leading indicators

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plural noun Economics.

data that reflect current economic conditions and can suggest future developments or fluctuations in the nation's economy: issued, usually monthly, by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis in the Commerce Department.

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Also called index of leading indicators, leading economic indicators.

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How to use leading indicators in a sentence

Groups like CAIR and leading intellectuals and imams have been denouncing acts like these for years.
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He was a leading presidential contender in 1988 and 1992, but never formally entered the race.
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“Voters knew about this and seemed not to care,” said Roy Moskowitz, a leading Democratic consultant on Staten Island.
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Watch your back Liam Neeson, here comes Kevin Costner to steal your older-leading-man thunder!
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But if the goal is to maintain any hope—grim as it is— for serious negotiations leading to a two state solution.
Why We Should Delay The Israel-Palestinian Peace Process|Aaron David Miller|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.
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She heard through the half-open door Mr. Orgreave's slippers on the tiles of the passage leading to the stairs.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
So everybody began looking for the appearance of his story in all the leading magazines.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Louis was too much appalled by the two leading charges, to shew any surprise at the third.
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But Perpignan being at the end of everywhere and leading nowhere attracts very few visitors.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke