| Abbreviations |
| BEA: |
Bureau
of Economic Analysis |
| BLS: |
Bureau
of Labor Statistics |
| CPI: |
consumer
price index |
| DOE: |
U.S.
Dept. of Energy |
| GDP: |
gross
domestic product |
| INEGI |
Instituto
Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática |
| MISER: |
Massachusetts Institute
for Social and
Economic Research |
| PACNIC: |
Pacific
newly industrialized countries |
| PPI: |
producer
price index |
| TIPI |
Texas Industrial
Production Index |
| TWC: |
Texas
Workforce
Commission |
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