Definitions for "Leading economic indicators"
A composite of 11 economic measurements developed to help forecast likely changes in the economy as a whole. It is compiled by the Conference Board. The components are: average work week, unemployment claims, orders for consumer goods, slower deliveries, plant and equipment orders, building permits, durable-order backlog, materials prices, stock prices, M2 money supply and consumer expectations.
Reported by the Conference Board, as a composite of economic measurements to help forecast likely changes in the economy as a whole.
A composite of 11 economic measurements that tend to change in the economy as a whole. Leading indicators are believed to predict changes in the economy. The components are: average work week, unemployment claims, orders for consumer goods, slower deliveries, plant and equipment orders; building permits, durable order backlog, materials prices, stock prices, M2 money supply and consumer expectations.
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League tables Lemons problem
Keywords:  indicator, market
Leading indicator Leading the market