
• Managing exposure to potential risks 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

Key Features

• 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 metro product
  • Industry diversity
  • Employment
  • Personal income
  • Population
  • Housing activity
  • Migration flows
  • Personal bankruptcies
• Measures of risks and opportunities: Reports examine area's strengths and weaknesses, employment trends, and upside and downside risks. Each report also includes Moody's Analytics's exclusive indicators to allow for quick and easy comparisons across metro areas:
  • Cost of doing business
  • Cost of living
  • Risk-adjusted return
  • Short- and long-term employment growth

Updates

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