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economic indicator

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noun

  1. a statistical measure representing an economic variable

    the retail price index is an economic indicator of the actual level of prices

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The increase is largely due to the math behind how the economic indicator is calculated, rather than a boom in worker efficiency.

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The increase is largely due to the math behind how the economic indicator is calculated, rather than a boom in worker efficiency.

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The increase is largely due to the math behind how the economic indicator is calculated, rather than a boom in worker efficiency.

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Much of the third-quarter surge in productivity is due to the math behind how this economic indicator is calculated, rather than a boom in worker efficiency.

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Much of the third-quarter surge in productivity is due to the math behind how this economic indicator is calculated, rather than a boom in worker efficiency.

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