This Bakery Business market research report summary is from IBISWorld which also sells a full version of this report. 1  According to IBISWorld, firms within this industry manufacture fresh and frozen bread and baked goods, including cakes, muffins and croissants but excluding cookies and crackers.
A stock index or stock market index is a measurement of the value of a section of the stock market. It is computed from the prices of selected stocks (typically a weighted average). It is a tool used by investors and financial managers to describe the market, and to compare the return on specific investments.
Loading the player... An index is a statistical means of calculating a change in an economy or market. The index is typically a weighted average representative sample of the market. For instance, the consumer price index is a basket of goods and services that is used to represent what a typical consumer will purchase during a given time period. Changes in the price of this basket of goods lets economist know if prices increased or decreased during that time period.