The Economic Report of the President is a document published by the President of the United States

President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

' Council of Economic Advisers

Council of Economic Advisers

The Council of Economic Advisers is an agency within the Executive Office of the President that advises the President of the United States on economic policy...

 (CEA). Released in February of each year, the report reviews what economic

Economy

An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...

activity was of impact in the previous year, outlines the economic goals for the coming year (based on the President's economic agenda), and makes numerical projections of how the economy will perform. Criticism usually follows, sometimes attacking the importance placed or not placed on particular data, and also on the importance of particular goals presented in the Overview. The full text of the document can be found here along with reports from previous years.

Actual data that is related to or used in the report can be found at the following websites:

http://www.bea.gov/

http://www.bls.gov/

The White House Website