economic indicators

1. Series of statistical figures, such as the consumer price index or the gross domestic product , used by economists to predict future economic activity.

Example Sentences

Jobs and the unemployment rate remain the most politically potent economic indicators.

From The Daily Beast

Some cautious optimism from Reuters regarding some new economic indicators.

From The Daily Beast

With all economic indicators looking positively Grinchy at the moment, this is a zeitgeist-appropriate, anti-materialism song.

From The Daily Beast