coincident indicator (also coincident economic indicator, less frequent) noun [C]

LAGGING INDICATOR, LEADING INDICATOR

(Economics )

a factor that is a direct result of a country's economic situation at a particular time, and can therefore be used as one of the measures of the state of the economy at that time:

Coincident indicators like industrial production, personal income and GNP all go up when the economy is going well.

• intermediary
• intermediate goods
• intermediate technology
• intermediation
• intern
• internal
• internal audit
• internal consultancy
• internal customer
• internal equity
• internal labour market
• internal market
• internal rate of return
• Internal Revenue Code
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• internal search
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• International Accounting Standards
• International Accounting Standards Board
• international airport
• International Chamber of Commerce
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• International Labour Organization
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