What the numbers mean By Louise Cook Associated Press Writer
The article explains three economic indicator groups led by leading indicators, coincident measures, and lagging indicators. It details how leaders predict future conditions, co-incidents reflect current activity, and laggers confirm past trends with examples like unemployment, work week length, new orders, inventories, and credit flows.
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