Credit crisis: What factors can be used to measure its impact on different countries?

Hi!





I'm not an economist but I need to analyse the impact of the global credit crisis on different EU countries.





Which basic factors should I consider as a starting point?





unemployment? growth? What else?





(for credibility, please back up your answer with sources if appropriate)|||Government debt


Unemployment levels


Number of businesses going into recievership


Stock market prices


GDP (gross domestic product)





There's a few anyway