Tag: Finance

June 13, 2011 by Gary Price

Bank of England is Using Google Search Data To Learn About UK Economic Trends

From The Guardian: They may not know it, but web users who type “unemployment”, “estate agents” or “VAT” into Google are helping the Bank of England to gather information on the state of the British economy. The central bank is turning to internet search data as it seeks to widen its understanding of unemployment, consumer […]