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An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of future performance. One application of economic indicators is the study of business cycles .
The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators -- a gauge of future economic activity -- suggests we could be seeing a mild upturn this spring. October's reading rose 0.5%, and ...
1980 – 1990 – The European Economic Community, the United States and Japan lead expansion. At exchange rates, the global economic output expanded by US$11.5 trillion from 1980 to 1990. The five largest contributors to global output contraction are Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Venezuela.
The Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) [1] was a yearly report published by the World Economic Forum. Between 2004 and 2020, [2] the Global Competitiveness Report ranked countries based on the Global Competitiveness Index, [1] developed by Xavier Sala-i-Martin and Elsa V. Artadi. [3] Before that, the macroeconomic ranks were based on Jeffrey ...
Memo to investors: The U.S. economic expansion is strengthening. For proof, see November's leading economic indicators (LEI) index, which featured a 1.1% rise. That's the forward-looking index's ...
Even as the year winds to a close this week, a handful of economic releases are on the schedule. Starting on Monday, the Chicago Fed releases its Midwest Manufacturing Index for November. Tuesday ...
The first Human Development Report [9] introduced its pioneering HDI [10] and analyzed previous decades of development indicators, concluding that "there is no automatic link between economic growth and human progress." The 2010 Report's [11] rigorous review of longer-term trends—looking back at HDI indicators [12] for most countries from ...
Tracking certain economic However, if you're trying to formulate a plan to bring your personal finances out of a recession, experts say you've got to do some number crunching. Economic indicators ...