leading economic indicator

基本解释

Coal, which is down 9% year-to-date, is not a bullish leading indicator for economic strength in the US.
煤炭价格今年至今下跌9%，就这个领先指标来看，美国经济不容乐观。
Cotton's rally bodes well for the economic recovery , as it is the longest leading economic indicator of all the commodities.
棉花价格的涨势对经济复苏而言是个积极信号，因为它是所有大宗商品中周期性最长的主要经济指标。
Consumer and business confidence rose in the euro area in September, with Germany leading the economic-sentiment indicator for the 16-member currency union close to a three-year high.
今年九月，因为以德国为首的十六成员货币联盟经济信心指数达到近三年的最高点，欧元地区的消费者和企业信心猛增。

Likewise, the leading economic indicator series that I mentioned earlier was actually pointing to recession early in 2008.
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The slope of the yield curve, singularly, is a long-time, powerful leading economic indicator—the steeper the more positive.
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Over the years the Conference Board has used several rules of thumb to decide whether its leading economic indicator is signalling a recession.
ECONOMIST: Leading economic indicators