I have to write an essay and don't know what they are looking for. here is my assignment: Prepare an 18 month forecast of the six economic indicators (GDP, CPI, Retail sales, Interest rates, capacity utilization, and the unemployment rate) and analyze the expected impact of these on the automobile manufacturing industry.
I understand what each indicator is but what I don't understand is how to start this; like what do they mean by 18 month forecast? Am I supposed to break each indicator down into a monthly analyzation? Any help would be appreciated.