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Economic indicator
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<p>An economic indicator is a <a href="/facts/Statistic/av21WaMK">statistic</a> about an <a href="/facts/Economics/HYctA2Dn">economic activity</a>. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and <a href="/facts/Prediction/0w4XXB33">predictions</a> of future performance. One application of economic indicators is the study of <a href="/facts/Business_cycle/etH0t44s">business cycles</a>. Economic indicators include various indices, earnings reports, and economic summaries: for example, the <a href="/facts/Unemployment/qGzDQbWt">unemployment</a> rate, quits rate (quit rate in American English), <a href="/facts/Housing_starts/EWlYG9Hb">housing starts</a>, <a href="/facts/Consumer_price_index/cCdp5jkt">consumer price index</a> (a measure for <a href="/facts/Inflation_(economics)/YvKtKrVI">inflation</a>), <a href="/facts/Inverted_yield_curve/n0Q8Ktk0">inverted yield curve</a>, <a href="/facts/Consumer_leverage_ratio/Y6zYGEdK">consumer leverage ratio</a>, <a href="/facts/Industrial_production/v5CPEj8p">industrial production</a>, <a href="/facts/Bankruptcies/EAztPnMf">bankruptcies</a>, <a href="/facts/Gross_domestic_product/zQRgyFKc">gross domestic product</a>, <a href="/facts/Broadband_internet_access/EMbwSrnK">broadband internet penetration</a>, <a href="/facts/Retail_sales/unzV9sPF">retail sales</a>, <a href="/facts/Price_index/0okIszGK">price index</a>, and changes in <a href="/facts/Credit/JQ76P6no">credit</a> conditions. </p><p>The leading business cycle dating committee in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States of America</a> is the private <a href="/facts/National_Bureau_of_Economic_Research/oQREczIe">National Bureau of Economic Research</a>. The <a href="/facts/Bureau_of_Labor_Statistics/BwSDI1GE">Bureau of Labor Statistics</a> is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the field of labor economics and statistics. Other producers of economic indicators includes the <a href="/facts/United_States_Census_Bureau/heKtzoXX">United States Census Bureau</a> and United States <a href="/facts/Bureau_of_Economic_Analysis/uLVyugSB">Bureau of Economic Analysis</a>. </p>