单词 | leading indicator |
释义 | leading indicator leading indicator noun [C]
(Economics ) a measure of economic activity that changes before the economy begins to follow a particular pattern and helps to show what the economy is going to do: Jobs figures are closely watched as they are considered a good leading indicator of consumer demand. The drop in the leading indicator was caused mainly by the slump in the stock market. Trends in industrial R&D performance serve as leading indicators of future technological performance. ⇨ COINCIDENT INDICATOR, LAGGING INDICATOR |
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