Trends

== Intro ==
On the right side of the page, there is a link labeled “Trends”. You will find a lot of interesting stats here, such as the number of goods produced, the number of each type of building, and so on.
One particularly useful page is the “Calculation of market prices” page. This page will give you an idea of whether prices are going up or down for each type of good.
It's important to understand what drives prices. In Tycoon Online, market prices are driven by production. If you've taken an economics course, you are probably expecting something related to supply and demand, but things are a bit simplified here. The pricing system is used to regulate production of goods, so overproduced goods will tend to drop in price, and under-produced goods will tend to go up in price. This is what the “Calculation of market prices” page shows. For example, if gasoline is at 87% on this page, then the price of gasoline is set to rise the next day. (Prices are frozen for the first 3 days of the round.)