Usually means: Predicts future economic activity trends.
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  1. leading indicator: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. leading indicator: Merriam-Webster
  3. leading indicator: Vocabulary.com
  4. leading indicator: Wiktionary
  5. leading indicator: Dictionary.com
  6. Leading indicator: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. leading indicator: Rhymezone
  8. leading indicator: FreeDictionary.org
  9. leading indicator: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. leading indicator: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. INVESTORWORDS (No longer online)
  3. THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM (No longer online)
  4. Leading indicator: Bloomberg Financial Glossary
  5. Leading indicator: Deardorff's Glossary of International Economics
  6. Leading Indicator: Investopedia
  7. Leading indicator: Securities Terminology
  8. Leading indicator: Financial dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (leading indicator)

noun:  A phenomenon that generally occurs in advance of a more important phenomenon, aiding in its prediction.
noun:  (economics) A phenomenon that is predictive of the overall level of economic activity, especially one for which reliable statistics are available; a leading economic indicator.

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