Big Mac Index
The Big Mac Index compares hamburger prices across currencies as a simple illustration of purchasing power parity and exchange-rate valuation.
Market-facing macro index pages used by investors to interpret confidence, purchasing-power, and economic-cycle signals.
Economic Sentiment and Macro Indexes covers survey-based confidence measures and market-facing comparison indexes used in investment and business analysis.
Use this branch when the publisher, survey sample, question design, methodology, release date, or comparison basis changes the conclusion. For leading, coincident, and lagging cycle measures, use Business-Cycle Indicators and Conditions.
| Term | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Big Mac Index | A single-product purchasing-power comparison and its limitations as a currency-valuation shortcut. |
| Business Confidence Index | Survey evidence about business expectations, plans, and reported conditions. |
| Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) | Household sentiment and expectations that may inform, but do not mechanically predict, spending. |
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The Big Mac Index compares hamburger prices across currencies as a simple illustration of purchasing power parity and exchange-rate valuation.
A business confidence index summarizes firms' survey responses about conditions, orders, production, hiring, or expectations using a publisher-specific scale.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index summarizes U.S. household views of current business and labor conditions and six-month expectations.