At the bottom of every Mint, we provide data on eleven metrics that we have given the title “Key Indicators.” We follow these Key Indicators daily in order to understand what is broadly happening to the economy within the confines of the US Dollar system which has come to dominate world commerce. Please note that we define the US Dollar as a system, and we must emphasize that this system, which is often mistaken for Money, is in fact a large fishing net, one that is cast over the world in an attempt to measure every activity under the sun.