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Identify leading, coincident and lagging indicators.

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Employees on nonagricultural payrolls

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Coincident indicator

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2
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Average duration of unemployment

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Lagging indicator

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Manufacturer’s new orders, consumer goods and materials

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Leading indicator

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Personal income less transfer payments

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Coincident indicator

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5
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Manufacturer’s new orders, nondefence capital goods

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Leading indicator

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Consumer installment credit to personal income ratio

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Lagging indicatior

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7
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S&P 500

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Leading indicator

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Interest rate spread, 10yr t-bills

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Leading indicator

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Industrial production

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Coincident indicator

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10
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Average prime rate

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Lagging indicator

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Vendor performance, slower deliveries diffusion index

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Leading Indicator

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12
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Inventories to sales ratio

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Lagging indicator

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13
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Consumer price index

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Lagging indicator

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14
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Index of consumer expectations

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Leading indicator

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15
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Inventories to sales ratio, manufacturing and trade

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Lagging indicator

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16
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Housing starts

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Leading indicator

17
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Labor cost per unit of output, manufacturing

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Lagging indicator

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Commercial and industrial loans

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Lagging indicator

19
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Average weekly hours, manufacturing

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Leading indicator

20
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M2

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Leading indicator

21
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Average weekly initial claims

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Leading indicator

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