LEADING INDICATOR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future

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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("leading indicator" is a kind of...):

index; index number; indicant; indicator (a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time)

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