Economic Indicators

Question 1

Money Supply (M2)

Answer 1

leading economic indicator

Question 2

building permits (housing starts)

Answer 2

leading economic indicator

Question 3

average weekly initial claims for state unemployment compensation

Answer 3

leading economic indicator

Question 4

average work week in manufacturing

Answer 4

leading economic indicator

Question 5

new orders for consumer goods

Answer 5

leading economic indicator

Question 6

machine tool orders

Answer 6

leading economic indicator

Question 7

changes in inventories of durable goods

Answer 7

leading economic indicator

Question 8

change in sensitive materials prices

Answer 8

leading economic indicator

Question 9

stock prices

Answer 9

leading economic indicator

Question 10

change in business and consumer borrowing

Answer 10

leading economic indicator

Question 11

number of hours worked (as a proxy for personal income)

Answer 11

coincident economic indicator

Question 12

employment levels (as measured by the rate of unemployment)

Answer 12

coincident economic indicator

Question 13

nonagricultural employment

Answer 13

coincident economic indicator

Question 14

personal income

Answer 14

coincident economic indicator

Question 15

industrial production

Answer 15

coincident economic indicator

Question 16

manufacturing and trade sales

Answer 16

coincident economic indicator

Question 17

GDP

Answer 17

coincident economic indicator

Question 18

corporate profits

Answer 18

lagging economic indicator

Question 19

average duration of unemploymnet

Answer 19

lagging economic indicator

Question 20

labor cost per unit of output (manufacturing)

Answer 20

lagging economic indicator

Question 21

ratio of inventories to sales

Answer 21

lagging economic indicator

Question 22

commercial and industrial loans outstanding

Answer 22

lagging economic indicator

Question 23

ratio of consumer installment credit to personal income

Answer 23

lagging economic indicator