Global Cities

Concise and Comprehensive Economic Research On Major Metropolitan
Areas Worldwide

Overview

Global Cities offers comprehensive, concise analysis and data on the current and expected economic conditions of key metropolitan areas worldwide. Each three-page report covers an individual metro area and includes a five-year forecast from the Moody's Economy.com simultaneous econometric model, which is updated monthly. Reports may be purchased on a one-time or subscription basis.

Current coverage includes:

U.S./Canada Boston MSA Chicago MSA Los Angeles MSA Miami MSA New York MSA San Francisco MSA Toronto Vancouver Latin America Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo

Europe Brussels Copenhagen Dublin Frankfurt London Madrid Milan Moscow Paris Stockholm Warsaw

Asia Hong Kong Singapore Sydney Tokyo

Applications

Global Cities has broad appeal among customers from different industries such as commercial real estate, utility, local governments, consumer lending, retail, etc.

Applications include:

• Identifying overseas investment opportunities and risks by evaluating areas with growth potential and strong economic performance.
• Managing exposure to potential risk in areas with flagging labor and housing markets.
• Planning expansion and resource allocation to prepare for regional economic fluctuations.
• Analyzing trends in housing, employment and migration to develop effective marketing to key demographics.

Key Features

In-depth written analysis details each metropolitan area's recent economic performance and both the short- and long-term outlooks.

Forecasts of key indicators that drive metro area economies:

• Gross value added
• Industry diversity
• Employment
• Personal income
• Population
• Housing
• Migration flows
• Personal bankruptcies

Measures of risks and opportunities: Reports examine each area's strengths and weaknesses, employment trends, and upside and downside risks. Each report also includes Moody's Economy.com's exclusive indicators to allow for quick and easy comparisons across metro areas:

• Cost of Doing Business
• Cost of Living
• Housing Affordability
• Life Cycle Phase

Updates

Each metro report is updated three times yearly (forecast rankings and forecast assumptions are updated monthly).