Chapter 27 Time Series
The Value of Goods Shipped Measures the Health of a Business.
If shipments dip unexpectedly, investors may dump their shares and employees will worry about job security. Shipments also tell other businesses what to expect. Fewer shipments of computers, for instance, mean fewer sales of Microsoft’s latest software and fewer calls to those who install and maintain systems.
Figure 27.1 tracks monthly shipments of computers and electronic products, in billions of dollars, from January 1992 through December 2015. Where do you ...
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