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September 4, 2009
Google Domestic Trends Tracks Search Volume Across Economic Sectors
Google Finance has a new feature that uses Google Trends to show search volume as it relates to economic sectors. The feature is called Google Domestic Trends and it consists of 23 indexes.
Ultimately, Google's goal is to predict economic indicators via search volume data. You can download Google Domestic Trends and use it with your own models.
The 23 indexes are:
Advertising & marketing
Air travel
Auto buyers
Auto financing
Automotive
Banking & personal finance
Business
Computers & electronics
Construction
Credit & lending
Durable goods
Finance & insurance
Furniture
Industries
Investing
Jobs
Luxury goods
Mortgage
Real estate
Rental
Retail trade
Travel
Unemployment
Posted by Nathania Johnson on September 4, 2009 12:48 PM
