Methodology
How Konomee translates economic data into a unified health score.
Purpose
Konomee provides a clear, interpretable view of economic health by translating complex macroeconomic data into a unified score. The goal is to help users understand whether the economy is healthy, strained, or imbalanced — and why.
Core Model
Every indicator follows the same pipeline:
Guiding Principles
Metrics reflect lived experience — jobs, wages, cost of living.
Each indicator has a healthy range, not a single perfect value.
Too low and too high can both be harmful.
Full score inside the ideal range. Linear decline toward unhealthy extremes.
We define economic limits, not historical extremes.
Gauge Models
Each indicator uses one of four color models depending on the nature of the metric.
Inflation, unemployment, wage growth, job openings. Too low and too high are both harmful.
GDP, industrial production, consumer sentiment. Higher is better — but overheating is a concern.
Gas prices, mortgage rates. Lower is better, but extreme lows signal distress.
Scoring Function
If an indicator is inside its ideal range, it scores 100. Outside the ideal range, the score declines linearly toward 0 at the clamp bounds. Indicators receive full credit when in a healthy range and lose points steadily as they move toward economically harmful extremes.
Category Weights
| Category | Weight | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Affordability | 30% | Most felt by households |
| Labor | 25% | Income + employment |
| Stability | 20% | Inflation & currency stability |
| Growth | 15% | Expansion vs stagnation |
| Sentiment | 10% | Behavioral signal |
Indicator Set
Inflation measures how quickly purchasing power is eroding year over year.
Derived: Year-over-year % change in CPI index
| Bound | Value |
|---|---|
| Clamp Min | -1% |
| Ideal Min | 1.5% |
| Ideal Max | 2.5% |
| Clamp Max | 8% |
Derived: CPI ex. food & energy — less volatile
| Bound | Value |
|---|---|
| Clamp Min | 0% |
| Ideal Min | 1.8% |
| Ideal Max | 2.5% |
| Clamp Max | 7% |
Labor reflects the ability to find work and earn income.
| Bound | Value |
|---|---|
| Clamp Min | 2% |
| Ideal Min | 3.5% |
| Ideal Max | 5% |
| Clamp Max | 10% |
Derived: wage growth − inflation
| Bound | Value |
|---|---|
| Clamp Min | -5% |
| Ideal Min | 1% |
| Ideal Max | 3% |
| Clamp Max | 6% |
Derived: job openings / unemployed
| Bound | Value |
|---|---|
| Clamp Min | 0.5 |
| Ideal Min | 1.0 |
| Ideal Max | 1.5 |
| Clamp Max | 2.5 |
Affordability reflects whether income can support basic living costs.
Derived: home price / median income
| Bound | Value |
|---|---|
| Clamp Min | 2 |
| Ideal Min | 3 |
| Ideal Max | 5 |
| Clamp Max | 8 |
Derived: gas price / hourly wage
| Bound | Value |
|---|---|
| Clamp Min | 0.5% |
| Ideal Min | 1% |
| Ideal Max | 2% |
| Clamp Max | 5% |
Growth reflects whether the economy is expanding sustainably.
| Bound | Value |
|---|---|
| Clamp Min | -5% |
| Ideal Min | 1.5% |
| Ideal Max | 3% |
| Clamp Max | 6% |
| Bound | Value |
|---|---|
| Clamp Min | -10% |
| Ideal Min | 1% |
| Ideal Max | 5% |
| Clamp Max | 10% |
Sentiment reflects confidence, which influences spending and investment.
| Bound | Value |
|---|---|
| Clamp Min | 50 |
| Ideal Min | 80 |
| Ideal Max | 100 |
| Clamp Max | 110 |
Example: Labor Category
The labor market is strong overall, though wage growth is slightly lagging.
Final Economy Score
What This Model Is
✓ A structured interpretation of economic health
✓ A consistent and explainable scoring system
✓ A human-centered economic lens
✗ A prediction engine
✗ A perfect or objective truth
✗ A replacement for raw economic data
Final Note
Economic data is complex and often contradictory. Konomee provides clarity over noise, structure over chaos, and interpretation over raw data.
About Konomee
Konomee was created by Paul Gasbarra to make economic indicators more intuitive and accessible.