leading indicator
1leading indicator — A change in a measurable economic factor that is evident before the economy starts to follow a specific trend. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * leading indicator leading indicator ➔ indicator * * * leading indicator UK US noun [C] ECONOMICS ► …
2Leading Indicator — A measurable economic factor that changes before the economy starts to follow a particular pattern or trend. Leading indicators are used to predict changes in the economy, but are not always accurate. Bond yields are typically a good leading… …
3leading indicator — noun a) An phenomenon that generally occurs in advance of an important phenomenon, aiding in its prediction. b) A phenomenon that is predictive of the overall level of economic activity, especially one for which reliable statistics are available; …
4leading indicator — /ˌli:dɪŋ ɪndɪkeɪtə/ noun an indicator (such as manufacturing order books) which shows a change in economic trends earlier than other indicators (NOTE: The opposite is lagging indicator.) …
5leading indicator — noun one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future • Hypernyms: ↑index, ↑index number, ↑indicant, ↑indicator * * * noun : an economic indicator (as the …
6leading indicator — (Economics) variable that historically predicts the direction of an economy (decreases before an economic slowdown and rises before a period of economic growth) …
7indicator — Used in the context of general equities. technical or fundamental measurement that securities analysts use to forecast the market s direction, such as investment advisory sentiment, volume of stock trading, direction of interest rates, and buying …
8indicator — noun sign showing what sth is like ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, good, reliable, sure ▪ poor, unreliable ▪ Level of education is actually a poor indicator of ability to run a business well …
9leading economic indicator — UK US noun [countable] [singular leading economic indicator plural leading economic indicators] economics an economic indicator (=quantity used to measure somet …
10leading economic indicator — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms leading economic indicator : singular leading economic indicator plural leading economic indicators economics an economic indicator (= quantity used to measure something about the economy) that shows something… …
